An Anduril Barracuda cruise missile flies towards a target. (Image credit: Anduril Industries) The prolonged conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia have demonstrated the importance of both precision weapons and more importantly the ability to deploy them at scale. Precision firepower is supplanting the massed firepower of yesteryears. Today’s shock and awe is not the…
Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reacted on the wave of ongoing exodus from Trinamool Congress following the party’s crushing assembly poll defeat in May. Reacting to actor-politician Koel Mallick’s resignation from the Rajya Sabha, Mamata suggested that several…
A severe heatwave has tightened its grip across large parts of Europe, including the UK. Among other challenges, the deadly heatwave has caused smartphones and other electronic devices to overheat. As a result, many are putting their devices in fridges and freezers to cool them down. But experts say the situation is an important reminder…
A cancer hospital in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz was temporarily taken out of service after US airstrikes near the facility forced the evacuation of 211 patients, including children undergoing chemotherapy, Iranian state media reported.The strikes late Wednesday targeted areas near Shahid Baghaei Hospital, a specialised centre for haematology and oncology in Khuzestan province. The…
Iran accused Kushner, Witkoff of profiting from war leaks in private message to Vance, report Iranian negotiators had reportedly sent a private message to US vice president JD Vance during US-Iran talks in Switzerland in late June, warning that the continued presence of President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner would…
Sonam Wangchuk and Omar Abdullah (R) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday extended support to educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. Expressing concern over Wangchuk’s health, Omar Abdullah urged the Centre to show compassion as the fast entered…
Anduril’s unmanned aircraft YFQ-44A fires an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile. (Image credit : USAF) The US Air Force’s YFQ-44A Fury drone, developed by Anduril Industries, has successfully fired its first live AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM).The live-fire test, conducted at Edwards Air Force Base in California, is the first live missile launch by a US…
Larry Page net worth crossed $300 billion after shares of Alphabet climbed on July 15, adding billions to the fortunes of the company’s co-founder. Alphabet shares rose 3.9% on Wednesday after gaining nearly 2% a day earlier. According to Forbes, the rise in Alphabet’s stock added about $8 billion to Page’s wealth, taking his net…
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Ukraine parliament appoints Serhii Koretskyi as new prime minister after cabinet shake-up Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved Serhii Koretskyi, the head of state energy company Naftogaz, as the country’s new prime minister as part of a major government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Koretskyi was nominated by Zelenskyy, who said his experience in the energy…
