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GREENVILLE, S.C., April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) welcomes the Government of Peru’s announcement to purchase 12 new F-16 Block 70 aircraft to modernize the nation’s fighter fleet and strengthen its national defense capabilities. The F-16 Block 70 will deliver the advanced capabilities and performance needed to address Peru’s most pressing defense requirements now and for decades to come. The F-16 will provide Peru with a proven, highly capable and interoperable multirole fighter aircraft that enhances air sovereignty, supports regional security and enables long-term operational readiness. The Block 70 is the newest and most capable F-16 ever built with…

Michael Kofman joined Ryan at a live event earlier this year to discuss the performance of American defense technology in Ukraine and why it often falls short. They examine the challenges of fielding and iterating systems in combat, from poor implementation and weak feedback loops to deeper mismatches between design and battlefield reality. They also explore what it takes to succeed in this environment and what it means for future conflicts. Thanks to Leonid Capital Partners for hosting the event at which this podcast was recorded. Image: ArmyInform via Wikimedia Commons

Almost a year after the first mention of something like this even being possible, when President Donald Trump announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) would have an event right on the White House lawn, it is finally time to take it seriously. In less than two months, one of the most recognizable and important buildings in the world, the home of the President of the United States of America, will be the venue for easily the most peculiar mixed martial arts (MMA) nights ever. While it may not be everyone’s idea of the proper celebration of the quarter of…

The Department of the Navy President’s FY2027 Budget request represents a 23% increase over the previous fiscal year. Credit: Mark Van Scyoc/Shutterstock.com. The US Department of the Navy has submitted a $377.5bn budget request for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27), representing a $70bn, or 23% increase compared to the previous year. The proposal is part of President Donald Trump’s $1.5tn national defence budget submission to Congress earlier this month. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The request allocates $65.8bn towards shipbuilding, supporting the acquisition…

Datadog has added GPU monitoring to its observability stack, giving AI-hungry organizations more insight into exactly what’s happening on their most expensive silicon. AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition tested: Gratuitous overkill with a price to match READ MORE The observability vendor says GPU instances now make up 14 percent of cloud compute costs as companies clamber on the AI bandwagon, and that GPU spend will take up an even bigger proportion of cloud compute spend in the future. Earlier this month, IDC said: “Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure reached $89.9 billion in Q4 2025” up 62 percent…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Northrop Grumman recently delivered the first production-version of a new upgraded, jam-resistant airborne navigation system for the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor and Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System Modernization (EGI-M) is designed for missions into GPS-contested and GPS-denied environments, according to a Northrop release on April 17. Its official military designation is LN-351. EGI-M uses M-code, the military-only GPS signal from the most advanced GPS…

Nearly all Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee failed to show up for a Wednesday hearing convened by Democrats to highlight President Donald Trump’s aggressive tactics in his mass deportation campaign that have ensnared U.S. citizens.It marked a rare full committee hearing that Democrats were allowed to conduct because of Minority Day in the House.Democrats used the opportunity to call witnesses who are U.S. citizens and were harmed, in some cases shot, by federal immigration officers. Lawmakers also focused on two U.S. citizens killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.Following the deadly shootings in…

The budget proposes a 5.3% increase in military personnel funding. Credit: Dragos Asaftei/Shutterstock.com. Next-generation weapons and the strengthening of the industrial base are among the key focuses as the US Army presented a $253bn budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year 2027. The proposal calls for increased funding in personnel, operations, procurement, and research to develop a more capable and adaptable force for future conflicts. In a statement released on 21 April 2026, the US Army proposed a 28.7% increase in procurement spending. This includes a $3.1bn allocation for modernising government-owned Organic Industrial Base sites used in the production of…

Team Wendy unveiled its Recon Tactical helmet at DSA 2026, with two available colours apparent in this photo. (Gordon Arthur)Team Wendy chose the DSA 2026 exhibition, held in Kuala Lumpur from 20-23 April, to launch its new Recon Tactical bump helmet to the international market.Shawn Kneisel, Product Specialist of the US-based Team Wendy, told Asian Military Review that this helmet, which has an outer crown of carbon fibre, even offers the same degree of protection against blunt force trauma as its ballistic helmets.Protecting against head collisions and falling objects, bump helmets are ideal for militaries, tactical law enforcement, and search…

Interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje has an open invite from boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. to help him prepare for Ilia Topuria. One of the most intriguing UFC fights of the year is just weeks away as Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje headlines the promotion’s upcoming White House card. UFC Freedom 250 also features the return of Alex Pereira against former interim UFC heavyweight champ Ciryl Gane, along with the returns of Michael Chandler, Bo Nickal, and Diego Lopes. Topuria, regarded as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in modern Mixed Martial Arts, returns to face Gaethje in a…