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NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan — The Chinese navy is enhancing its guided-missile frigate, the Qinzhou, with an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed to illuminate blind spots during air defense engagements, an official military website said.The website cited a state-run media report and experts calling the vessel a “major leap in integrated combat capability” that “positions the vessel among the most advanced frigates in service today”.A slew of announcements such as that one from March 30 shows AI expanding across a military that aims to “intelligentize” as it prepares for potential conflicts in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait. But…

Aviation journalist Andreas Spaeth speaks with de Villiers Engelbrecht, CEO of South African network carrier Airlink, about how the arrival of 10 new Embraer E2 jets is supporting the next phase of growth at one of the region’s most successful airlines.  Engelbrecht did not begin his career in aviation. A finance executive by background, he worked for Coronation Capital, which leased aircraft to Airlink and became a shareholder in 2006. He later joined Airlink’s board as a non-executive director before moving into an executive role in 2011, a progression he describes as a “natural evolution.” After becoming CFO in 2013, he succeeded co-founder Roger Foster as…

Iran showed no sign of accepting Donald Trump’s ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday, while the U.S. president threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless Tehran reached a last-minute deal.Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. in Washington — 3:30 a.m. in Tehran — to end its blockade of Gulf oil, or he will destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran. Iran says it would retaliate against U.S. allies in the Gulf, whose desert cities would be uninhabitable without power or water.As the clock ticked down on Trump’s deadline, strikes on…

Toggle switches offer a simple and effective electrical control solution. They are often found in aircraft cockpits where they allow pilots to control various systems. There are different types of toggle switches, however, such as one-pole toggle switches. Toggle Switches Explained Toggle switches are circuit-controlling devices that feature a lever-like “toggle.” The toggle can be flipped up or down — and the circuit will respond accordingly. In most applications, a toggle switch in the down position means the circuit is open. Open circuits, of course, are incomplete. The electrical current can’t reach the intended device, so the device remains off.…

Ukraine is exchanging its counter-drone expertise and air defense systems for crude oil, diesel fuel and interceptor missiles from Gulf states under a series of ten-year defense cooperation agreements, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed. Speaking to journalists, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian companies will work directly with the armed forces of partner countries to protect specific facilities, describing the arrangements as far more than financial transactions. In return, Ukraine is receiving energy supplies it urgently needs for both military operations and agriculture, as well as air defense components for its own infrastructure protection. “In some cases, it involves interceptors to protect our…

U.S. strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island do not represent a change in American strategy, Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday, as a U.S. official separately told Reuters the additional strikes on military targets did not impact oil infrastructure.The official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, described at least some of the strikes as targeting sites that had been previously struck before and said the attack occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday.Vance, speaking separately in Budapest, said the strikes were not a change in U.S. strategy, with the Trump administration confident that it can get a…

BERLIN — Iranian facilities affiliated with chemical and biological weapons research have been hit by the United States and Israel without much fanfare, satellite imagery and the analysis of images shared on social media show. Among the sites destroyed in recent weeks are key sites operated by the Iranian Ministry of Defense, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and hybrid entities that straddle civilian and military applications.In some cases, the Israeli armed forces publicized the strikes either as early warnings or after the fact; in others, they were not publicized at all and were only detected by researchers using satellite imagery…

The Department of Veterans Affairs would see its budget increase by 7.7% in fiscal 2027 under the White House’s proposed $2.2 trillion budget for the federal government. According to budget documents released this week by the Trump administration, the VA would receive a record $488 billion, including $205.6 billion in discretionary funding for programs and operations and $282.6 billion for mandatory spending — the column that covers disability benefits, pensions, insurance and other requirements. Highlights in the discretionary spending proposal include $500 million to build permanent facilities for homeless veterans at the new National Center for Warrior Independence in West…

The U.S. Navy is requesting $3 billion to replenish its stockpile of Tomahawk missiles that have been depleted over the course of the Iran war, according to the Defense Department’s fiscal 2027 budget request.As part of the $1.5 trillion budget request released Friday, the Navy has asked for a 1,200% increase in the number of the long-range land attack missile.In fiscal 2026, Congress granted the service $257 million for the purchase of 58 Tomahawk missiles.The Navy is now asking lawmakers to subsidize the production of 785 Tomahawk missiles for a little over $3 billion, including roughly $1.5 billion for Tomahawk…

LONDON/PARIS — Russian satellites have made dozens of detailed imagery surveys of military facilities and critical sites across the Middle East to help Iran strike U.S. forces and other targets, according to a Ukrainian intelligence assessment.The conclusions, reviewed by Reuters, also found that Russian and Iranian hackers were collaborating in the cyber domain. They represent the most detailed account yet of how Russia has provided secret support to Iran since Israel and the U.S. launched their assault on Feb. 28.Russian satellites, the undated assessment said, made at least 24 surveys of areas in 11 Middle Eastern countries from March 21…