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It was the twelfth hour of the planning cycle when our lead plans officer stood between a whiteboard and a map, pulled on a headset, and started describing a complex defensive operation. He talked through the scheme of maneuver in sequence—terrain, routes, phase lines, objectives, support-by-fire positions, transitions, branches. The intelligence and fire support officers interjected with detail where their warfighting functions were involved. Over a twenty-minute period, a transcription tool captured every word. Thirty minutes later, the staff had a first-draft brigade operations order in correct doctrinal format—drafted not by any officer in the room, but by an artificial…

Jorge Masvidal has turned a media spat with Chael Sonnen into a fight offer, doing it in the blunt style that has followed him for most of his career. On April 23, reports and social clips circulated showing Masvidal going off on Sonnen during a podcast appearance and inviting him to compete in Masvidal’s bare-knuckle MMA promotion, Gamebred FC. The rant came after Sonnen said Masvidal was “lying” about return talks with the UFC, a claim that clearly struck a nerve. Masvidal’s response did not stay in the usual back-and-forth lane. He mixed insults with a formal challenge, tying Sonnen’s…

The Humble Store has put up an all-new Your Move Turn-Based Games Bundle, a three-tiered deal consisting of eight turn-based PC games. Tier one will cost you five bucks, tier two will be ten dollars, and tier three will max out at twelve dollars. The “Your Move” bundle is available until May 14th, 2026, and below is the full list and some details for each. Moonbreaker Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken Abalon Dungeons of Aether Battle Chasers: Nightwar For The King 2 Crowntrick Legend of Kingdom Rush 30% Off On For The King II DLCs The “Your Move” bundle…

A panel of industry leaders noted friction among AUKUS partners related to the combat control system on future nuclear-powered submarines.The post AUKUS friction: Australia, UK lack say in design of SSN tech appeared first on Naval Technology.

MANILA — Australian defense leaders have pledged to spend big money on drone defenses, as unmanned technology has exposed a new Achilles’ heel in militaries around the world. Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said the plan is to “more than double the funding that we’re allocating to counter-drone defenses,” to the tune of A$7 billion.These figures – $5 billion in U.S. dollars – emanate from the Integrated Investment Program (IIP) released by Canberra on Apr. 16.As the Australian Defence Force (ADF) seeks weapons able to count medium-sized drones and small-drone swarms when deploying overseas or to protect domestic infrastructure,…

For years, conversations about government fraud have focused on scale. The numbers are staggering. The Government Accountability Office estimates between $233 billion and $521 billion is lost to fraud annually but if we say the quiet part out loud that estimate is far too low. The reality that emerged from a recent cross-government roundtable of federal leaders shines a light on the urgency in this moment that is greater than any single number.Fraud is no longer just large. It is fast.Today’s fraud landscape is defined by speed, adaptability, and coordination at a level government systems were not built to match.…

Iran Press TV Thursday, 23 April 2026 12:56 AM Pete Hegseth has removed US Navy Secretary John Phelan, the latest casualty of the US secretary of war’s abrupt dismissal campaign amid reported top-level opposition to Washington’s unprovoked aggression against Iran. On Wednesday, Chief Department of War spokesperson Sean Parnell said Phelan was “departing the administration, effective immediately,” in a post on X, offering no explanation. Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will serve as acting secretary. The ouster caught many off guard and added to a series of sudden shake-ups during Trump’s second term. A person familiar with the situation told the…

Tai Tuivasa has been assigned a new opponent for his upcoming bout at UFC Perth. Tuivasa was initially slated to take on Sean Sharaf in a heavyweight clash on the UFC Perth main card, in his second appearance on home soil this year, with the event set for May 2 at RAC Arena. But on Wednesday, Sharaf, who is 0–2 in the UFC, revealed on social media that he has been forced out of the Fight Night event after suffering a fractured nose in training, leaving “Bam Bam” without an opponent. However, with just nine days remaining until UFC Perth,…

Disc golf has picked up a lot of traction over the past few years, and you see all sides of it when you’re out on a course. Some players are just getting started and figuring things out as they go, while others have a few years under their belt or are playing at a high level. Different skill levels, different approaches, but most of them are chasing the same thing—improvement. For a lot of players, that usually means more reps, more rounds, and more time spent trying to dial things in, but at some point, progress starts to slow, and…

tadejtomic1943 asks, “Hi Murray, what was the army composition. How many men did it have. Was that the first time the Macedonian Phalanx operated and fought in Italy?What was Alexander Molossus’ ultimate goal in Italy? Thanks!” Murray goes on a deep dive to discover the answers.   Join us on Patreonpatreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast