Rocket Lab $RKLB just announced that it has been awarded its largest launch contract to date
A $266 million multi-launch contract with the U.S. Space Force
"Under the contract awarded by the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP), Rocket Lab will execute 12 suborbital launches, with up to six additional launches. The first launch of this contract is expected to take place no earlier than the end of 2026."
"The launches will primarily take place from a new Rocket Lab location at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) in Kodiak, Alaska"
Tareq al-Otaiba: "Arab states spent decades learning to contain the MB. Europe has yet to begin. The result is a dangerous irony: As the radical Islamist group’s influence wanes in the Middle East, it is growing stronger in Europe by the day" @alotaiba
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An official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the minimum age for participation in war-related support roles has been lowered to 12, according to remarks aired on state media.
Rahim Nadali, a cultural official with the Guards in Tehran, said an initiative called “For Iran” was recruiting participants to assist with activities such as patrols, checkpoints and logistics.
“Given that the age of those coming forward has dropped and they are asking to take part, we lowered the minimum age to 12,” he said, adding that 12- and 13-year-olds could now take part if they wished.
The comments were broadcast as part of state coverage of the war effort.
The move comes despite Iran’s commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which prohibits the use of children in military activities.
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Russia has reportedly begun delivering drones to Iran, marking the first direct weapons shipment from Moscow to Tehran during the current war, according to Western intelligence cited by the Financial Times.
The Kremlin denies the claim, calling reports “fakes,” but admits ongoing dialogue with Iran’s leadership.
The transfer is aimed at boosting Iran’s military capabilities and stabilizing the regime, with additional support including intelligence, satellite imagery, and humanitarian supplies.
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The United States has reached out to us regarding their bases in Middle Eastern countries. We’ve also been approached by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.
We’re already working with some of them, and our expert teams are already on the ground, assessing the situation and sharing invaluable experience. Because no matter how many Patriots, THAADs, or other air defense systems are in the Middle East, that alone is not enough for fully effective air defense. There are modern interceptors designed to counter heavy drone strikes.
Now, we are discussing future deliveries of certain equipment that Ukraine has. We want Middle Eastern countries to give us the opportunity to strengthen ourselves as well. They have some air defense missiles that we lack. We would like to reach agreements on this.
Funding is the scarcest resource today. Our defense industry is currently operating at half capacity, and we need more financing to produce drones for ourselves. That’s why we are ready to sell to our partners the systems we have in surplus. And we’re not just selling – we’ll provide our expertise as well. Interceptor drones don’t work without our expertise. It’s the system that works.
From an interview with Le Monde (1/5).
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “Mojtaba Khamenei is just as dictatorial and even more bloodthirsty than his father. And on top of that, he supports Iran developing nuclear weapons.”
In de Jerusalem Post een opinie artikel van @AfshinEllian1: “De Europeanen zouden boos moeten zijn op hun eigen regeringen (die nog steeds discussiëren over de rechtmatigheid van de aanval op het mullah bewind) en niet op de mensen die vechten voor vrijheid en veiligheid”.
SK Hynix will buy EUV scanners for 11.9 trillion won ($7.9 billion) from ASML Korea over the next 2 years for next-generation process mass production, co. says in a regulatory filing