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Issued by Defence Media 3 February 2026 Two Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac Class frigates have sailed from Fleet Base West in Western Australia as part of the Australian Defence Force’s Regional Presence Deployment program. HMA Ships Toowoomba and Warramunga will conduct exercises and engagements in South, Southeast and East Asia in Australia’s first and second Regional Presence Deployments for 2026. Regional Presence Deployments allow Australia to maintain a near-continuous maritime presence within the region to support Indo-Pacific security and stability. Chief of Joint Operations, Vice Admiral Justin Jones, AO, CSC, RAN, said the deployment of these ships is consistent…

UFC star Sean O’Malley has his eyes firmly set on one thing – a rematch against Petr Yan with the UFC bantamweight championship on the line. Everyone knows that Sean O’Malley is one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts today. In the wake of his win over Song Yadong, he’s now in a position where he could arguably be thrust back into a title fight. Of course, the likes of Umar Nurmagomedov and Merab Dvalishvili will probably have something to say about that, but the UFC White House card needs some star power, and ‘Suga’ is someone who…

Raytheon, a division of RTX, announced Wednesday that it would ramp up production of several key missile systems, weeks after President Donald Trump threatened to nix the company’s government contracts unless it invested more in manufacturing. The defense giant said it reached five agreements with the Pentagon to accelerate annual deliveries of these precision munitions — by as much as four times their current rates — including more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, at least 1,900 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and roughly 500 SM-6 missiles. Production of SM-3 IIA and SM-3 IB missile defense interceptors are also expected to…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Senior Air Force leaders have a message for security forces Airmen: Set a better example. “To security forces: you are expected to set the example by upholding standards and enforcing rules with integrity,” states a Jan. 30 memo from Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe, himself a former security forces Airmen. The memo was posted on the unofficial Air…

Growing reliance on air defence capabilities has prompted Leonardo to introduce the Michelangelo Dome, a modular, open-architecture, scalable and multidomain integrated defence solution, revealed in late November 2025. The system is built around a robust C5 architecture combined with multiple sensors and effectors, forming an initial modular protective layer referred to as the “Dead Zone,” in which hostile threats are neutralised using point-defence assets. During a briefing held at its Brescia facility in northern Italy, Leonardo detailed its plans to adapt naval artillery technologies into land-based effectors that can be deployed in static, relocatable or mobile configurations. This new family…

Today we take a look at a type XV Black Prince sword that is outfitted with a blade designed for practicing armored combat. One of the challenges of reconstructing the martial arts of the past is finding training weapons that are safe enough to use in various contexts, but that also behave similarly to real sharp weapons without killing your friends (this is a fast way to run out of amigos). This is Nathan’s personal training sword that was designed to be very rigid with a tip narrow enough to bind with chainmail, but with a safe edge and historically…

Jackie Buntan carries more than championship gold into her upcoming rematch. She’s bringing the memory of two first-round knockdowns and a plan to ensure they never happen again. The ONE Women’s Strawweight Kickboxing World Champion defends her title against Stella Hemetsberger at ONE Fight Night 40 on Friday, February 13, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Their September clash at ONE Fight Night 35 ended with Hemetsberger capturing the vacant ONE Women’s Strawweight Muay Thai World Title. The Austrian dropped Buntan twice in the opening round with short counters that shifted the entire fight. Hemetsberger edged the Filipino-American by unanimous…

WASHINGTON — The fiscal 2027 budget season has barely started, but the head of the House Armed Services Committee is setting two major goals for the year: securing $450 billion for defense in an upcoming reconciliation bill, and using the next defense policy bill to expand the defense industrial base. In an exclusive interview with Breaking Defense, HASC Chairman Mike Rogers said that he is working with his Senate counterpart, Sen. Roger Wicker, to lock that funding in. “We’ve informed our leadership of that,” he said Wednesday. “We’re not talking about something frivolous here. We’re talking about national defense.” That…

Funds allocated to the MoD represents 14.67% of the total national budget. Credit: Sreeyash Lohiya/Shutterstock.com. The Indian Government has allocated Rs7.85tn ($86.7bn) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the Union Budget for the 2026–27 financial year, marking a 15.19% rise compared to the previous year’s estimates. This funding, announced on 1 February 2026, represents 14.67% of the total national budget, the largest share among all ministries. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The defence budget has nearly tripled since 2013–14, when it…

Acquiring education or training beyond high school is increasingly important for jobs in the United States. The growth of occupations requiring postsecondary education and training and the emergence of new workplace technologies that may require continuous reskilling and upskilling have increased interest in stackable credentials, in which a short-term credential builds toward a higher-level credential. As workforce needs continue to evolve, colleges and other postsecondary education providers are offering a wide variety of credentials, including college certificates, industry certifications or licenses, apprenticeships, and associate degrees. Drawing from a mixed-methods evidence base of prior research, this paper presents nine promising practices…