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The U.S. Air Force said Thursday that government-owned autonomous software programs have been successfully integrated into both of its prototype collaborative combat aircraft, in a major milestone.In a statement, the service said this shows a central pillar of its CCA strategy — that they can be easily modified and upgraded using a modular open systems architecture — can work, and improve how the defense industrial base operates.CCAs are drone wingmen that are intended to fly sem-autonomously alongside aircraft such as the F-35A and next-generation F-47 fighter. The Air Force hopes to field at least 1,000 CCAs in varying configurations, and…

Imagine trying to stop a rocket… with a beam of light.No missile trail. No explosion in the launcher. Just a silent flash, almost invisible, traveling at 299,792 kilometers per second. That’s the promise behind the Iron Beam Laser, Israel’s high-energy laser air defense system that aims to rewrite the rules of modern warfare.For years, missile defense has meant launching another missile to intercept the incoming one. Effective? Yes. Affordable at scale? Not exactly. Each interceptor in systems like Iron Dome can cost tens of thousands of dollars.Now picture replacing that with a pulse of concentrated energy powered mostly by electricity.…

Mikey Musumeci picked up another impressive win at UFC BJJ 5 on Thursday night.Taking on Shay Montague, Musumeci stated he was going to show off his wrestling and not immediately dive for leg locks. The American grappler even donned the Dagestani chin strap to show his commitment to the game plan.The UFC BJJ bantamweight title was on the line as well as the middleweight title in the co-main event of the evening.The first round saw Mikey Musumeci and Shay Montague in a stalemate. Montague consistently inverted positions looking for leg locks and Musumeci, in his Dagestani arc, refused to engage…

Last November, Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. ambassador to NATO, startled a gathering of European officials at the Berlin Security Conference by remarking that he looked forward to the day when Germany would tell the United States, “We’re ready to take over the supreme allied commander position.” Despite Whitaker’s acknowledgment that such a moment was not imminent, his comments nonetheless shocked the audience of seasoned security officials who, like much of Washington, have long regarded NATO’s top military post as an American prerogative.Whitaker’s remark is indicative of a broader pattern of U.S. disengagement from the transatlantic alliance that has taken shape…

Madrid, February 11, 2026. – Indra Group has been included in the prestigious MSCI Index, one of the main global benchmark stock market indices, as announced today by Morgan Stanley Capital International at the closing of the US market. This is particularly significant news, given that analysts hadn’t anticipated the inclusion of the Spanish corporation in this global index, making it an endorsement of its stability and performance as a company. Indra Group has thus become the only Spanish company to join the MSCI World index during this review, reinforcing its strategic positioning in the global markets and confirming their…

Kyoji Horiguchi is a well-traveled combatant and the ranked UFC flyweight, even previously threw down with the current BKFC welterweight champion. Dustin Pague is the gloveless titleholder in question, and Pague had a fight with Kyoji Horiguchi in MMA years back. When asked for his thoughts on Horiguchi’s return to the UFC that has seen him reinserted into the flyweight contendership conversation in a big way, Dustin Pague said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker], “That kid’s a; he’s a stud, man. He’s a tough little fighter. Yeah, my journey has been crazy. I mean, I fought some of the best fighters…

The Air Force is using a framework to test autonomy on its drone wingman prototypes, showing that multiple companies can supply hardware and software for its future collaborative combat aircraft.Using the government-owned Autonomy Government Reference Architecture, or A-GRA, the service has integrated RTX Collins software with General Atomics YFQ-42 aircraft and Shield AI’s technology on Anduril’s YFQ-44 CCA, according to a Thursday news release.“By proving the architecture functions effectively across different airframes and mission autonomy from different vendors, the Air Force is demonstrating that mission software can be decoupled from specific vehicle hardware, breaking down barriers for technology integration and…

Myanmar presents a perplexing case of a state that played a prominent role in global and regional affairs soon after its independence from colonial rule, but today it is mired in protracted internal conflicts and struggles to remain visible internationally. There is no dearth of literature elucidating the entrenched nature of Myanmar’s complex conflict dynamics and its ties with the outside world. Despite the rich body of work on Myanmar’s prolonged conflicts and its external role and engagements, a dimension that has not received much attention in existing literature is: How the emergence of regions impacted Myanmar’s identity and its…

The proposed DAP-2026 draft aims to align India’s defence acquisition with the evolving geo-strategic landscape. Credit: Hamara/Shutterstock.com. The Indian Department of Defence has released a draft of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)-2026, which is set to replace the current Defence Acquisition Procedure-2020, pending approval. The proposed changes intend to bring India’s defence acquisition in line with “evolving geo-strategic” conditions, the increasing role of the private defence sector, and the technological demands of current military operations. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Under the…

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), the chair of the House Armed Services Committee, is expecting the Pentagon’s budget request for fiscal 2027 to come sometime in March, he told Breaking Defense in exclusive comments. “We’re being told we’re going to get the budget in March, and that it will have more clarity” than last year’s budget request, which was missing details, Rogers said in the latest episode of the Congressional Roundup. “We’ll see. I’m optimistic.” You can watch part one of the interview with Rogers by clicking here.