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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (File photo) The Defence Ministry on January 10 approved three procurement proposals, including that of the HELINA anti-tank guided missiles, at a total cost of Rs 4,276 crore. The Ministry of Defence said in a statement that the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for three capital acquisition proposals, amounting to Rs 4,276 crore. The procurement proposals were cleared by the DAC, which is headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. They are expected to bolster the combat capabilities of the Indian armed forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. "In view of the recent developments along the Northern borders there is a need to focus on effective Air Defence (AD) weapon systems which are man-portable and can be deployed quickly in rugged terrain and maritime domain," the Defence Ministry said. All three proposals -- two of the Indian Army and one of the Indian Navy -- are under the Buy … [Read more...] about Defence Ministry approves procurement proposals worth Rs 4,276 crore for Indian Army, Navy

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline A former Navy SEAL who the U.S. military said deserted in March of 2019 died this week of injuries he suffered during a battle in eastern Ukraine, according to multiple reports , but the circumstances of how he arrived on the frontlines remain unclear. Key Facts Daniel Swift, who served as a Navy special warfare operator first class until 2019, reportedly died Thursday after being injured earlier in the week fighting alongside Ukrainian troops in the city of Bakhmut, which has been the site of intense battles. Swift reportedly suffered a severe head wound from Russian strikes in the battle that left him in critical condition before his death. Swift received an Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal before being listed an “active deserter” starting on March 11, 2019, according to Time . A month later, a warrant was issued in San … [Read more...] about Navy SEAL—A Deserter Since 2019—Mysteriously Killed Fighting For Ukraine

American Navy veteran Taylor Dudley has been released from detention in Russia after being held for almost a year, his family’s spokesperson told CNN on Thursday. Russian border police took Dudley, 35, into custody in April 2022 after he crossed from Poland into Kaliningrad, CNN reported . The Michigan native had been attending a music festival in Poland. #BREAKING Taylor Dudley, US navy veteran who was detained in Russia for a year, was released: CNN — Guy Elster (@guyelster) January 12, 2023 It remains unclear exactly why Dudley crossed the border into Kaliningrad, an exclave territory controlled by Moscow that sits between Lithuania and Poland. The U.S. government has not considered his detainment to be wrongful. Former Democratic New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and his non-profit, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, led the effort to free Dudley, family spokesman Jonathan Franks told CNN. The former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has spent much … [Read more...] about US Navy Veteran Taylor Dudley Reportedly Freed From Russian Detention

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Just two months after the United Kingdom announced it would donate to Ukraine three ex-Royal Navy Westland Sea King helicopters, the first of the classic rotorcraft has appeared in Ukraine. And that means the Ukrainian navy has begun to rebuild its search-and-rescue capability, months after Russian forces destroyed it. Ukrainian defense minister Oleksii Reznikov on Saturday posted a video depicting a Sea King in Ukrainian colors conducting winch training “near the Black Sea.” The 1980s-vintage Sea King HU.5—which originally was an anti-submarine helicopter before ending its long service as a utility ‘copter stripped of its sub-hunting gear—flies low over a field and hovers as a crew member lowers, then raises, a passenger on the winch. The winch training underscores the likely primary role of the Sea King in Ukrainian service. While there are lots of things the Ukrainian navy could do with its ex-British … [Read more...] about The Ukrainian Navy Is Ready To Rescue People Again As Ex-British Helicopters Arrive

Most of the yachts are registered through offshore vehicles and docked in far-flung locales. Updated on January 9, 2023. The locations on the map have not been updated since this story was initially published in March 2022. R ussian billionaires have been in the spotlight since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24. In his State of the Union address on March 1, President Joe Biden said his administration would work with European countries to target Russian oligarchs by seizing “their yachts, their luxury apartments, their private jets.” The United Kingdom and the European Union imposed sanctions on three more Russian billionaires on March 9 and the U.K. sanctioned Roman Abramovich the next day; more sanctions were announced on March 15 and on March 24; new actions have since brought the total number of sanctioned Russian-born billionaires to 45. Several yachts owned by sanctioned billionaires or their family members and associates—Roman Abramovich, … [Read more...] about Biden And Allies Are Coming For Russian Billionaires’ Yachts: Forbes Tracked Down 61. Here’s Where To Find Them

