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Boeing delivered 17 AH-64 Apache helicopters in Q1 FY26. Credit: Daverse/Shutterstock.com. Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS) division has opened fiscal 2026 stronger in terms of deliveries with 30 deliveries in the first quarter. The total exceeds the 26 aircraft delivered in the first quarter of the previous fiscal year but falls short of the 37 delivered in the preceding quarter, Q4 FY25. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more During the quarter, the Defense, Space & Security division delivered 17 AH-64 Apache helicopters,…

WARSAW, Poland — Estonia’s government has decided to put on hold its planned acquisition of new infantry fighting vehicles.The Baltic nation will instead direct the funds toward drones, counter-drone measures and air-defense systems, while squeezing more service life out of the country’s existing fleet of second-hand CV90 vehicles.Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur announced the move, which pauses a €500 million ($590 million) acquisition, last week, saying it was based on lessons drawn from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tallinn will “extend the service life of the existing CV90 vehicles by at least 10 years,” Pevkur was quoted in a statement issued…

Conor McGregor has settled a lawsuit filed against him by former teammate and friend Artem Lobov over profits from the sale of his whiskey brand Proper No. 12.On Wednesday, Lobov’s attorney Andrew Walker appeared in court and told the judge that a settlement had been reached and the case no longer needed to go to trial. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.Lobov initially filed the lawsuit claiming he was due 5% of the sale following a verbal agreement between the fighters that he would help launch McGregor’s whiskey brand. McGregor denied that he ever made any such agreement.McGregor, along…

On Sunday, voters ousted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s populist right-wing government. In a landslide victory, Peter Magyar’s Tisza, a center-right party, won 53 percent of the vote, compared with 39 percent for Orban’s Fidesz party. In his 16 years in power, Orban had been a role model for aspiring authoritarian leaders far beyond Budapest. His regime had lasted as long as it did because it was extremely adept at rigging the electoral system and stoking polarization in society. Yet those very strengths proved to be its undoing.An electoral system that rewarded the largest party with a disproportionate number of…

VIENNA — Germany is formalizing a system under which its defense industry will receive unprecedented access to combat performance data from its own weapons fighting in Ukraine, as part of a sweeping €4 billion ($4.72 billion) defense package signed in Berlin on Tuesday.The battlefield data memorandum, described by Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as the first agreement of its kind for Ukraine, covers performance data from the PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer, the RCH 155 wheeled artillery system and the IRIS-T air defense launcher. Ukraine also provides Germany access to its real-time DELTA battlefield management system and other digital platforms for…

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. When it comes to contract negotiations, some shippers are leveraging data to achieve the best outcomes for their ocean freight operations. With a strong data foundation, “it just enables us to have that clear picture and reshape the discussions with the carriers, our partners,” Matt McMahon, director of consulting at Bluspark, said during a session at TPM26 by S&P Global. Bluspark, an ocean freight consulting and technology company, is working with Emser Tile as the tile company prioritizes transparency when procuring ocean freight…

Professional Fighters League (PFL) recently tied a ribbon around its PFL Belfast weigh ins results ahead of the “Kelly vs. Wilson” fight card on Thurs., April 16, 2026 at SSE Arena in Belfast, Ireland.All 26 fighters made weight without incident.Undefeated Irishman Darragh “The Moville Mauler” Kelly and New Zealand’s Jay Jay “The Māori Kid” Wilson collide in the PFL Belfast lightweight main event. The co-headlining attraction pits Ballymena’s Rhys “Skeletor” McKee against France’s Alex “Da Killa King” Lohoré at catchweight.Complete PFL Belfast weigh ins results below.Lightweight Main Event Bout: #8-Darragh Kelly (155.3 lbs) vs. #7-Jay Jay Wilson (156.0 lbs)Catchweight Co-Main…

Nearly 150 military family members died by suicide in 2023, a drop of 22% in the past six years. Despite the decline, however, the rate of suicides among military spouses and dependent children has actually risen slightly, the result of a declining population and continued deaths, according to the Defense Department. According to the DoD’s 2024 Annual Report on Suicide in the Military released last month, 146 military family members, including 98 spouses and 48 dependents, died by suicide in 2023, the same number as the previous year. But the rate — 6 deaths per 100,000 people — rose from…

PARIS — On the edge of a meadow in western France, Gen. Benoît Desmeulles moves between two closely-parked armored personnel carriers tucked against a cover of trees and shrubs to reach his makeshift office, a patch of grass covered by a tent and multi-spectral camouflage netting.It’s war, France is in charge, and Desmeulles for the first time is deploying the new mobile command structure of the French 1st Army Corps in its full configuration, as part of the Orion 26 exercise.“Welcome to CP1,” says Desmeulles, taking a dark metal chair at a scuffed green-topped table, from where he oversees some…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 08:26, April 14, 2026 CAIRO, April 13 (Xinhua) — After negotiations with Iran failed to yield any agreement, the United States took drastic measures on Monday by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for the global energy market. Experts say that, given the complexity of the strait and the potential blowback to U.S. own interests, a full blockade may be difficult to sustain. Nevertheless, this “reckless move” could further disrupt the global economy and heighten the risk of renewed regional conflict. “RECKLESS MOVE” After U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to block ships…