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While hands may still not be surreptitiously placed in the pockets yet, female sailors may now purchase the newly designed Service Khaki slacks replete with back pockets and “modern fit sizing,” according to a recent U.S. Navy release. “This is the first pair of slacks being introduced to the fleet using our new modernized sizing,” said Dr. Brianna Plummer, Group Leader at the Navy Exchange Service Command’s Navy Clothing & Textile Research Facility. “We’ve already introduced two optional items — the Summer and Dress White female overblouses in both short-sleeve and long-sleeve in the new modernized fit sizing, which are…

Update: The maintenance period for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has been concluded. Online play is now available as the servers are operational again. Additionally, the Marvel Tokon developers have released patch notes that indicate what was done during the brief down period. As expected, the changes are mostly directed at addressing performance issues on the PC version of the game. PC Fixes • Reduced CPU Usage – Multiple fixes…

Enlisted Navy rates are a little different from the ranks of the other U.S. military branches. The other branches organize service members according to ranks, while the Navy organizes its force according to rates, although it also follows the same E-1 to E-9 pay-grade structure as the other services. Enlisted Navy rates include the categories of apprentices (E-1 to E-3), petty officers (E-4 to E-6), and chief petty officers (E-7 to E-9). Apprenticeships are entry-level positions, including seaman recruit, seaman apprentice and seaman, often referred to as non-rated personnel. Petty officer ranks are intermediate ranks specializing in specific job roles.…

The Pentagon revoked a former U.S. Air Force secretary’s security clearance, alleging that he shared classified information regarding Air Force One’s capabilities to a news outlet.Frank Kendall, who served as the 26th Air Force secretary from 2021 to 2025 during former President Joe Biden’s administration, recently spoke with news outlets and has been quoted in their stories concerning the Qatari-donated jet’s security features.Sean Parnell, a Pentagon spokesperson, said in a Friday social media post that Kendall’s access to classified information and his ability to hold any “sensitive” position is forfeit, effective immediately. “This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified…

Edson Barboza could be entering the octagon for the final time Saturday, when he battles Esteban Ribovics on the main card of UFC 330 in Philadelphia, and he’s at peace with that.At 40 years of age, and 32 UFC fights under his belt, a legendary run against four future lightweight champions and some all-time greats, Barboza won’t say out loud he’s treating this as his retirement bout, but the fact he knows it’s a possibility lifts a huge weight off his shoulders.“Honestly, I’m not even thinking about that,” Barboza told MMA Fighting when asked about who could be his next…

Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS) is just over 24 hours away from week one of its tenth season, which is headlined by a 265-pound showdown between Heavyweight prospects Matt Adams and Fury FC Heavyweight champion Anthony Wint. The action gets underway this Tues. night (Aug. 11, 2026) for the first time on Paramount+ from inside the promotion’s Meta Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, and also features a 125-pound showcase between Flyweight prospects Bilal Hassan and Mridul Saikia.Before the Paramount+ live stream gets underway tomorrow in “Sin City,” which also includes the Featherweight tilt pitting Ananias Mulumba against Tom Pagliarulo,…

Sydney, Australia – 10 August 2026 – DroneShield (ASX:DRO), a global leader in advanced counter-drone (CUAS) technology, today announced the launch of its latest flagship product, the RfRecon, a portable RF intelligence solution designed to help defence, government, and security organisations better understand the electromagnetic environment wherever operations occur.  Built on DroneShield’s recently launched proprietary RfAI-3 intelligence architecture, RfRecon enables operators to rapidly sense, identify, locate, and assess RF activity from a single device. Rather than simply collecting spectrum data, it provides the operational context needed to support faster and more informed decisions in the field.    Modern operations increasingly depend…

A missile can cross hundreds of kilometers in minutes. A drone can arrive from an unexpected direction. A cruise missile can fly low enough to hide among the clutter of the terrain. And a ballistic missile? By the time its warning appears, the defender may have only moments to react.That is the uncomfortable reality behind the world’s most advanced air-defense systems in 2026.But here’s the catch: the best air defense system isn’t necessarily the one with the longest missile range or the biggest radar. Modern air defense is more like an orchestra than a single instrument. Radar detects the threat,…

Econographics August 10, 2026 • 11:40 am ET Print this page By Bart Piasecki The S&P 500 has 500 companies, the Nikkei 225 has 225, and the STOXX Europe 600 lists, you guessed it, 600. Yet stock market concentration is rising, with a much smaller group of companies and sectors increasingly influencing whether many of the world’s major indexes go up or down. Over the past decade, the impact of a handful of stocks on index performance has gradually increased—and that’s not the only issue. Indexes are also becoming more concentrated in certain industries, such as information technology or the…

Trending:Arman Tsarukyan vs. Charles Oliveira 2 cancelled as Tsarukyan set for new UFC 331 fightdakotaditcheva on InstagramPFL sensation Dakota Ditcheva has revealed that she broke both of her hands during her PFL New York victory over Denise Kielholtz. At PFL New York, Dakota Ditcheva made her return from injury in style with a nice victory over Denise Kielholtz. While some weren’t overly impressed with how she performed, picking up the win was the main priority. RELATED: Dakota Ditcheva admits she was ‘bothered’ by crowd boos during PFL New York win: “I want to be exciting and entertaining” With that being…