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Alexander Volkanovski not only convincingly beat Diego Lopes for a second time, he did it in an even more dominant fashion in the main event of UFC 325, delivering a lopsided title defense in front of his home crowd in Sydney. The biggest fear in booking the rematch so quickly came to light, leaving most in the MMA space to ask, why did the UFC go back to this well?Following Saturday’s numbered event, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck and Jed Meshew react to Volkanovski’s dominant victory over Lopes, what “The Great” gained by defeating Lopes in back-to-back fights, and where he…

Government networks are under pressure. The list of exploited vulnerabilities in management tools grows longer each week. At least 44 states have reported major cyberattacks this year. Many of those attacks target critical infrastructure, and bad actors now have AI in their arsenal. Add in the recent DNS failures across AWS and Azure, and one thing is clear: If your core network services stumble, every mission-critical system behind them is at risk. Core network services like DNS, DHCP and IP address management, known together as DDI, are too crucial to fail. Those services decide whether citizens can access benefits, whether…

After a half-century of flying turboprop ISR aircraft, the U.S. Army is turning to business jets. The service plans to buy up to 11 customized Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System, or HADES, program, according to the Army’s recent Request for Information. Contractors must be able to provide up to four planes per year, based on a contract award in October 2026. The RFI specifies an aircraft that can operate at an altitude of 41,000 to 51,000 feet — identical to the cruise and maximum altitudes listed by Bombardier for the Global 6500. The…

The United States Air Force has begun moving combat search and rescue (CSAR) aircraft from the United States toward Europe and the Middle East, according to flight activity reported by intelligence analyst Oliver Alexander. Alexander reported that two HC-130J Combat King II aircraft departed from Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, while a C-17 Globemaster […]

Turkish defense giant Aselsan showcased its AHTAPOT 100 naval electro-optical surveillance and targeting system at the DIMDEX 2026 exhibition in Doha. The AHTAPOT 100 is configured as a fully stabilized director integrating multiple sensors within a single unit. The system’s sensor suite includes a mid-wave infrared (MWIR) thermal imager, a high-definition color day camera, and an eye-safe laser rangefinder. Optional configurations can incorporate short-wave infrared (SWIR) or long-range spotter cameras depending on operational requirements. An optional laser designator is also available for fire control applications. A key feature of the system is its modular line-replaceable unit (LRU) architecture, which enables…

Even as a kid, I knew I wanted to serve in the Air Force. I never wanted anything more, except to one day be a mother. I guess I just never thought about how the two would work together. As a teenager, I flew planes in Civil Air Patrol, commanded a battalion in Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training corps, and graduated high school early to enlist at 17. I didn’t get the job I originally wanted, but I was getting to serve my country. My plans were right on track. After meeting the man who would one day become my…

Alberto Blas dispatched Harold McQueen in the third round of their BKB 50 main event to become the promotion’s new super featherweight titleholder. After dropping McQueen in both the second and third rounds, things came to a crashing halt after Blas connected with a nasty uppercut in the corner that sent McQueen to the mat, and the referee raced in to stop the contest. Official Result: Alberto Blas def. Harold McQueen via TKO at 2:20 of Round 3 to capture the BKB superweight featherweight world championship. With the victory, ‘El Indio’ extended his unbeaten bare-knuckle streak to seven, with all…

Tonight’s UFC 325 event was headlined by a men’s featherweight title fight rematch between Alex Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. Volkanovski (28-4 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since reclaiming the promotion‘s featherweight title with a unanimous decision win over Lopes at last April’s UFC 314 event in Miami. That victory had snapped a two-fight losing skid for ‘The Great’, as Volk had previously suffered back-to-back knockout losses at the hands of Ilia Topuria and Islam Makhachev respectively. Meanwhile, Diego Lopes (27-8 MMA) was competing for the first time since this past September, where he scored a second-round…

Friday, January 30, 2026 For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Yesterday, a federal jury in San Francisco convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, 38, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets for stealing thousands of pages of confidential information containing Google’s trade secrets related to artificial intelligence technology for the benefit of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The jury’s verdict follows an 11-day trial before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria for the Northern District of California. “This conviction exposes a calculated breach of trust involving…

Republic of Cuba – Ministry of Foreign Affairs JAN 30 2026 Statement by the Revolutionary Government The Revolutionary Government condemns in the strongest terms the new escalation by the US government against Cuba in its efforts to impose a total blockade on fuel supplies to our country. The executive order issued by the US President on January 29, 2026, declares a supposed national emergency, under which his government will be able to impose trade tariffs on imports of products from countries that supply oil to Cuba. To justify such extreme action, the text of the order contains an extensive list…