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The Fiscal Year 2027 Presidential budget Request includes a major overhaul for the U.S. Navy’s Strike Weapons inventory, with over $5.23 billion dollars in funds requested for strike munitions. Major Tomahawk replenishment A 785 strong buy of RGM/UGM-109 Tomahawks headlines the Navy’s requested strike weapons procurement, with an increase of 730 missiles to be funded compared to FY 2026 numbers, with the buy carrying a price tag of $3,008,909,000. Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise missiles (TLAMs) continue to serve as both the surface and submarine Navy’s deep strike backbone, with Naval News reporting on persistent usage throughout Operation Epic Fury. New…

In the third episode of UFC 327 Embedded, Jiri Prochazka completes his last strength training; Dominick Reyes hits high speeds in the open water; Vicente Luque gets a nice sweat while finishing out his camp; Johnny Walker relaxes in the spa while getting his nails done; Cub Swanson hangs out with his kids before his last dance; Paulo Costa takes in Miami from a yacht; Azamat Murzakanov shows off the hands that made him famous; Carlos Ulberg kicks off his fight week in the gym.UFC 327 takes place on Saturday, April 11 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. The event…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Ocean freight rates have continued to increase since the start of the Iran war in February, in part due to fuel charges stemming from the rising cost of oil, according to a Freightos weekly update from April 7. On the Asia to U.S. West Coast tradelane, rates were up 11% week over week to $2,420 per forty-foot equivalent unit, per the Freightos Baltic Index. Meanwhile, rates from Asia to the East Coast rose 5% from the prior week to $3,350 per…

Watch as Chris Heria takes bodybuilder and YouTuber Mike Thurston through his calisthenics workout in the gym. Chris tests Mike to see whether his weightlifting strength actually helps him survive the workout. Mike give it his all and tries a selection of the hardest calisthenics skills such as the full planche. Watch the full video to see how he gets on… Watch the Video Mike Thurston is a British fitness entrepreneur from Leeds, YouTuber, and former physique competitor. He gained popularity through bodybuilding-style competitions and built a large following online by sharing training, nutrition, and lifestyle content. He also runs…

In 2024, Shaan Shaikh wrote, “Three Visions for NATO Air and Missile Defense,” where he laid out three potential scenarios NATO could take in the next few years to further its air and missile defense capabilities. Two years later, amidst alliance tensions and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, we asked Shaan to revisit his arguments. Image: Sgt. Mariah Gonzalez via DVIDSIn your 2024 article, you laid out three potential directions NATO could take in the next few years for further developing its air and missile defense capabilities. Two years later, amidst alliance tensions and ongoing conflicts in…

Iranian strategy in its conflict with the US and the Gulf this past month has relied on drone strikes. Credit: Shutterstock/Anelo. The US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire today (8 April) with talks starting in Islamabad on Friday 10 April Pakistan, appointed mediator, claims the truce extends across the region, including Lebanon But Israel contests this point, suggesting that the ceasefire does not extend to its operations against Hezbollah, which Netanyahu insists remains a separate theatre There is no consensus about the conditions of the two-week ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran early this morning. The…

8 April 2026 – Following the contract for 40 naval units for the Italian Coast Guard, the collaboration between the Italy-based shipyard and the Turkish boat builder is expanding to the development of Unmanned and Hybrid Surface Vessel platforms for the Guardia di Finanza, and other government institutions. Production will take place at the Piloda facilities. Piloda Shipyard, through its Piloda Defence division, Havelsan and VN Maritime Technologies have signed a strategic framework cooperation agreement for the development, marketing, integration and delivery of hybrid surface vessels, configurable for manned, unmanned or mixed-mode operations. The platforms will be manufactured at Piloda…

The RN has contracted Teledyne Marine to supply underwater gliders and other capabilities to support its underwater warfare sensing requirements. (Royal Navy) The UK Royal Navy (RN) has contracted Teledyne Marine to supply underwater gliders and other sensing platforms to enhance oceanographic and environmental data collection capabilities, the service reported. The contract has been awarded as part of the RN’s ‘Future Maritime Data Gathering’ programme, with the new capability designed to generate data that will be delivered directly to frontline operators in the navy’s Information Warfare branch meteorological and oceanographic (IW METOC) teams. According to a Navy statement, Teledyne Marine…

Terry Gerton You’ve done some looking into a data set that the DOGE team inside the Health and Human Services agency released. It described it as the largest Medicaid data set in department history. From your legal perspective, what was different about this release compared to prior transparency or fraud prevention efforts? John Barry Well, there’s a couple things. This is the first time that the Department of Health and Human Services has ever released provider-level Medicaid data to the public. Previously, there were very limited ways to access Medicaid provider-level data, meaning data that you could look at specific…

Editor’s note: This report has been updated to reflect the number of U.S. troops wounded in Operation Epic Fury as of April 8, according to U.S. Central Command.In the 40 days since the start of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, 13 U.S. service members have been killed and 381 have been wounded, according to data provided Wednesday by U.S. Central Command.The Defense Department has added the war on Iran to its Defense Casualty Analysis System, a database that catalogues combat casualties dating to World War I. As of Tuesday, the department listed seven service members as having been killed by…