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Contracts ARMY Aacon – Raven Volt JV LLC,* Louisville, Kentucky (W912QR-26-D-A027); Bering-Weston JV LLC,* Anchorage, Alaska (W912QR-26-D-A028); CAVU Green LLC,* Virginia Beach, Virginia (W912QR-26-D-A029); Fesco CLP JV LLC,* Frederick, Maryland (W912QR-26-D-A030); Reliance Construction Management Co.,* Cary, North Carolina (W912QR-26-D-A031); Brasfield & Gorrie LLC, Birmingham, Alabama (W912QR-26-D-A032); CDM Constructors Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (W912QR-26-D-A033); City Light & Power Inc., Denver, Colorado (W912QR-26-D-A034); Commercial Contracting Corp., Auburn Hills, Michigan (W912QR-26-D-A035); Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Greeley, Colorado (W912QR-26-D-A036); Honeywell International Inc., Duluth, Georgia (W912QR-26-D-A037); Parsons Government Services Inc., Centerville, Virginia (W912QR-26-D-A038); Tutor Perini Corp., Sylmar, California (W912QR-26-D-A039); and Weston Solutions Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania…

Sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on Saturday, President Donald Trump described the quieter tolls of wars — one that follows veterans home and lingers long after the fighting ends. “Since 9/11, we’ve lost over 21 times more veteran lives to suicide than on the battlefield,” he said. “Today, we’re bringing them new hope.”Trump, in a declaration suffused with urgency, signed an executive order directing the Food and Drug Administration to accelerate the review of certain psychedelic therapies to treat mental illnesses. Specifically, the order commits at least $50 million in federal funds to boost research on…

TacFLIR 280-HDEP is designed for a wide range of land missions. Credit: © Teledyne FLIR Defense Inc. Teledyne FLIR Defense, a Teledyne Technologies company, has secured a contract worth over $35m from WB Electronics to supply TacFLIR 280-HDEP medium range multi-spectral surveillance systems for reconnaissance vehicles. The agreement marks Teledyne FLIR Defense’s third armoured vehicle programme announcement in Europe this year. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The TacFLIR 280-HDEP system, designed and built from Teledyne FLIR Defense’s facility in Billerica, Massachusetts, will…

Credit: BlackSea TechDefense Feeds, Washington — A new phase in unmanned naval warfare is taking shape as the US Navy Comet USV unveils missile-armed drone vessel designed for future operations.Developed by BlackSea Technologies, the Comet unmanned surface vessel introduces a combination of speed, autonomy and firepower rarely seen in platforms of its size. The system reflects a broader shift toward integrating unmanned systems into frontline naval roles.The Comet USV is equipped with both Hellfire and Sidewinder missiles, giving it the ability to engage a variety of targets across different domains. This dual capability allows it to address threats ranging from…

China controls 99 percent of the world’s primary gallium, a critical mineral and semiconductor crucial for building the microchips of the future. In 2023, it placed export controls on gallium to retaliate against American restrictions on the export of advanced chips to China. In December 2024, China escalated to an outright ban on gallium exports to the United States. The U.S. National Defense Stockpile had zero gallium reserves when that ban landed.The United States has been here before. The United States pioneered and scaled modern silicon semiconductor infrastructure. A significant reliance on international manufacturing and the loss of domestic silicon…

The World Economic Forum at Davos is rarely the site of geopolitical rupture. But this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stood before the assembled executives and dignitaries to declare the end of an era. Globalization, with its promise of win-win cooperation, had given way to intensifying economic warfare. “Great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited,” he said. “You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration, when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”In Carney’s telling, the giants are on the…

Foreign residents are volunteering for local air defence forces in a new initiative. The image has been modified for security purposes. (Source withheld) Kyiv’s international business community has volunteered to bolster local air defence units Started in summer 2025; recruits include people from the UK, US, Canada and other European countries, trained on-site Elsewhere, Ukraine states “private air defence initiative” providing coverage in Kharkiv region Ukraine’s need for air defence systems is nothing new as the country maintains its dogged defence against Russian forces more than four years after the large-scale invasion in 2022. However, recent initiatives in harnessing other,…

Iran Press TV Monday, 20 April 2026 12:54 AM Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has laid bare the fragile, sentiment-driven foundations of Western financial systems amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, in an insightful commentary that underscores the Islamic Republic’s strategic leverage over global energy markets. Taking to social media on Sunday night, Qalibaf delivered a sharp analysis of market reactions triggered by Iran’s firm stance in defending its territorial waters and vital shipping routes. Qalibaf wrote:“Vibe-trading digital oil is like vibe-hedging in treasuries during Hormuz risk-off. Both share one house of cards that works…

Anduril and HD Hyundai are expanding their partnership of designing and building autonomous surface vessels as the first ship in their new class enters production.“Following the successful completion of our critical design review, construction on our first ASV is underway, and the ship is on track to be in the water and tested by the end of this year,” according to an Anduril statement to Military Times.Anduril has been conducting daily at-sea testing to give insights into moving the vessel from production to operation, as it collects open-water operation data that will transfer to the first production hull when it…

Iranian media is claiming that the US used backdoors and/or botnets to disable networking equipment during the current war, and Chinese state media is dining out on the allegations. Reports from Iran claim hardware made by Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and MikroTik either rebooted or disconnected during recent attacks on Iran – despite the regime disconnecting the nation from the global internet. The reports suggest that’s only possible because someone – probably the US – can sabotage the equipment at will. The report linked to above hypothesizes that a hidden backdoor in firmware or bootloader allows remote attacks at a pre-determined…