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The Indian Air Force ordered 70 HTT-40 trainers in 2023, but handover has been delayed because of slower-than-expected engine deliveries. (Gordon Arthur)US company Honeywell announced on 11 June that it had delivered the first three TPE331-12B engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for use on the latter’s HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft.The HTT-40 turboprop is scheduled to become an indigenous basic trainer in the Indian Air Force (IAF), and production of the aircraft has already been under way. Actually, two series-produced HTT-40s are currently flying with used TPE331-12B engines that powered the prototype.Ravi K, Chairman and Managing Director of HAL, explained:…

The WordPress Studio desktop app is now available for Linux, starting with Ubuntu. If you’ve been building with our Studio CLI on Linux, the desktop app now joins it. Studio is the fastest way to spin up a real WordPress site on your own computer. No Apache config. No Docker. No “it works on my machine.” Just click Add site, and a few seconds later you’ve got a working WordPress install ready to build on, connected to your favorite editor, and shareable with collaborators through a one-click preview link. And it’s free and open source. A UI for local WordPress…

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tin Phan, 51st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron base operational medicine clinic noncommissioned officer in charge, was recognized as Mustang of the Week at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 5, 2026. As BOMC NCOIC, Phan is trusted to oversee programs that directly support the medical readiness of Airmen assigned to Osan. His team’s responsibilities include medical record reviews, deployment waivers, occupational health exams, and overseeing annual health assessments, ensuring military members remain ready to support the 51st Fighter Wing’s “Fight Tonight” mission. “When I got here, we…

It took a while, and there were many twists and turns, but finally Terror: Endless Night has a final destination. Developers Unseen Silence and Fallen Leaf announced that their turn-based strategy survival game, which has been in development for over five years, will release on PC in Q4 2026, followed by a release on consoles sometime in 2027. There was no mention of when the actual PC release date would be finalized. The developers did say they plan to announce the final release date at least six months prior to the PC launch, in Q3 2026, after they reach the…

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This is going to be a fairly technical article, discussing a recent(ish) study by Marques and colleagues. I’ve previously written quite a bit about the relationship between muscle growth and strength gains, and I’m not going to recap all of that previous content in this article. If this is your first time giving much thought to the subject, you may enjoy reading some of those prior articles: For our purposes here, the most important thing to note is that, until recently, research investigating the relationship between hypertrophy and strength gains painted a pretty consistent picture. In studies on untrained subjects,…

Support for a nonpartisan civil service rebounded this year, according to a report released Wednesday by the Partnership for Public Service. A recently launched survey series from a Harvard research center also found that majorities of Americans view public sector employees positively. In total, 76% of respondents in the spring Partnership survey agreed that a nonpartisan civil service is important for a strong democracy in the U.S., which is a 10% increase compared with last year. The upswing was driven by Republicans and Independents; both of whom experienced double-digit increases in support since 2025. Still, 38% of respondents agreed that “presidents should…

In this report, the authors examine how China’s techno-industrial policy has evolved under Xi Jinping into a more centralized, security-linked, finance-driven system. They explain how this system operates in practice by organizing Xi-era policy into five channels (fiscal, financial, real economy, Party-firm, and overseas) and 18 instruments through which the Party-state defines priorities, mobilizes institutions and financial resources, disciplines firms and local governments, and projects these arrangements abroad. Under Xi, China’s techno-industrial policy has shifted from a focus on growth and catch-up toward national security, technological self-reliance, and frontier leadership. The Party-state has overhauled institutions, financing, and corporate governance to…

The House failed to approve an extension of a powerful spying authority on Thursday, putting it on course to statutorily lapse for the first time ever, even as President Donald Trump named his choice for a permanent spy chief in an apparent bid to defuse a fight with Congress.Hours after the 218-198 vote on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — which was fraught with bipartisan objections to Bill Pulte’s appointment as acting director of national intelligence — Trump said he would name Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and former chairman of the…

ROC Central News Agency 06/11/2026 10:57 AM Taipei, June 11 (CNA) Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) returned to Taiwan on Wednesday night after a five-day visit to Palau, saying that the highlights of the trip were the visible success of the ties and cooperation between the two countries, as well as Palau’s tourism appeal. Upon arrival at Taoyuan International Airport, Hsiao said the diplomatic mission assigned by President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was successful. The visit, her first to a diplomatic ally since taking office in May 2024, left a deep impression on her, Hsiao said, commending Palauan President Surangel S.…