RBT's Defense Blog

For last 3 decades Israeli PM Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu has been trying to pull USA into a war with Iran. He knew quite well that it was only Iran that stood between his dream of ‘ Greater Israel ’. After Hamas attacked in 2023 to stop Israel from further annexing Palestinian land it gave Bibi his chance finally wage war against Iran with gun on USA shoulder thanks to President Donald J Trump. Bibi tried everything from killing IRGC commanders to killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, bombing Iran nuclear sites to killing 168 innocent children at school in Minab, to instigating riots by sending Starlink devices and weapons to facilitate killings that result in regime change. But Iran stood firm and has seemingly fought off all tricks by Zionist Jewish state of ‘ what Israel wanted to do with Iran ’ and is literally dictating terms for permanent ceasefire, be it charging fee Hormuz to forcing Arab states who were tacitly supporting the war by Israel to cough up money as wa...

It’s been over a decade since the last Boeing C-17 Globemaster III rolled off the assembly line in Long Beach, California.  When India bought the ‘White Tail’ it seemingly brought an end to the era of America's premier heavy-lift tactical transport. However, global security dynamics have shifted dramatically. India needs to double its heavy lift transporter fleet, and I had created a blog about how the C-17 production line could be shifted and started in India. Now, buzz from major defence circles, including official acknowledgments from Boeing leadership; indicates that early-stage discussions are underway regarding a potential, highly extraordinary reboot of the C-17 Globemaster III production line. In the world of military aviation, once a production line closes, it’s almost always dead for good. The tooling gets dismantled, the specialized supply chains evaporate, and the engineering talent disperses to other programs. The Strategic Void: Why C-17 is Irreplaceable ...