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Tonio Burton rounded out 2025 with a big win at the Mexico Pro and is hoping to make a big impact in 2026. So, to chisel his chest, “The Predator” has shared that he’s a big fan of high to low cable flys. Here’s why you should try them, too. The four-time Mr Olympia finalist is currently enjoying an off-season after opting to spend time with family rather than head to the Arnold in March. Still, after winning the Mexico Pro, the big man is already on the road to September’s Mr. Olympia event. “This is a sign to go…

SAN DIEGO — Lockheed Martin rapidly developed its new Lamprey multi-mission autonomous undersea vehicle: The company took just 14 months to develop Lamprey, with future plans to field larger variants and another drone by the end of the year.  Lockheed Martin showcased a model of Lamprey for the first time at WEST 2026. Mark Johnson, program director for unmanned maritime solutions division, discussed the highlights and future iterations of the multi-mission system with Naval News.  Named after the Lamprey, a fish that latches onto others with its sucking mouth, the drone combines numerous features that the company claims could achieve…

How might advanced artificial intelligence, including the potential emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI), reshape global politics and security? That is the focus of RAND’s Geopolitics of AGI initiative. In this webinar, Jim Mitre and Joel Predd discuss their work and explore what policymakers need to know. This publication is part of the RAND presentation series. RAND presentations may include recorded briefings related to a body of RAND research, videos of congressional testimonies, and multimedia presentations on topics or RAND capabilities.This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Hapag-Lloyd signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Zim’s shares in a deal worth $4.2 billion, cementing the carrier’s status as the world’s fifth largest container shipping line, according to a Monday press release. Hapag-Lloyd’s new fleet will have more than 400 vessels, creating a capacity of over 3 million twenty-foot equivalent container units as well as an annual cargo volume of more than 18 million TEU in 2027, according to the release. As of September 2025, Hapag-Lloyd operates a fleet of…

I’ll admit, I was a bit cheeky with the headline. You clicked on it, hoping to find news about a brand-new video game in Square’s iconic franchise. Unfortunately, the news only concerns the fact that Square Enix has a new Final Fantasy IX release in the form of an official picture book centered on Vivi and Grandpa Quan, framed as a small prequel story set before the game’s opening. In English, the book is titled Final Fantasy IX Picture Book: Vivi and Grandpa’s Memories for the Sky and it is slated for May 19, 2026 in hardcover. Square Enix lists it as…

The ATLAS CCV is an 8×8 modular drive vehicle. Credit: 2026 BAE Systems. BAE Systems has completed a series of successful trials for its Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System (ATLAS) Uncrewed Ground Vehicle (UGV). These tests form part of the company’s ongoing efforts to develop modular autonomous land systems that support main battle tank and combat reconnaissance vehicle capabilities. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The ATLAS Collaborative Combat Variant (CCV), first introduced at Land Forces in September 2024, has undergone extensive testing…

“This is really stepping back closer to the spoils system…politically based enforcement of laws, politically based provision of services,” John Hatton said.

With the Vision 2030 deadline approaching, many entities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are accelerating their activities in order to meet that time limit, one of the targets being a 50% autonomy in defence acquisitions. Academia is doing its part, the Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU) research and development department being heavily engaged in a series of projects concerning unmanned systems, mostly land- and sea-based, many of them being exhibited at the World Defense Show click on image to enlarge Starting from land, the PSAU stand hosted a multi utility tracked unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). The dry…

European Defence Agency 17 February 2026 The European Defence Agency (EDA) has concluded the second stage of its Swarm of Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles (SABUVIS II) project after four years, preparing for a shift in naval operations beneath the seas. Instead of deploying separate drones loosely connected to one another, the project sought to create a coordinated swarm of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operating as one coherent system. The project, which was managed by EDA with a budget of €3.7 million, brought together four participating Member States, with Poland as lead nation, and Germany, Portugal and Slovenia contributing. It concluded in…

A bird’s-eye view of the Osborne naval facility in Adelaide, where a new submarine construction facility is being established. (Australian Naval Infrastructure)The Australian government has committed A$3.9 billion (US$2.76 billion) as an initial investment towards construction of a new nuclear-powered submarine facility at Osborne near Adelaide in South Australia under the trilateral AUKUS programme.State-owned Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) estimates the full development will cost around A$30 billion. This includes a 420m-long submarine fabrication hall valued at approximately A$5 billion, plus an outfitting facility estimated to cost A$8 billion.Construction work has already commenced, with the site expected to be fully operational…