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DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. — A Soldier’s strength is built on more than courage and rigorous training — it’s also in the gear worn on their bodies, stowed in their rucksacks and carried into conflict. Diligent equipment management has always been a cornerstone of readiness. As the nature of warfare rapidly evolves, the U.S. Army is launching a powerful tool that will transform how today’s forces prepare for tomorrow’s fight, delivering the accuracy, agility and speed needed to succeed on the modern battlefield. The Soldier Equipping and Asset Management System, or SEAM, represents a groundbreaking new era of organizational clothing and…

Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson might be one of the most hyped prospects in the history of the sport and it seems inevitable that he’s eventually going to make his way to the UFC.With his third professional fight scheduled for Thursday in the main event of MFL 3 from Mexico, Steveson is already viewed as a generational talent but those kinds of expectations can also feel like a weight crashing down on somebody with so little experience in the sport. Nobody understands that better than Bo Nickal, the three-time NCAA champion wrestler from Penn State, who only had one fight…

A THAAD interceptor is launched during MDA intercept test. Credit: Missile Defense Agency. L3Harris Technologies has been awarded a contract worth around $400m to power the US Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors. As a supplier to the prime contractor for the MDA THAAD system, the company will manufacture additional solid rocket boost motors and Liquid Divert and Attitude Control Systems (LDACS). Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The solid rocket motors are produced at L3Harris facilities in Huntsville,…

Ajax armoured fighting vehicle being tested at the Armoured Trials and Development Unit facility at Bovington, October 2024. Credit: Crown Copyright / UK Ministry of Defence. Production of Ajax will continue unchanged despite defects reported by training crews in November 2025 General Dynamics Land Systems UK will continue to meet its contractual requirements with the British Army as they wait on the findings of ongoing investigations launched on 22 January 2026 There are currently three separate investigations into the UK’s troublesome medium weight armoured fighting vehicle, none of which have concluded at the time of writing There will be no…

The model of a transport aircraft was dominating the stand of the Xinxing Import and Export Chinese company at the World Defense Show in Riyadh. Not a major news in itself, should it not be an unmanned aircraft, which brings us in a new era of logistic transport Known as XX-20 or CH-YH1000, it is capable to operate from grass strips and dirt runways and will therefore be able to deliver supplies close to the frontline without risking the life of aircrew members, and at a speed that is definitely higher compared to that of helicopters. A 300 metres long…

  Barcelona, Spain – February 2026 – Peli Products, the global leader in protective cases and portable lighting systems, today presents the Euro-V™ Rack Case range, a new family of rugged rack-mounted transport solutions designed for demanding professional environments.   Manufactured in Germany as part of a streamlined European production process, the Euro-V Rack Cases are engineered to offer significantly reduced lead times while supporting metric-mounted equipment as standard. The range combines regional manufacturing efficiency with Peli’s proven approach to durability, security and equipment protection, making it well suited to time-critical projects and deployments. The Euro-V Rack Cases feature a steel rack…

February 16, 2026 This week’s product, the Omnetics Nano-D/Bi-Lobe Single Row Horizontal SMT (AA) connectors, meet MIL-STD 32139 and are designed for the stringent size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements needed for military and space applications. The devices are suited for applications calling for extreme signal integrity and harsh-environment specifications such as radar, weapons systems, communications gear, satellites, instrumentation, avionics, and more. The Nano-D/Bi-Lobe connectors offer an extremely low-profile package that is well-suited for pick-and-place mounting methods. They also have a very tight pitch of .025″ (.64 mm) centerlines. Featuring Omnetics highly reliable gold-plated Flex Pin contact system, the connectors conform…

The United States plans to deploy more high-tech missile systems to the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies on Tuesday condemned what they called China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”Beijing has repeatedly expressed alarm over the installation in the northern Philippines of a U.S. mid-range missile system called the Typhon in 2024 and of an anti-ship missile launcher last year. It said the U.S. weapons were aimed at containing China’s rise and warned that these were a threat to regional stability.China has asked the Philippines to withdraw the missile launchers from…

The trial supports communication between naval vessels participating in day and night exercises at sea. Credit: Italian Navy. Ericsson, Leonardo and the Italian Navy have concluded a maritime connectivity test involving the deployment of an Ericsson 5G Standalone (SA) system between naval vessels during an operational exercise in the Gulf of Taranto. The trial facilitated secure real-time communication and data sharing between ships as part of the Italian Navy’s Operational Experimentation (OPEX) 2-25. 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 exercise, technicians…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter has evolved into a counter-drone platform in recent years — something we have been following closely. While the Israeli Air Force had pioneered this role for the AH-64 for years, the U.S. Army has now formally codified it and added new capabilities in the process. Now, as we had suggested some time ago, the Apache is getting proximity-fuzed 30mm cannon shells for its chin-mounted M230 cannon that will add to its drone-killing arsenal, giving it a cheaper…