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ROME — Italy, Japan and the U.K. have signed a stopgap contract to keep work going on their joint GCAP fighter program for three months, giving the U.K. time to free up more funding.The joint program office created by the three nations announced the signing of a £686 million ($906 million) development contract on Thursday with Edgewing, the joint venture set up to develop the sixth-generation jet by local champions BAE Systems, Leonardo, and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd. (JAIEC).“The £686 million contract invests in key design and engineering activities and enables the trilateral partnership to build momentum and…

Braden Peters, aka Clavicular, has an interesting take on how Arman Tsarukyan can get more title fights in the UFC.Tsarukyan’s last outing was in 2025 at UFC Qatar, where he submitted Dan Hooker. After that, he was denied a title shot. In 2026, Tsarukyan hopes to serve as backup for the UFC Freedom 250 headliner, which features a lightweight title unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. Tsarukyan has said that his next fight will be announced after the White House card.In the meantime, the Armenian has been busy with his RAF and HYPE FC outings. Most recently, as…

As an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling and an athletic freak for a heavyweight, Gable Steveson could have worked with virtually anybody to get him ready for his transition into MMA.But the 25-year-old prospect lucked into partnering with Jon Jones prior to his showdown against Stipe Miocic when the former UFC heavyweight and light heavyweight champion was seeking physically imposing grapplers to get ready for the fight. Steveson was more than happy to help but that training camp forged a bond with Jones and it didn’t take long for the University of Minnesota standout to realize he found the perfect…

Orientation flights have returned to RAF Mildenhall, giving Airmen the opportunity to see the mission they support and better understand how their work contributes to global operations. The program allows Airmen and eligible Department of the Air Force civilians assigned to RAF Mildenhall to fly aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker and observe aerial refueling firsthand. The program was reintroduced at the request of 100th Air Refueling Wing leadership, bringing back an opportunity that has not been available at RAF Mildenhall in several years. The goal is to strengthen Airmen’s connection to the mission while also recognizing strong performers across the wing.…

Republic of the Philippines – Department of Foreign Affairs MANILA 02 April 2026 — Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro had a very productive phone conversation today with the Iranian Foreign Minister, His Excellency Seyed Abbas Araghchi, to discuss stronger bilateral cooperation on all fronts. During the call, the Iranian Foreign Minister assured the Secretary that Iran will allow the safe, unhindered, and expeditious passage through the Strait of Hormuz of Philippine-flagged vessels, energy sources, and all Filipino seafarers. Secretary Lazaro noted that this positive development is vital for the Philippines, as it will not only ensure the safety…

The U.S. military declared space superiority over Iran this week, but defense experts question what that means given the country’s inchoate military space program and heavy reliance on space-based intelligence from other nations.Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, said Tuesday that the U.S. had established control of the space domain during Operation Epic Fury. It was nearly a month after CENTCOM had announced “Iran’s equivalent of Space Command” was destroyed, which harmed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ ability to coordinate retaliatory strikes.“Our Space Force has given us the ultimate high ground, delivering space superiority, which has been…

April 2, 2026 Release The U.S. Army’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires, in partnership with the U.S. Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive Strategic Systems Programs, conducted a successful launch of a common hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on March 26, 2026. The Army and Navy partnership to field a common hypersonic missile across land- and sea-based platforms supports the National Defense Strategy by accelerating timelines, reducing costs, and delivering a highly survivable capability to defeat time-sensitive, heavily defended, and high-value targets at speeds exceeding Mach 5. NEWSLETTER Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. President Donald Trump is imposing a 100% tariff on patented pharmaceutical products and ingredients while also carving out reduced rates for certain goods and trade partners. The duty will go into effect on July 31 for a list of 17 major pharmaceutical companies, including Eli Lilly and Co., Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, according to an executive order Trump signed Thursday. Other companies will begin facing the tariff on Sept. 29.  However, only a 15% tariff will be imposed on covered pharmaceutical products…

As hiking season ramps up, more people start eyeing longer trails, bigger climbs, and weekends spent outside. It sounds simple enough. Lace up, hit the trail, then take in the views as the trees open up and the air starts to feel a little thinner. But a few miles in, once the trail pitches upward and your footing turns uneven, the effort starts to settle in. Your legs lose some pop, your breathing sharpens, and the rhythm you had early on begins to slip. From a performance standpoint, hiking lives in its own lane. You’re moving for extended periods, navigating…

Since the beginning of the year, President Donald Trump has enthusiastically reinstated regime change as a key tool of U.S. statecraft, despite previously campaigning against the military excesses of former presidents. This drastic foreign policy reversal owes much to his administration’s dramatic capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a successful raid and arrest on Jan. 3. Clearly encouraged by the apparent ease with which this act of leadership decapitation converted a one-time regional adversary into something Trump can present as a vassal state virtually overnight, the administration has sought to replicate this success in other revisionist states, most…