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This is the BTR-22 armoured fighting vehicle, which is armed with a 30mm cannon and carries eight infantrymen. (Gordon Arthur)Amidst its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Russia continues to develop new weapons. For the first time, Rosoboronexport exhibited two of them – a multiple rocket launcher and an armoured fighting vehicle – at World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, held from 8-11 February.First up, Rosoboronexport exhibited its Sarma multiple rocket launcher. It is designed to supplement the Tornado-S, with its key attribute being the ability to fire both guided and unguided rockets. It is an improvement upon the Smerch, which fires…

Iran Press TV Monday, 09 February 2026 6:27 AM Norway’s Foreign Ministry says diplomat Mona Juul will step down from her post following a “serious lapse in judgment” connected to her past contacts with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Juul had been suspended earlier this week from her role as ambassador to Jordan and Iraq while the ministry examined links revealed in a large cache of US government documents related to Epstein. The inquiry concluded that the matter had undermined confidence in her ability to continue in the position. “Juul’s contact with Epstein represents a grave error of…

In financial markets, timing is everything—for government policymakers as much as investors. So when word leaked this week that Chinese regulators were urging domestic financial institutions to limit their purchases of US Treasuries—and telling those with large exposures to reduce their positions—one question jumped out: why now? After all, the leak came at a time when this guidance had reportedly already been in place for weeks. One major clue may be that the news broke on Bloomberg less than one week after Qiushi, a leading Chinese Communist Party journal for disseminating official views, published a 2024 speech by President Xi…

Mansur Abdul-Malik, who now competes in the UFC, says he originally got into fighting because he wanted to be a Ninja Turtle. The 28-year-old boasts a pro-MMA record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw. What’s more impressive is the stats. In 2024, Mansur Abdul-Malik earned a Round 2 TKO victory over Wes Schultz on Dana White’s Contender Series to secure a UFC contract. Later that year, he made his octagon debut against Duško Todorović and secured a Round 1 knockout victory. His second fight in the UFC was against Nick Klein in February 2025, which he won by…

Leidos, RegScale to improve digital security for DoD and federal agencies. Credit: DC Studio/Shutterstock.com. Leidos has announced the integration of its UpHold Armor with RegScale’s Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) platform in a move aimed at enhancing cybersecurity for the US Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies. The collaboration seeks to automate risk management processes and maintain operational continuity as government computing systems face persistent cyber threats. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The combined solution will first be implemented for the…

WORLD DEFENSE SHOW 2026 — Artificial intelligence is dominating discourse in the defense world, and Saudi Arabia is no exception. Check out the video above to get more on the Saudi perspective on AI-powered decision making and new details about Saudi Arabian Military Industries’ evolution to keep pace with modern threats. Be sure to follow Breaking Defense’s coverage on the ground throughout the week.

UFC recently made an unexpected roster move by parting ways with a promising bantamweight fighter. The athlete in question is Javid Basharat, who is coming off a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over a promotional newcomer, Gianni Vazquez, after accepting the bout on just two days’ notice at UFC Vegas 113 inside the META Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Basharat was initially scheduled to face Said Nurmagomedov last Saturday, but the bout fell through after Nurmagomedov withdrew for undisclosed reasons, leading to a late replacement matchup against Vazquez. Despite emerging victorious, “Snow Leopard” has now been released by the UFC in…

President Donald Trump’s stated reasons for why he wants the United States to take possession of Greenland have varied over the past year, but one is increasingly gaining traction in political discourse: The U.S. needs to acquire Greenland to protect itself against missile attacks. It does not, and forcing the issue actually weakens U.S. national security. Much of this is tied to the proposed Golden Dome missile defense system, though specific details of the program have yet to fully emerge. House and Senate appropriators noted in the fiscal defense appropriations bill that “due to insufficient budgetary information, the House and…

Kevin Holland now has a date for his next UFC fight. According to a report from MMA journalist Marcel Dorff on Tuesday, Holland is expected to take on a fellow welterweight veteran at UFC 327. The bout was initially confirmed by social media user KrazyKev. The UFC’s fourth numbered event of 2026, is set for April 11 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The UFC 327 card is already beginning to take shape, highlighted by light heavyweight matchups featuring Paulo Costa vs. Azamat Murzakanov and Dominick Reyes vs. Johnny Walker. Image: Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports What Form Do Kevin…

Shortly after U.S. special forces raided Caracas and captured the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro in early January, Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, offered a blunt justification for the Trump administration’s actions. “You can talk all you want about international niceties,” he said, “but we live in a world, in the real world… that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power.” Miller’s comments painted the United States as a strong country, anxious about threats in a disordered world, acting aggressively and preemptively to ensure its own security.This ethos increasingly appears…