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Semi Conductor Devices (SCD), a global leader in infrared detector technology, today announced the launch of the Robin™ family, a new generation of 12µm VGA LWIR uncooled detectors and thermal cores engineered to meet the growing demand for high-performance thermal imaging across modern defence operations. The Robin family expands SCD’s uncooled infrared portfolio and strengthens the company’s strategic position, allowing defence integrators to target a new range of high-volume, high-performance applications. Built on advanced VOx microbolometer technology, the Robin family features a groundbreaking thermal time constant (Tau) of ≤7ms, making it one of the fastest in the 12µm LWIR market.…

Trust Automation is developing Small-Unmanned Air Defense System C-UAS platform for the US Air Force. Credit: Echodyne via LinkedIn. Trust Automation has selected Echodyne’s radar system as a primary component of its Small-Uncrewed Air Defence System (SUADS) counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS) platform, which is intended for the US Air Force (USAF). Echodyne will assist Trust Automation with fulfilment of a $490m indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded in August 2025. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The SUADS platform features several configurations,…

The US Army is seeking an Infantry Squad Vehicle – Heavy (ISV-H) as a solution to improving the ground mobility of its light infantry. The General Motors Defense Next Generation Tactical Vehicle (shown in Army Exercise Ivy Sting IV), based on the commercial Silverado pick-up, could be a prime candidate. The US Army aims to acquire and deploy a new 4×4 Infantry Squad Vehicle – Heavy (ISV-H) to support the Mobile Brigade Combat Teams (MBCT). According to Army plans, the ISV-H’s roles will not only involve troop transport but also serve as a mobile command platform and a combat support…

Former UFC champ Rose Namajunas is ready to return to training, and she hopes to change things in the world of eye poke penalties.Namajunas recently lost a decision to Natalia Silva at January’s UFC 324 event, and revealed she had eye surgery after she was “poked in the eye a few times” by Silva. The recovery timetable seemed pretty on par with early predictions, and now “Thug Rose” says she’s been cleared to return to training.Additionally, Namajunas isn’t just hoping for points to be taken for eye pokes moving forward, but for money to be taken as well.“So you wanna…

March unfolded like a stress test for U.S. counterterrorism authorities.The month opened with a gunman in an Iranian-flag shirt killing three people at a bar in Texas. Then, an attack with homemade explosives outside the mayor’s mansion in New York City. Next came a deadly shooting March 12 on a Virginia college campus and, the same afternoon, a car-ramming at a Michigan synagogue. Days later, agents arrested a man charged with threatening a mass shooting at an Ohio mosque.To current and former national security officials, these were omens, signs of the dangers they predicted last year when President Donald Trump began redirecting…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently released the “official art” for the upcoming UFC White House event on Paramount+, streaming live on Sunday, June 14, 2026 from the White House lawn in Washington, DC.Dubbed “Freedom 250” in celebration of the nation’s birthday, the UFC White House card will be topped by Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the 155-pound title, as well as Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight strap.“Zac Brown is going to be playing that night, and for the first time in a long time, he will be doing the National Anthem,” UFC CEO Dana White…

Ruggedised Second Skin Enclosures for Fujinon SX Camera Range Hereford, UK – The International Special Training Facility development cell is releasing the first 3D printed deployment-ready rugged second skin enclosures, manufactured from our specially developed resin to withstand harsh environments for the Fujinon SX Camera Range. This innovative product is designed to enhance operational capabilities, ensuring reliability and protection for critical equipment in demanding environments: Since 2011, The International Special Training Facility has provided covert tactical and technical training, products and design to Special Forces, Law Enforcement CT-TSU and Government Security Services & Agencies. ISTF is an independent organisation, with…

Recent experiments placing large language models in simulated nuclear crises have produced alarming headlines. “Bloodthirsty” AI systems escalate conflicts, threaten nuclear strikes, and behave erratically under simulated pressure. A recent set of experiments presented in a pre-print paper from Kenneth Payne at King’s College London finds that across 95 percent of simulated games across 21 match-ups between three frontier models, at least one side engaged in nuclear signaling — with subsequent tactical nuclear use occurring in 95 percent of games and strategic nuclear threats in 76 percent. The study’s author describes the results as “sobering” and frames them as a…

At the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos this past January, dozens of senior officials from around the world sat alongside multinational CEOs, fresh off their private jets, and applauded Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for what they saw as speaking truth to power. Carney gave an address inspired by a 1978 essay by Vaclav Havel, who was then a Czech poet and Soviet dissident and later served as his country’s first president in the postcommunist era. The essay, titled “The Power of the Powerless,” sought to explain how the communist system survived. In it, Havel imagined…

The Transportation Security Administration has quietly been pitching airports and industry on a privatization program that would represent a significant overhaul in how TSA’s private security screening program works today. The concept, called “TSA GoldPlus,” would involve private contractors managing both the employees and the technology that screen airline passengers and luggage for banned items and other security threats. Meanwhile, TSA itself would provide “oversight” to ensure the systems meet federal security standards, according to briefing materials. TSA has been briefing larger airports on the concept in recent months, according to multiple industry sources. That comes as the agency’s budget…