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Over the next decade, a combination of strategic, economic, and environmental concerns will bring modern, fourth-generation nuclear reactors to the waterfront. American ports and ship operators that begin preparing the U.S. waterfront for nuclear power today—building a trained nuclear-ready workforce and establishing operational protocols for nuclear vessels and support infrastructure—will enjoy enormous competitive advantages. Today, new modular nuclear reactor designs are evolving beyond the grand-scale, thousand-megawatt “modular” pressurized or boiling water reactors used in America’s current-day nuclear power plants, offering smaller, scalable options for size and safety. The difference is stark—in Georgia, the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant is preparing to commission two big new reactors and become a massive four-reactor, 5000-megawatt regional generating center, while modular reactor startup NuScale Power offers a … [Read more...] about Like It Or Not, New Nuclear Reactors Are Coming To The U.S. Waterfront

Shafali Verma, 18, plays for India Women as well as the India Women U-19 cricket team. (Image source: Twitter/@TheShafaliVerma) Wonder how different batting at the senior level versus the Under-19 stage is in international cricket? Few are better-positioned right now than India U-19 captain Shafali Verma to throw light on this. “Of course, there is a lot of difference. The bowling is coming a little slow in Under-19 … senior have good pace and good mindset. Here also they all are learning [that],” Verma had said last week in an interview with the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the ongoing inaugural Under-19 women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa . Capped 74 times for India Women, Verma, 18, is the most experienced player at the U-19 World Cup. Her two senior World Cup appearances – one in each limited-overs format – is more than anyone in the competition. Questions over the fairness of India playing her in the world U-19 event – however legitimate her … [Read more...] about Shafali Verma is doing her thing at the U-19 Women’s World Cup, playing with power and panache

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If the fiscal year 2022 weapons system report from the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) is any guide, America’s $13.3 billion aircraft carrier, the 5.7-year-old USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), struggled to complete carrier qualifications before a 2022 shakedown deployment. The Pentagon report is a grim, fact-filled contrast to the Navy’s relentless “cheer-and-clap louder” brand of Ford Class boosterism. According to DOT&E, “the reliability of CVN 78 catapults, arresting gear, and jet blast deflectors continues to have an adverse effect on sortie generation and flight operations efficiency.” The original Ford class business case was built around a 30% higher sortie generation rate than the legacy Nimitz class aircraft carriers. Right now, the carrier itself is still recovering from a much-ballyhooed 53-day mini-deployment late last year. According to carrier-tracking websites, USS Ford … [Read more...] about America’s New Aircraft Carrier Struggled To Certify Pilots Before 2022 Deployment

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed that Biden has “restored independence” at the Department of Justice during a press conference Friday. “Does this episode undercut that argument that he would restore confidence? Because here we have in the headlines that he is now under investigation,” a reporter asked. “He’s restored independence in the Department of Justice. That’s what we’re doing here,” Jean-Pierre responded. “When we’re saying we’re gonna refer you to the Department of Justice that is restoring independence as it relates to issues like this. And that is important to the president.” (RELATED: ‘She Has Not Answered A Single Question’: CBS News Anchors Call Out KJP Over Biden Docs) “And it’s been consistent. What I am saying about investigations has been consistent for the last two years. You’ve heard me over and over again when it comes to a legal issue or matter like this, we have always referred to the Department of Justice. So there’s nothing here, … [Read more...] about KJP Claims That Biden ‘Restored Independence’ At The DOJ

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “Please show up and embrace your divine feminine entirely. You can be strong yet kind, sensual yet classy, smart and witty, funny and bold...be all the things! Vulnerability is our greatest yet scariest connection as humans. Leading with honesty and intellect is key. Let's be honest, there is great power in beauty but knowing that women as a whole are so much more than our looks and voicing it, helps differentiate being an object vs. human.” - Nazanin Mandi, Transformational Life Coach , and Actress Often when we talk about sex and power it is because there has been an event that requires addressing. Rarely do we examine the power dynamics outside of an incident. Talking about things before they happen is a great way to create change, be more empowered, and develop a healthy relationship with our sexuality and power. Most women in business have experienced, at one point in time, a superficial and sexualized … [Read more...] about Sex And Power Dynamics – Women In Business