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The 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking spurred a multilateral maritime effort that turned the Gulf of Aden from a piracy hotspot into a corridor of safety. Today, Somalia’s growing web of bilateral defense pacts risks undoing that progress. Commodore Ranjit Rai (Retd) warns that while bilateral deals promise quick gains, they may fracture hard-won coordination, undermining security, sovereignty, and stability across vital sea lanes.

Somalia’s new defence cooperation MoU with Pakistan may look like routine training and support, but echoes of Hambantota raise concerns of sovereignty traded for dependency. With Chinese influence in the background, the pact could evolve from naval aid into strategic concessions, leaving Mogadishu vulnerable in a region of global maritime consequence.

Recent forums from IBC to WSBW and SDSS highlight a strategic inflection in space and defense. Commercial satcom growth, dual-use EO, SSA, and hybrid platforms are redefining opportunities, while interoperability, sovereignty, and rapid deployment challenges demand pragmatic, defense-aligned innovation. The next winners will integrate end-user feedback, resilience, and agile civil-defense strategies.

China’s rapid infrastructure build-up along the LAC is reshaping Himalayan security. Roads, dual-use villages, and advanced rail links, framed as “development,” are in fact military tools of the PLA to consolidate territory and accelerate mobilization. This weaponised expansion erodes crisis-management mechanisms, heightens the risk of clashes, and leaves India with no choice but to respond in kind, deepening instability in one of the world’s most sensitive borders.

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has chosen HiddenLayer, the leading security provider of artificial intelligence (AI) models and...

In order to support the Office of the Under Secretary of Defence for Research and Engineering’s (OUSD R&E) Stimulating Transition for...

A former US ambassador was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Friday after pleading guilty to allegations of working as a covert agent for...

For the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), the country’s new homeland missile defence capability, Lockheed Martin was chosen by the...

“Deploying AI Systems Securely: Best Practices for Deploying Secure and Resilient AI Systems” is a Cybersecurity Information Sheet (CSI)...

Troels Lund Poulsen, the minister of defence for Denmark, is in Buenos Aires today to meet with Luis Alfonso Petri, the minister of...

According to information released by Romania’s Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT), Russian spies have infiltrated the nation...

At the Baykar Flight Training and Test Centre in Keşan, Edirne, Turkey’s top defence company, Baykar, has successfully conducted the...

Twenty individuals belonging to a transnational criminal organization involved in drug trafficking and money laundering have been taken...

As per the agreement, the parties collaborate through their respective state ministries of internal affairs and other competent...

German officials announced on Monday that three Germans had been detained on suspicion of collaborating with the Chinese secret service...

The Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) made its first dedicated visit to Montenegro from March 18–22, 2024, on...

The governments and business are being urged by European Police Chiefs to act quickly to protect public safety on social media....

The Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program has awarded L3Harris Technologies an option year...

The Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility in Raytheon, an RTX company, is set to expand by more than fifty percent with a $115...

Australia’s Department of Defence and Lockheed Martin Australia inked a historic $500 million deal to create the country’s future Joint...