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Space-based interceptors may be too costly even for the massively budgeted Golden Dome missile defense system, the program’s leader said Wednesday. Acknowledging what many analysts have said ever since President Trump ordered up orbiting interceptors in one of the first executive orders of his second term, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein told the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee on Wednesday that building and deploying satellites armed to down enemy missiles early in flight may never be affordable. “What we do not know today is ‘can I do it at scale and can I do it affordably?’ That’s going to be the…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 08:38, April 16, 2026 UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (Xinhua) — Amid continuing hostilities, relief efforts were stepped up in swaths across the Middle East, challenged by mass displacements in Lebanon and aid access constraints in Gaza, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. OVER 2,360 IRANIAN DEATHS SINCE FEB. 28 STRIKE The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher allocated on Tuesday 12 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the humanitarian efforts in Iran. OCHA said the authorities in Tehran reported that between…

After failing to reach an agreement in the first round of talks in Islamabad, the United States and Iran are set to resume talks in the coming days. Via Pakistani mediation, U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reportedly made progress toward a framework agreement, though significant gaps remain and a deal is far from guaranteed. In the meantime, President Donald Trump has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports, while Israel is pressing ahead with its assault on the Lebanese border town of Bint Jbeil, even as it engages in direct talks with Lebanon in Washington. The two-week ceasefire with Iran is…

A few hours before Anthropic announced the launch of its newest model, Claude Mythos Preview, on April 7, I had just completed a six-month analysis of AI-enabled cyberattacks. My research traced Chinese state-sponsored cyber campaigns against U.S. critical infrastructure and found that the barrier between nation-state-level hacking and everyone else was eroding far too fast.By the time I closed my laptop that afternoon, Mythos had shattered that barrier. This new model could theoretically autonomously exploit previously unknown vulnerabilities in virtually every major operating system and web browser on Earth, without human supervision. My threat model, seemingly alarmist at breakfast, was…

Built for Practical Performance The Legionary 22 is the newest rimfire suppressor from Warrior Systems Manufacturing. Designed specifically for .22 LR platforms, it focuses on what most shooters actually care about: low weight, effective sound reduction, simple maintenance, and long-term durability. Designed for .22 LR Platforms The Legionary 22 is purpose-built for rimfire rifles and pistols. Instead of adapting a larger suppressor design, this model was engineered specifically around the performance and size requirements of .22 LR firearms. The result is a suppressor that stays compact, performs consistently, and doesn’t add unnecessary weight to lightweight rimfire setups. Lightweight and Compact…

Rendition of Northrop Grumman’s Glide Phase Interceptor. Credit: Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman has received an additional $475.3m from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to accelerate development of its Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI).   With this modification, the total value of the GPI programme rises to just over $1.3 billion.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Awarded under the Prototype Project Other Transaction Agreement, the contract aims to advance the programme with an expedited timetable, targeting a Preliminary Design Review by 2028.  The latest funding will support further critical flight tests intended to reduce…

News April 15, 2026 U.S. Air Force photo by Heide Couch WOOD DALE, Illinois. AAR won an approximately $305 million follow-on contract to provide contractor logistics support for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps C-40A fleet, the company announced in a statement. The firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers logistics and material support at main operating bases, field team and detachment support, and scheduled and unscheduled depot-level maintenance for aircraft and components, the statement reads. The agreement also includes modification and repair work, commercial line maintenance, and maintenance, modification, and repair for organizational-level and depot-level support equipment, according to the statement. AAR…

Reigning ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Champion Diogo “Baby Shark” Reis and former ONE Bantamweight Kickboxing World Champion Petchtanong Petchfergus headline a pair of new bouts confirmed for ONE Fight Night 43: Tang vs. Gasanov on Friday, May 15, broadcasting live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. In submission grappling, Reis moves up a division to face Yuki Takahashi in a high-stakes technical matchup. The 24-year-old Brazilian two-time ADCC World Champion has been nothing short of dominant since arriving in ONE. He submitted Shoya Ishiguro on debut, then captured the ONE Flyweight Submission Grappling World Title in December…

Last August, U.S. Navy officials carrying out a test of unmanned vessels realized they had hit a single point of failure: Starlink. A global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network affecting millions of Starlink users had left two dozen unmanned surface vessels bobbing off the California coast, disrupting communications and halting operations for almost an hour.The incident, which involved drones intended to bolster U.S. military options in a conflict with China, was one of several Navy test disruptions linked to SpaceX’s Starlink that left operators unable to connect with autonomous boats, according to internal Navy documents reviewed by Reuters and…

With more than 100,000 American veterans incarcerated in the United States, advocates say more investment is needed for the transition from military to civilian life and services for those who have run afoul of the law. Representatives from specialty courts and veterans’ legal organizations pressed Congress Wednesday for expansion of the Veterans Treatment Courts system and reinstatement of some Veterans Affairs benefits for imprisoned former service members. They argued that while not all veterans convicted of serious crimes would benefit, those with other-than-honorable discharges or service-connected mental health or substance use disorders should have opportunities to change their lives. Corey…