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Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org National Guard adjutants general from nearly two dozen states have signed a letter to Congress seeking multiyear funding for the Air Force to purchase between 72 and 100 new fighter jets per year to modernize the total force. The letter, sent to Congress last week, stresses the need for the Air Force’s Active, Guard, and Reserve components to recapitalize their decades-old fighter aircraft with newer jets such as the F-35A Lightning…

The 219th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live to preview UFC Winnipeg. We’re joined by UFC bantamweight John Castaneda to preview his UFC Winnipeg prelim fight. John Castaneda comes on to discuss his UFC Winnipeg fight against Mark Vologdin. John talks about the layoff and what was the reason why it took so long for him to get booked. He then chats about this being the first fight of a new deal, but whether or not he feels the pressure coming off back-to-back losses. Castaneda then chats about the style matchup, how familiar…

WARSAW, Poland — Swedish company Swebal is building the first trinitrotoluene (TNT) factory to be opened in Sweden since the end of the Cold War, aiming to expand the European-made supply of a key explosive input used to make ammunition.Meanwhile, the continent’s only major TNT plant in Poland is investing to boost its production capacity.With Russia’s manufacturing capabilities dwarfing Europe’s output and the Iran war creating new supply chain bottlenecks, European players should invest in expanding their explosive manufacturing capabilities, Joakim Sjöblom, the co-founder and chief executive of Swebal, told Defense News.“As the Cold War was ending, we had seven…

The Trump administration’s reforms to the federal government cost the U.S. economy more than $165.6 billion, according to a new estimate from the Partnership for Public Service.“This is an administration that has claimed that it is trying to reduce waste, and yet the choices that it has made have created phenomenally larger waste,” said Max Stier — the president and CEO of the good government group, which has been critical of the president’s overhauls to the government workforce — during a press call on April 9. One of the largest individual sources of the costs is nearly $53.2 billion tied to disengaged…

Two rival ransomware gangs have locked horns after 0APT threatened to expose people affiliated with Krybit. Dark web watchers spotted the move on Sunday, though 0APT’s motive for extorting a fellow criminal outfit remains unclear. The notion seems even more bizarre given that 0APT hypocritically described Krybit in its leak blog post as a ransomware group, and that “such groups pose significant risks to cybersecurity and data privacy worldwide.” “If the group does not make the payment or contact us, we will reveal their identity photos, names, location, and other,” 0APT said. “And if you are one of their victims,…

“This accelerator is larger than Task Force Sabre, it’s part of the official organization. We’re building it out as we speak,” Maj. Gen. Robert Kinney said. Anastasia Obis April 13, 2026 6:29 pm 3 min read When Defense Department officials reviewed the state of AI inside the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2024, they found a problem the government is too familiar with — while numerous AI initiatives were underway, most efforts were siloed, bespoke and impossible to scale across the enterprise. “We also had an inspector general report at the time that had done an investigation under the hood, as well…

Abstract: The United States Army is undergoing the Transformation in Contact initiative to prepare for large-scale combat operations against peer and near-peer threats. The Secretary of the Army has prioritized integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into every echelon of the force. It is imperative to immediately establish a United States Army Unmanned Systems Command (USAUSC), drawing on lessons from Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) and insights from an interview with an Ukrainian Special Operations Forces team that developed its regiment’s unmanned systems capability. While the Army is testing multiple short range-reconnaissance UAS, current fielding rates are insufficient for proper training…

Credit: Malloy Aeronautics LtdDefense Feeds, Troms — UK Malloy T-150 drone deployment in Arctic Norway marked a historic milestone when Royal Marines used autonomous heavy-lift logistics to resupply mortar teams and machine-gun positions in temperatures as low as -28°C. The system delivered ammunition, medical supplies, and equipment to dispersed positions across the Blåtinden ranges.This operation demonstrated how autonomous resupply can sustain combat power in extreme environments while reducing risk to personnel and lowering the logistical burden on troops in the field.The T-150 itself is an eight-rotor heavy-lift drone built by Malloy Aeronautics, now owned by BAE Systems. It can carry…

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon are set to begin today in Washington, marking a rare diplomatic engagement between two parties technically at war since 1948.The U.S.-brokered talks will be conducted through their respective ambassadors in the United States, attempting to halt the Israeli bombardment in Lebanon through a diplomatic settlement.Lebanon had called for direct talks from the early stages of the latest Israeli escalation against Hezbollah, which has killed more than 2,000 people in the country. Israel had initially rejected the proposal, later agreeing to talks following a two-week ceasefire proposal and unsuccessful talks…

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are achieving substantial progress across the Sentinel program, advancing toward first flight in 2027 and initial capability in the early 2030s. From missile testing and infrastructure prototyping to supply chain readiness, Sentinel is accelerating development enabled by a transformed acquisition approach.In close partnership with the U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman is focused on achieving the earliest possible initial capability for the Sentinel weapon system. With rigorous systems engineering and an incremental approach to development and fielding, the Sentinel team is advancing capability through a series of phases that prioritize speed to make the…