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Countering the UAS threat was one of the leitmotif of the World Defense Show, mass production and affordability being among the main issues. Frankenburg Technologies of Estonia showcased its Mark I ultra short-range air defence missile which is about to be mass produced in the ground-based version, while new developments are underway Based in Tallinn, Estonia, Frankenburg Technologies is busy in developing missile systems capable to neutralise current major threats, namely UAVs, that can be easily mass-produced, at a cost which is comparable, or possibly lower, than that of the enemy effector. click on image to enlarge Its first product…

KSA’s Ministry of Defence to introduce advanced maritime patrol and multi-mission capabilities with contract for four C-27J MPA aircraft Rome, 16 February 2026 -The global presence of the Leonardo C-27J Spartan multi-mission tactical transport aircraft, with more than 290,000 flight hours worldwide, is set to grow with a new addition to the number of leading operators that have chosen and are using the aircraft to meet their demanding requirements. Leonardo will supply four C-27J Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defence, providing the capabilities needed to cope with modern submarine and sea surface threats,…

Britain to deliver £500m in new air defence systems to bolster Ukraine’s defence. Credit: Watcharisma/Shutterstock.com. The UK government has pledged an urgent supply of air defence missiles and systems, worth over £500m ($681m), to Ukraine, in response to continuing attacks on energy infrastructure and homes. UK Defence Secretary John Healey MP made the announcement as he co-chaired the 33rd Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at Nato headquarters in Brussels on 12 February 2026. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Included in the…

Hawk T2 aircraft from 4 Squadron at Royal Air Force Valley, Anglesey, North Wales on 5 July 2024. Credit: Crown Copyright / UK Ministry of Defence. The UK Ministry of Defence will lean on qualified flying instructors (QFIs) from the Indian Air Force (IAF) to teach fast jet training at RAF Valley These three instructors will educate Royal Air Force (RAF) trainee pilots to fly the Hawk T2 or Texan T1 aircraft The move will help the UK overcome its dire shortage of qualified instructors Three QFIs from the IAF will deploy to RAF Valley, on the island of Anglesey,…

Poland – Ministry of National Defence 12.02.2026 – We see the response of the European Union, a response that Poland has given first – radically raising defence spending. I would like to remind you that in four years we have tripled our defence budget, from around 60 billion in 2022 to 200 billion this year. We are the foremost leader of growth. Every country fulfils the 2% obligation now. Much was accelerated, especially the vector of Polish security aimed at the Baltic Sea. What did the United States Secretary of War say? A very important thing, that we will never…

Islam Makhachev has spoken candidly about why he wants to be a part of the UFC White House Card. In a recent interview with Arena Fight TV, the UFC welterweight champion discussed many different things related to his MMA career. At one point during the sitdown, when weighing in on why he wants to be a part of the White House card, Makhachev confessed that he’s made enough money fighting and now he wants to have his name etched in history books by being part of the June 14 card. The White House card has been dubbed a once-in-a-lifetime event,…

Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 director, visited the FBI’s National Training Center for counter-small unmanned aircraft systems in Huntsville, Alabama, yesterday to solidify a strategic alliance to protect the nation from unmanned aerial threats. The visit centered on increasing collaboration between the War Department and the FBI to enhance homeland defense through joint training and the accelerated development of counter-UAS capabilities with federal interagency partners.  A primary focus of the discussion was enhancing efforts to coordinate security preparations for this summer’s FIFA World Cup. Ross and Mike Torphy, FBI acting assistant section chief for UAS…

Back in the day there was very little formal BJJ instruction. Rather than train with a blue belt who had learned two mount escapes and had paid a large affiliation fee to a Brazilian blackbelt I decided to find another way. My solution at the time was to train at the UBC Judo. Unlike most clubs that club spent half the class on newaza (groundwork). That meant I could make relatively good progress just analysing bootleg competition footage from Brazil and the occasional instructional , and then go practice the material on a cadre of willing bodies. (Which is why…

On February 24, the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine will reach a grim milestone, grinding into its fifth year. For Ukraine, this war is a continuation of Russia’s 2014 invasion. For Russia, what was branded as a “special military operation” has now gone on longer than even the Soviet Union’s “Great Patriotic War” from 1941 to 1945 and has cost hundreds of thousands of lives. The 2022 invasion started as a failed Russian attempt to quickly subjugate Ukraine but has become Europe’s largest conventional conflict since World War II. A war initially defined by maneuver, in which Russian forces tried…

Introduction The month of February continues to bring strategy gaming enthusiasts plenty of great news and some excellent games. Mewgenics, a new turn-based strategy game, is out, and players are loving it. Burden of Command: Three Nations DLC gets a release date, and a new Steam Fest is coming at the end of February. Let’s dive straight into this week’s strategy and wargaming news! Mewgenics Out Now Mewgenics is a new turn-based strategy game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh. The game’s premise is… quite peculiar, to say the very least. Players can…