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Disclaimer: this analysis is based on analyst observations and has not been fact checked by the vendor Direct materials management has been a hot market for a few years now, and the recent events that induced supply chain disruptions added to the attention. Consequently, it also brought solution providers with dedicated capabilities for direct spend under the spotlight. Poland-based Procurence is such a provider. Over the past few years, Procurence has quietly evolved from a focused supplier management solution into a comprehensive collaboration and integration platform for direct materials. Its solution, Meercat, now connects quality, sourcing, risk, ESG and supplier…

Photo: French Air ForceDefense Feeds, Paris – What started as an unconventional idea has suddenly become military reality. The French Air and Space Force pulled off something few European nations have attempted: turning the MQ-9 Reaper into a dedicated anti-drone hunter.During early April tests at Île du Levant in Var, the AAE working alongside France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) fired Hellfire missiles at unmanned aerial targets. It worked. The Reaper’s mission set just expanded dramatically, shifting from surveillance and precision strikes into air defense territory that was previously the exclusive domain of fighter jets.What made this remarkable wasn’t just the…

News April 09, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via BAE Systems WARTON, England. BAE Systems completed a test firing of a low-cost precision weapon from a Eurofighter Typhoon to examine its use against threats from uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), the company announced in a statement. According to the statement, the trial used the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guidance kit, which was launched from a Royal Air Force Typhoon test and evaluation aircraft at a ground target on a U.K. military test range. BAE Systems says the test was conducted from its flight-test development center in…

It isn’t rare for me to hear people say that “strategy games are too complex” or “too time-consuming”, and even “they’re just too complicated and convoluted”, amongst my circle of friends, and all around the internet. While that might be true in some cases, it’s far from being the norm, and the problem usually arises when people try to immediately jump into the most complicated of strategy titles around. So, to help you avoid this pitfall, and if you’re the kind of gamer who’s looking to jump into strategy games, and everything looks so intimidating, this is the list for…

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attends Rocketsan production facility opening ceremony, 7 April 2026. Credit: Directorate of Communications. Türkiye’s President Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of a new munitions production facility in Ankara Erdoğan was quick to stress the strategic autonomy of Türkiye’s sovereign defence industry But recent the interception of Iranian ballistic missiles in Turkish airspace demonstrates the the nation’s close coordination with Nato’s air defence architecture Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the opening ceremony of a new munitions production facility in Ankara on 7 April, where he extolled the state-run company Roketsan and accented the autonomy of…

Terry Gerton You have just done a review of the Housing and Urban Development Administration after one year of the second Trump administration, and you found something really interesting, I think — that HUD withdrew a wide swath of long-standing fair housing guidance in its first year. As you dug in, what did you identify as perhaps motivations for this approach? Gwen Roy-Harrison So I think some of HUD’s motivation is spelled out in their withdrawal memos. They cite that these documents were sub-regulatory guidance, not binding law, and they were intended to provide a roadmap for stakeholders, but not…

An Army doctor at a Texas base is now facing an expanded set of sexual assault and misconduct charges involving 73 victims.The Army on April 7 preferred more charges against Maj. Blaine McGraw, an obstetrician-gynocologist assigned to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, according to a Wednesday statement from the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel. He is now facing six charges and 146 specifications related to sexual misconduct that the Army alleges occurred between October 2023 and December 2025. McGraw remains innocent until proven guilty, the office said. The charges include dozens of specifications of…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 10:39, April 09, 2026 BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) — China’s top anti-graft official Li Xi on Wednesday called for high-quality disciplinary inspection work to ensure a sound start to the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the central leading group on disciplinary inspection, made the remarks at a meeting on national disciplinary inspection work. The meeting also marked the launch of the seventh round of disciplinary inspection of the 20th CPC Central Committee, covering…

The British Army will operate three Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters like this one in Brunei. (UK MoD)The UK maintains a troop contingent in Brunei, and the Southeast Asian sultanate recently welcomed the arrival of a pair of Airbus H145 Jupiter HC Mk2 helicopters to support the British Forces Brunei garrison.Their new-founded presence in Brunei was announced by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 7 April. A third H145 helicopter is due before the end of 2026.The MoD noted that crews in Brunei will be able to build upon the experiences of those who have been operating the…

Vienna, 9 April 2026: The French Navy, through the French Government defence procurement and technology agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement, DGA) and Naval Group, has ordered five additional CAMCOPTER® S-100 systems under the Navy’s unmanned aviation programme. Naval Group, as prime contractor and lead system integrator,will deploy and integrate the systems on the Frégates Européennes Multi-Mission (FREMM) including mission management through the Steeris® MS system. Each system consists of two CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV), increasing the French Navy’s total fleet to eight S-100 systems, once deliveries are completed. The systems will be delivered progressively, starting 2026. The French…