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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 Editor’s Note: This is the latest article in an occasional series exploring how Space Force infrastructure, policies, and processes are adapting to keep pace with the rapid growth in the rocket launch industry. Part 1, on the rise of reusable rockets, is available here. Part 2, on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, is available here. In the last five years, the annual launch rate at the Space Force’s West…

After UFC 327, Dana White was asked to weigh in on former UFC double champion Conor McGregor’s much-awaited return to the octagon. McGregor is the most tested fighter so far in 2026. The promotion has been making sure the Irishman stays clean before any serious comeback talks commence. Previously, the Dubliner wanted to be a part of the June 14 White House card, but later it was revealed that the UFC wouldn’t waste its biggest draw on an event where they wouldn’t generate any profit. Now, McGregor is rumored to be returning in July at UFC 329 during International Fight…

By Alex Raufoglu 04:12 12.4.2026 WASHINGTON — After a grueling 21-hour marathon of high-stakes diplomacy in the Pakistani capital, negotiations between the US and Iran have fractured without a breakthrough. US Vice President JD Vance early on April 12 emerged from the closed-door sessions to announce that while the dialogue was “substantive,” Tehran had ultimately balked at Washington’s core security demands. The failure to secure even a preliminary framework plunges the future of regional stability into a volatile uncertainty, leaving both nations entrenched in a familiar logic of confrontation. The Nuclear ‘Red Line’ Speaking to reporters after the talks concluded,…

Global Times By Xinhua Published: Apr 12, 2026 08:23 AM China on Saturday launched a Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) carrier rocket from the sea, sending a test satellite into its planned orbit to promote satellite internet technology. The SD-3 rocket blasted off at 7:32 p.m. (Beijing Time) from waters off the coast of Yangjiang in south China’s Guangdong Province. This offshore launch mission was carried out by the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. NEWSLETTER Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list

Ukrainian operators of the MIM-104 Patriot air defense system are intercepting ballistic missile targets using a single interceptor missile rather than the two to four missiles that standard engagement doctrine typically calls for, according to a statement from Ukraine’s Air Force reported by Militarny. The disclosure came from a unit commander whose formation operates Patriot […]

SNOWMASS, Colo. –  The year was 2021, and U.S. Army Veteran Andrew Carpenter was brimming with contentment. He was building a career as a software account executive and embracing life in the ever-changing, yet illuminated daze of first-time parenthood. Then without warning, everything changed. After 15 years of military service and overseeing countless tactical aircraft missions, Carpenter had grown accustomed to unpredictability. But there was nothing that could have prepared him for the abrupt reality of being paralyzed. “It pretty much came on suddenly. I got numbness and tingling in my fingers and toes, and that turned into a weakness…

UFC light heavyweight star Jiri Prochazka has refused to make excuses following his defeat in the main event of UFC 327. Last night, Jiri Prochazka had the fight exactly where he would have wanted it when Carlos Ulberg appeared to suffer a knee injury early in the contest. Alas, for whatever reason, Jiri decided to show Carlos mercy, and because of that, he opened up the door for Ulberg to land a beautiful shot that knocked the former champion out and meant that Ulberg left Miami as the new UFC light heavyweight champion. As you can imagine, there are some…

Y’all ready to clutch your pearls? I have some news: I’ve stepped away from taekwondo training indefinitely. Let me clarify–I stopped going to training classes at the end of December and have decided not to go back for an indefinite amount of time. It’s taken several months and a few coaching sessions from my coworkers, also fellow trained coaches, to process my complicated feelings around this. The short version is, I wasn’t having fun anymore, I didn’t look forward to going to class, and I was starting to resent giving up time that I could be using to do something…

Jam Kuradoberi and the version 2.00 patch for Guilty Gear Strive were recently released. Due to the version 2.00 patch applying adjustments to every character, the meta has changed drastically. Just prior to the Arc System World Tour 2025-2026 Finale, Bushin released a tier list for the previous meta of Guilty Gear Strive that indicated that Happy Chaos, Millia, Asuka, Sin and I-No were the best in the game. He recently released a new tier list that provided…

Carlos Ulberg was moments away from watching the UFC light heavyweight title slip away after suffering a knee injury, and then “Black Jag” delivered a wild moment in Miami and took it all back.Ulberg captured the vacant light heavyweight title with a stunning knockout of Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 327 on Saturday night. In the first round, Ulberg faced huge adversity after badly hurting his leg following an awkward misstep, and while Prochazka chopped the legs down with hard kicks, he seemed to let up a bit, and out of nowhere, Ulberg landed a left hook…