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Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said its Alpha special operations unit destroyed roughly half of Russia’s Pantsir truck-mounted road-mobile air defense systems eliminated during 2025 operations, according to an official statement released by the agency. The SBU stated that fighters from the Alpha Center for Special Operations targeted Russian Pantsir surface-to-air missile and gun systems throughout […]

Hands-on Run real Windows in an automatically managed virtual machine, and mix Windows apps in their own windows on your Linux desktop. WinApps and WinBoat both deliver the same functionality: they run real Windows in a VM and export native Windows apps in individual windows onto your Linux desktops, integrated with your native Linux applications, via the wizardry of Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol. RDP was Microsoft’s answer to X11, before the great minds of the Wayland project came along to tell us that we don’t need such things. For all the abilities of modern Linux, there are some apps –…

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 The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies failing to coordinate properly, experts say. The FAA ordered a 10-day shutdown of all flight traffic over El Paso after U.S.…

It’s the weekend, which means it’s time to check out what’s new to play if you’re into RPGs and turn-based strategy, because that’s all I cover here. If you’ve been following my pages regularly, you’ll know that a few days ago I launched a new column dedicated to playable demos. That means you won’t find demos in this recap anymore; those now have their own spotlight every Wednesday. With that out of the way, let’s dive into the latest releases that dropped over the past few days, because there are several heavy hitters worth adding to your radar. Mewgenics Developers:…

ESPN and ONE Championship announced a multi-year exclusive broadcast agreement, bringing the organization to audiences across Australia and New Zealand. The deal positions ESPN as the sole broadcaster for ONE events in the region, excluding select pay-per-view offerings. The agreement launches with ONE Fight Night 40 on Saturday, February 14, at 1:00 PM AEDT from Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium. ESPN will broadcast all ONE content live across its distribution network spanning Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV, and Sky NZ. Coverage includes flagship numbered events, monthly ONE Fight Night shows, and the weekly ONE Friday Fights series. ONE Championship showcases elite…

Grip strength is often treated as a side quest in training programs. Lifters obsess over curls, extensions, and pressing strength, while grip work gets pushed to the warm-up or tacked onto the end of a session—if it happens at all. That’s a mistake. Grip strength is not just about holding onto a barbell. It plays a direct role in overall upper-body strength, neuromuscular efficiency, injury prevention, and even long-term health outcomes. Large-scale epidemiological studies have linked grip strength to all-cause mortality, cardiovascular health, and functional independence later in life (Leong et al., 2015; Bohannon, 2019). For athletes and recreational lifters,…

Next week, the Army plans to debut what’s meant to be a “generational” change in the way it provides food to soldiers. At Fort Hood, Texas, the service plans to launch its new “campus-style” dining concept — a model that could eventually replace legacy dining facilities around the world. But to do it at just one installation, the Army had to overcome some significant bureaucratic and acquisition hurdles. Next week’s launch will be the first of what are meant to be five campus-style facilities under a contract the Army announced last year with Compass Group, a firm that operates food…

United States Coast Guard Press Release | Feb. 13, 2026 Coast Guard Arctic District Public Affairs KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest and sixth Arctic District Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Mann (WPC 1160), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Friday. The ceremony was presided over by Rear Adm. Bob Little, commander of the Arctic District. Members of the Mann family were also in attendance, including the cutter’s sponsor, Mrs. Eugenia “Jeannie” Mann Hyder, niece of Frederick Mann. “Commissioning the Frederick Mann increases U.S. strength and ensures…

CRISTÓBAL COLÓN, Panama — U.S. service members and Panamanian security forces are set to hold the Jungle Operations Training Course-Panama, JOTC-P, Feb. 3–20 at Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón. The 18-day program will be conducted in a combined U.S.-Panamanian setting and focused on honing jungle warfare skills to enhance multinational interoperability. Coordinated by the Joint Security Cooperation Group–Panama, the course brings together U.S. Army Soldiers from the Army Security Cooperation Group – South and the 82nd Airborne Division — with support from Joint Task Force-Bravo — as well as U.S. Marines, training side-by-side with partners from Panama’s Servicio Nacional de Frontera,…

Fight fans witnessed a true combat rarity earlier today (Sat., Feb. 14, 2026) at Naiza FC 81 from Kostanay, Kazakhstan, as undefeated Russian fighter Ramadan Gasanov delivered a walk-off suplex knockout that left his opponent completely unconscious.Saturday’s mixed martial arts (MMA) docket was scarce given the double holiday weekend, but that didn’t stop Naiza FC from putting on another show overseas. In turn, this allowed hardcore fight fans the opportunity to see one of the most unique finishes in all of MMA, which is the suplex knockout.We’ve seen some knockout slams over the years —including the infamous Rampage Jackson finish…