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• Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Russia and India are pursuing upgrades to the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which the two countries jointly produce, as their leaders prepare to meet later this week. The effort signals continued bilateral cooperation on advanced missile capabilities and defense-industrial development.
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Russia and India are pursuing upgrades to the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which the two countries jointly produce, as their leaders prepare to meet later this week. The effort signals continued bilateral cooperation on advanced missile capabilities and defense-industrial development.
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The U.S. military struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran’s IRGC claimed it launched ballistic missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided-missile destroyer. The exchange has expanded the confrontation into the waters around Kharg Island, Iran’s key crude-export hub and a strategic chokepoint near the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S. Air Force is seeking gun systems capable of countering drones and cruise missiles to protect its overseas installations. The request comes as the service assumes greater responsibility for air defense at forward bases, signaling increased emphasis on defending deployed infrastructure against low-cost and stand-off threats.
President Donald Trump is seeking billions in private-sector investment for the Golden Dome missile-defense vision, with SpaceX and Anduril among the companies wagering on technologies that remain unproven. The effort would link commercial aerospace and defense ambitions to a major national-security initiative.
U.S. intelligence identified in mid-February 2024 that Russia was developing a non-operational, space-based nuclear anti-satellite capability, while Moscow dismissed the claim as fabricated. The report underscores the strain on existing arms-control frameworks governing nuclear weapons and military activity in space.
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