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The Strategic Signal The operator sits in a secure basement, awaiting the green light to push out a digital expose’ onto carefully selected social media platforms and networks. The information in the expose, all truthful and professionally curated to attract attention, is meant to awaken the populace to ever increasing foreign maligned influence. The only problem: the request to publish it has been pending for over seventy-two hours. On the screen, a deepfake video depicting an allied commander committing a war crime has already been viewed three million times. It has moved from a fringe Telegram channel to WhatsApp groups…

On Thursday, 9 April, COGES Events, organiser of the world-leading defence and security exhibition Eurosatory, invited the press to a briefing at the Elyséum Hall in Paris to present the highlights of the upcoming 2026 edition. Taking place from 15 to 19 June at Paris Nord Villepinte, the event reaffirms its strategic position at the crossroads of global geopolitics, industry, and technological, environmental and societal evolution. click on image to enlarge “Now more than ever, Eurosatory positions defence and security at the heart of contemporary challenges,” stated Charles Beaudouin, CEO of COGES Events. Held every two years in Paris, the…

KNDS, the leading pan-European land defense systems company, today announced the appointment of Arno Schmitz-Urban as Executive Vice President (EVP) Strategy. In this role, he will be responsible for shaping and executing the Group’s strategic agenda, supporting long-term growth, and strengthening KNDS’s position in a rapidly evolving defense and security environment. Arno Schmitz-Urban brings more than 15 years of experience in corporate strategy, mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and portfolio development across defense, industrial and technology-driven sectors. Since 2024 he has served as Director, Group Strategy Development and M&A at Vaillant Group in Germany. Prior to that, he held several senior…

In his long-awaited nuclear deterrence speech, French President Emmanuel Macron laid out his new doctrine of “forward deterrence” (dissuasion avancée) and — for the first time in history — offered to deploy the French Strategic Air Forces to European countries. “In the same way that our strategic submarines dilute naturally in the oceans,” the French president said, “our strategic air forces will also be able to be spread deep into the European continent.”The proposal to deploy French nuclear forces on allied territory may appear similar to the forward deployment of U.S. non-strategic nuclear weapons and NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangements. But the…

Credit: BAE SystemDefense Feeds, Warton — Eurofighter Typhoon counter-drone rockets achieved a major milestone when BAE Systems successfully test-fired laser-guided APKWS munitions from a Royal Air Force jet.The trial marked a significant step toward integrating advanced precision weapons on NATO’s most sophisticated multi-role fighter platform. BAE conducted the test at its flight development center in Warton, Lancashire, with the Typhoon striking a ground-based target at a UK military testing range.The development signals a critical evolution in air combat capability as RAF and allied nations face escalating drone threats. This integration represents what BAE Systems termed a “game-changing capability and cost-effective…

The tech soldiers carry will shape their performance in combat, missions, safety, and health. If you care about any of those things, you will love this episode. The next generation of American soldiers will operate with systems that blur the line between human and machine, but that future is still being worked out in real time. In this episode, three former servicemembers turned industry leaders look ahead to how frontline capabilities may evolve over the next decade and what will constrain them.Image: Sgt. Thiem Huynh via DVIDS. The post The Future Soldier Loadout: Smarter Gear or Dead Weight? appeared first…

Venezuela may soon experience something it has not seen in years: a surge of economic growth and activity. Although the removal of President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces in January left his deputy, Delcy Rodríguez, in place, it has nonetheless opened possibilities that for decades seemed out of reach. Political prisoners are slowly being released, exiles are considering returning home, investors are exploring new opportunities, and countries are reopening their embassies in Caracas. Venezuelans’ long-suppressed hopes are flaring back to life. And so far, the country has avoided the chaos that many thought might follow the downfall of its dictator.A…

PlayStation Plus subscribers can save on the Starter Edition too After nearly five years since its initial release, Guilty Gear Strive just launched its massive Version 2.00 update today, and the developers really want people to jump into the game. Arc System Works has now started their own publisher sale to help celebrate the new update with discounts across the board including a new bundled version of Strive. Although it’s called…

The Philippine Navy is partnering with a local university to develop autonomous drone prototypes, supporting the country’s goal of building a more self-reliant defense posture (SRDP) amid rising security challenges. The Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NSSC) and the Naval Research and Technology Development Center formalized an agreement with Cebu Technological University (CTU) for the development of an aerial Hybrid Marine-Air Vehicle (HMAV) and the sea-based Maritime Autonomous Surface Ship (MASS). The memorandum of agreement was signed during a ceremony held on March 26 at the CTU main campus in Cebu City, led by NSSC commander Rear Admiral Juario Marayag…

UFC champion Khamzat Chimaev has questioned the nature of Arman Tsarukyan’s side quests outside of the promotion. Right now, Arman Tsarukyan is on the outside of the lightweight title picture looking in. After not getting the call to compete for the interim title at the start of the year, he has been left to sit and wait to see what’s going to happen between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250. RELATED: Dana White updates on ‘maniac’ Arman Tsarukyan’s UFC future ahead of lightweight’s UFC 327 attendance Most people would agree that Tsarukyan should be getting a crack…