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Indian Ministry of Defense announced the publication of the sixth arms localization list—a list of 405 strategically important items that must be manufactured by Indian industry in the future. The program will be implemented through Make in India mechanisms and internal developments by enterprises, with the active involvement of the private sector and small businesses.

🇩🇪Germany's first F-35A fighter jet, MG-01, has entered the final stages of painting and stealth coating at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facility. This aircraft is the first of 35 F-35As ordered by Germany and is expected to arrive at Büchel Air Base by the end of 2027.

🇯🇵Japanese F-15J fighter jet made an awkward landing at Naha Air Base today.

🇧🇩🇹🇷Bangladesh to establish joint UAV production plant with Turkey Bangladesh will build a UAV production plant in Bogura as part of a joint venture. The specific UAVs that will be manufactured at the plant, the participating companies, the production capacity, and the investment volume have not yet been announced.

🇧🇷Embraer is preparing to offer 60 to 80 C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force's Medium Transport Aircraft program.

Leonardo has begun production of F-35A fighter jets for Switzerland at its plant in Cameri, Italy.

📰New oil pipeline through Syria could take about four years — Reuters Iraq's proposed oil pipeline through Syria, which would reduce dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, could take about four years and cost at least $15 billion. Instead of rebuilding the old Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline, the project would require the construction of mostly new infrastructure, as the existing sections do not meet modern requirements. The plan calls for connecting Iraq's southern and northern oil fields with a hub in Haditha, after which the pipeline would pass through Syria to the Mediterranean port of Baniyas. The project's implementation could be delayed due to the need to dismantle old infrastructure and formalize new land titles in Syria.

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Trump "I called the South Korean president and asked, 'Could you help us with Iran? We don't need help if you want.' He said, 'No, thank you.'"

⚡🇵🇰🇨🇳 — Foujeets State affiliated sources have now started peddling saying that the Pakistan Air Force is evaluating the " Shenyang J-16" of China, for procurement. @ThePakistanNews

India to develop indigenous engine for AMCA Rolls-Royce and Reliance Industries plan to collaborate on developing a domestic engine for India's AMCA fighter jet.

⚡️🇮🇳 Poop jeets strike again after the humiliation of operation Sindpoop India tried to hide the fact that they lost 7 aircrafts. So they decided to make this movie, they say 1200 VFX artists worked on this movie, maybe they should have told them about something called physics and aerodynamics. They literally thought planes drift like cars @planenerd

🇺🇿🇨🇳New photographs have emerged, reinforcing speculation about the delivery of Chinese Chengdu J-10CE fighter jets to Uzbekistan. Several images have been published on Chinese social media, allegedly showing the fighter jet for the Uzbek Air Force. If the deal is indeed completed, Uzbekistan will become the second foreign operator of the export version of the J-10C after Pakistan. This would be a significant technological upgrade for the Uzbek Air Force, as the country's fighter force currently relies on obsolete Soviet-era MiG-29s and Su-27s. J-10CE is a 4.5-generation multirole fighter, equipped with an AESA radar and capable of firing long-range PL-15E missiles.

NASA released unique footage of the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, captured from aboard the WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft. Some of the footage was captured by GoPro cameras mounted on the aircraft, while others were recorded by equipment installed on the aircraft. WB-57 departed Iceland and ascended to approximately 15.2 km (50,000 feet), where the crew followed the path of totality, literally chasing the Moon's shadow.

WSJ: Gulf States Discuss Withdrawal of US Military Bases Due to Conflict with Iran Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain are negotiating the possible withdrawal of US military facilities from their territories amid the escalating conflict with Iran.

AI fires a human for the first time, but not without human help — Time AI ​​model Claude, acting as a manager at the Andon Market store in San Francisco, made the first-ever decision to fire an employee for persistent tardiness. As part of an experiment by the startup Andon Labs, the language model hired real workers under employment contracts and fully managed processes. However, the neural network forgave violations for a long time and "forgot" regulations due to its limited working memory. Ultimately, Claude decided to fire the employee only after a series of probing questions from a human supervisor, who pushed her to take the step. The experiment demonstrated that artificial intelligence is not yet capable of effectively managing a business without human assistance. Due to Claude's overly lenient management and questionable business decisions, the store's budget shrank from $100,000 to $61,000 in five months. Andon Labs CEO Lukas Petersson acknowledged that such models could become more rigorous managers in the future, but warned, "It might be a future people don't want to live in." One employee described working under AI as, "It makes me sick, but I'm here because I need a job," adding that he wouldn't want artificial intelligence increasingly managing real people.

Exporters have established secret oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, with shipments exceeding 4 million barrels per day, Bloomberg reports. Tanker ships transit the shipping lane with their transponders turned off and then transfer the oil to larger vessels in the Gulf of Oman. According to analysts, such shipments help keep the price of Brent crude around $80–90 per barrel.