India Starts Project To Build 6 Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines

India has kick-started an ambitious project to build six nuclear-powered attack submarines that is expected to boost the Navy's overall strike capabilities in the face of China's naval build-up and increasing military manoeuvring in the Indo-Pacific region. Confirming the launch of the mega project, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba also gave a clear indication that Indian Navy was ready to play a bigger role including under the proposed quadrilateral coalition among India, the US, Australia and Japan.

Mattis said to warn he won’t accept any flawed Boeing tankers

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has bluntly warned Pentagon weapons buyers that he won't let the Air Force accept new refueling tankers from Boeing if they're flawed or don't meet all contract obligations, according to a person familiar with the issue. The plain-spoken defense chief sent a note to staff last month that he's "unwilling " to accept deficient planes in the $44.5 billion KC-46 tanker program, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations.

Pipistrel Partners With Chinese Mega Project

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Musk Parks His Tesla In Orbit

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FBI, NASA, Missile Defense highlight work during ‘Redstone Update’

How much do you really know about Redstone Arsenal? What about the amount of money it generates for the local and state economy? Members of the public learned that and more Wednesday as officials outlined work underway to support soldiers and the rest of us with missile defense and revealed more on what the future holds for the installation. A crowd of hundreds at the Von Braun Center's North Hall was given a peek behind the curtain of Redstone Arsenal as the highest ranking military leaders and senior executives discussed its mission and global influence.

Top enlisted leaders deny lawmakers’ claim that the military is in a readiness crisis

The military's top enlisted leaders on Monday denied the services are in readiness crisis despite warnings from members of Congress and a string of deadly, high-profile aviation and naval mishaps this year. "From my perspective, from a joint perspective, I don't think we're in crisis right now," said Army Command Sgt.

Court dismisses appeal in Fort Riley bombing case

A federal appeals court has refused to hear the appeal of a Kansas man who tried to set off what he thought was a bomb at an Army post to support the Islamic State. A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by John T. Booker Jr. challenging some conditions of his supervised release.

Air Force: Lapse in Kelley case was part ofa

Review: The reporting failure in the Kelley case was by Office of Special Investigation officials and Air Force security force personnel at Holloman. Mourners showed up to a roadside memorial in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Sunday -- a week after a deadly massacre at a church left 26 dead, including an unborn baby.

Citing probes, military agency bars access to Flynn records

The Defense Intelligence Agency is refusing to publicly release a wide array of documents related to former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, saying that turning them over could interfere with ongoing congressional and federal investigations. Flynn, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former DIA director, is currently under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and congressional committees.

Blackstone and Carlyle to Jointly Host Third Annual Veterans Initiative Summit

The private equity industry collectively represents hundreds of companies and millions of employees across the country, providing a platform for significant impact on U.S. veteran hiring. We are proud of this continued partnership, and believe it can be a model for other industries as we collectively strive to improve the veteran employment picture, " said Stephen A. Schwarzman, Blackstone's Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder.