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On September 24, 2026, the delivery of the PPA – Multipurpose Combat Ship Domenico Millelire, built by Fincantieri for the Italian Navy, took place in Muggiano (La Spezia). Fincantieri press release The ceremony was attended by Admiral Aurelio De Carolis, Commander in Chief of the Naval Fleet, Chief Inspector Admiral Cristiano Nervi, Director of NAVARM, and Joachim Sucker, Director of the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement (OCCAR); they were welcomed by Biagio Mazzotta, Chairman of Fincantieri, Pierroberto Folgiero, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Fincantieri, and Eugenio Santagata, General Manager of Fincantieri’s Naval Vessels Division. This vessel is part of the renewal…

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says it has broken a record regarding the speed it has taken to process disability benefits. The VA disability program provides tax-free monthly compensation, health care, housing grants and vocational training to veterans. To qualify, veterans must have served on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, and hold an honorable discharge and this coverage spans physical conditions like chronic back pain and hearing loss, alongside mental health struggles such as PTSD. In a press release on Tuesday, the VA said that, as of Sept. 18, it had processed more than…

It was not a banner MMA debut for Jacob Tanner.Tanner faced Josh Davis in an amateur heavyweight contest at Friday night’s FAC 36 event in Independence, Miss. Davis, who delivered a six-second knockout in his promotional debut in May, nearly topped that record as he obliterated Tanner with a brutal, running right hand, sending Tanner face first into the cage. The referee stopped the fight immediately.Check out the video of the finish below.Davis, 26, is now 3-0 as an amateur fighter. The Missouri native has not seen the one minute mark of any of his fights — which also included…

After a horrendous run in the UFC that ended on an eight fight losing streak, Tony Ferguson is now 3-0 under the Misfits Boxing banner.It shouldn’t be surprising that Ferguson, once considered one of the best lightweights in MMA, is mopping up the comparatively light competition in Misfits. He earned his second TKO win due to unanswered strikes in the organization, defeating Mahmoud Sebie by trapping him in the corner and firing off an endless stream of punches (highlights here).Ferguson discussed the win backstage with Fred Talks Fighting and how the loss of his mother in August affected him deeply.“Man,…

Key PointsSynspective signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to launch two StriX radar satellites on Japan’s H3 rocket in 2027.The StriX constellation supplies radar imagery to Japan’s Ministry of Defense under a 105.6 billion yen subcontract running through March 2031.Japanese radar satellite company Synspective has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to launch two of its StriX satellites on Japan’s H3 rocket in 2027, moving part of a constellation that feeds imagery to Japan’s Ministry of Defense onto a domestic launcher for the first time. The company announced the agreement Sept. 18. The satellites will lift off from…

The 1997 K-1 World Grand Prix event was held in Tokyo, Japan, and it was the fifth installment of the tournament. Sam Greco, Ernesto Hoost, Francisco Filho, Masaaki, Peter Aerts, Andy Hug, Mike Bernardo, and Jerome Le Banner all managed to qualify for the quarter-finals. Nearly 54 000 fans were packed inside the “Tokyo Dome” in Japan’s capital city. The final battle for all the marbles was one for the ages – The Dutch Ernesto Hoost made it to his first ever final, while in the opposite corner was the Swiss Andy Hug who was defending champion from the year…

British police on Sunday arrested five men near an air base used by U.S. forces on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offenses after a tip that three vans were heading to the military airfield, which has been used to strike Iran.U.S. President Donald Trump said the suspects had been looking to do “big damage” and had been under investigation by British and U.S. authorities.British counter terrorism detectives leading the investigation said police received a call about three suspicious vehicles that appeared to be traveling towards RAF Fairford in the west of England in the early hours of Sunday.Five men were…

LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police took the lead of an investigation into the arrest of several men over suspected explosives offenses near a Royal Air Force base that has been used by U.S. bombers in the Iran war. Gloucestershire police said Sunday that the men were detained on suspicion of offenses under the Explosives Act, and that army bomb-disposal experts were examining several vehicles. A major incident was declared and aerial footage from Sky News appeared to show a bomb disposal robot roaming between three white trucks. The rear doors of two of the vans were open and large…

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The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Details continue to come in, but police in the United Kingdom have declared a “major incident” and ordered evacuations near RAF Fairford after the arrest of “several men on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act,” the Gloucestershire Constabulary stated. RAF Fairford is a major hub for U.S. military aircraft in the United Kingdom. It is a regular host of strategic assets, including bombers and U-2 spy planes. It also acts as a pit stop for other aircraft, including fighters, that are…