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Israel will be there when US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace convenes for the first time in Washington on Thursday, with a splashy pledge of five billion dollars to rebuild the Gaza Strip, as Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar will mingle among leaders from Gulf countries and others who are taking part in this new Trump project. It may make for a nice visual, but there’s no mistaking the fact that Israel’s international reputation has been tarnished due to its conduct in Gaza since the launch of fighting after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. This is evident in International…

Marko Martinjak is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world of gloveless combat in the eyes of many, and he aims to author the next triumphant chapter in his story this weekend. Martinjak will defend his bridgerweight belt, and the man who recently relinquished his super cruiserweight crown will aim to halt Ike Villanueva in the headliner of BKB 51 on Saturday, February 21st. The BKB bridgerweight champ has signed a contract extension with BKB and has been fighting for 10 years under the old BKB regime. Since BKB 1, Martinjak has fought for the company, and this was under…

In ‘Why AP automation stops creating value at scale,’ we explained a pattern many organizations experience. Accounts payable (AP) automation delivers early efficiency gains, e.g., improved invoice captures, shortened cycle times and reduced manual effort. As organizations expand automation across more suppliers, regions, currencies and spend categories, though, those gains slow down. Exceptions rise faster than invoice volume, manual work returns and control shifts from preventing issues before payment to finding them after payment. This article focuses on what organizations that break through that ceiling do differently. It explains the practical process and operating model changes that allow AP automation to…

Previously undisclosed details have emerged about Japan’s purchase of unmanned maritime systems from U.S.-based Liquid Robotics, confirming that the platforms acquired under a $25 million Foreign Military Sales program are Wave Glider SV6 unmanned surface vehicles, according to newly released U.S. Air Force procurement documents. The information comes from a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Justification […]

BAE Systems announced successful trials of its Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System (ATLAS) uncrewed ground vehicle, confirming testing of a combat-capable autonomous platform designed to support main battle tank and combat reconnaissance operations. The trials evaluated the ATLAS Collaborative Combat Variant (CCV), a fully functional prototype demonstrator first introduced at the Land Forces exhibition in […]

SAN DIEGO—Defense tech firm Saronic turned a former Amazon warehouse into a schoolhouse, testing facility, and soon-to-be hub for spare parts for unmanned surface vehicles.A space that essentially used to be a “giant fridge” will soon hold at least 15 of the company’s 24-foot Corsair robot boats on one side and USV parts on the other, as part of Saronic’s West Coast Supply Hub, said Nick Stoner, Saronic’s vice president of growth.  And that’s just a quarter of the available space in the 80,000-square foot facility. The additional storage will effectively double the number of boats here.The boats are shipped…

19 February 2026 – Rheinmetall has successfully demonstrated its new FV-014 loitering munition system to a potential NATO customer. The demonstration took place on 18 February 2026 at the National Test Centre for Unmanned Aerial Systems of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Cochstedt, Saxony-Anhalt. During the demonstration, the FV-014 loitering munition system (LMS) simulated various mission scenarios and attack flights. For Rheinmetall, the successful test marks another milestone in its loitering munition activities. Rheinmetall’s state-of-the-art LMS FV-014 is designed for dynamic combat deployment at ranges of up to 100 kilometres. The system combines high effectiveness against armoured and soft…

Sputnik News 20260217 US President Donald Trump said a US operation against Cuba, similar to the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is unnecessary. “I don’t want to answer that. Why would I answer that? If I was, it wouldn’t be a very tough operation, as you can figure. But I don’t think that’ll be necessary,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Monday. He added that Cuba “should absolutely make a deal” amid what he called a “humanitarian threat,” claiming the island has “no oil, no money” and “doesn’t even have jet fuel.” The deepening crisis in…

Artist rendition of notional scenario of LongShot aircraft releasing air-to-air missiles. Credit: DARPA/Colie Wertz. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have completed a set of technical milestones in the LongShot programme, positioning the air-launched uninhabited vehicle, designated the X-68A, for upcoming flight tests. The recent phase included full-scale wind tunnel evaluations and successful demonstrations of the parachute recovery and weapons-release systems on the X-68A. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more These outcomes form part of ongoing…

Update: One of Ludovic’s fundraising organizers has now provided an update on how the support is assisting Mbock currently. If you’re in the United States or even other places around the world, it’s very difficult to avoid any news or discourse surrounding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, but right now the impact is hitting a lot closer to home for all of us. Longtime Fighting Game Community member THG|Ludovic Mbock has reportedly been detained by…