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The proposed sale is expected to enhance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the US. Credit: Andy.LIU/Shutterstock.com. The US Department of State has authorised a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Singapore, covering the acquisition of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead (GMLRS-AW). The proposed transaction, which includes GMLRS-AW pods and associated equipment, is valued at $83.14m. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Singapore seeks to procure 45 M30A2 GMLRS-AW pods and other non-major defence equipment including telemetry kits, engineering services,…

U.S. forces have carried out 49 airstrikes in Somalia so far in 2026, a pace that puts this year on track to rival or exceed last year’s operations against Islamic militant groups. The attacks, conducted in coordination with the Somali government, come after U.S. Africa Command carried out 124 strikes in 2025, a dramatic jump from just 10 in 2024, according to an AFRICOM spokesperson. “Alongside the Federal Government of Somalia and the Somali Armed Forces, our efforts continue to degrade ISIS and al Shabaab capabilities,” the spokesperson said in a Wednesday statement. The most recent strike targeted al-Shabaab last…

Chael Sonnen still believes the most important part of Conor McGregor’s comeback is Conor McGregor.“The Notorious” remains one of the biggest names on the UFC roster, but has not actually stepped into the octagon since July 2021 at UFC 264, where he broke his leg and lost a trilogy bout with longtime rival Dustin Poirier. Since that time, McGregor has teased a return to competition on multiple occasions, even being booked to fight Michael Chandler at UFC 303 before withdrawing due to injury, but the 37-year-old rapidly approaches five years without a fight.As with everything McGregor, there is plenty of…

The BBC is looking for a supplier to provide IT for all its workforce and help automate parts of the corporation through a contract apparently named after a dog. The UK’s main public sector broadcaster published a tender for Project Petra, covering enterprise end-user IT and infrastructure for more than 30,000 workers in more than 200 locations worldwide on March 26. The contract will run from February 22, 2027, to October 1, 2032, with the option to extend for three further years, with a total estimated value of £793 million ($1 billion), including VAT. Project Petra covers email, collaboration tools,…

President Donald Trump assailed NATO on Wednesday, threatening to walk away from the 32-nation defense bloc over its response to the war in Iran. Asked in an interview with The Telegraph whether he would consider ending U.S. membership in the alliance after Operation Epic Fury, Trump said it was “beyond reconsideration.” “I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and [Russian President Vladimir Putin] knows that too, by the way,” he added.Trump, however, cannot unilaterally withdraw the United States from the alliance it helped found in 1949. A 2023 law — co-authored by then-Sen.…

In early 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iran was riding high. It was the dominant external actor in four Middle Eastern states: Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. Its missiles and armed proxies menaced and coerced Arab countries. Israel, Tehran’s main enemy, had been damaged by Hamas’s October 2023 attack and was fighting a seven-front war against Iranian proxies. The Islamic Republic’s nuclear program was moving steadily closer to producing a weapon as Iranian officials enriched uranium to 60 percent and expanded their ballistic missile manufacturing. Suddenly, the regime’s long-standing calls for “death to Israel” and “death to America” seemed to…

Thursday 2nd April 2026 – NP Aerospace, the global vehicle integrator and armour manufacturer, has announced that the production line to deliver the remaining 87 Light Tactical Transport Vehicles (LTTV) to the Belgium MOD (BeMOD) is now fully operational and accelerating at pace. Following the pre-production proof of process and quality deliveries, the first significant full-production batch was accepted by the customer in February, which will now be followed by the delivery of all 87 vehicles by the end of 2026. The original LTTV programme was to deliver 199 of the Mercedes-Benz UNIMOG based vehicles to the BeMOD. In September 2024…

The US alone has conducted thousands of flights as part of its air campaign against Iran. Credit: US CENTCOM via X 28 Feb–2 Apr 2026: Heavy USAF sortie rate in support of Operation Epic Fury, with some attrition Losses/damage reported: 3× F-15E, 8× KC-135, 2× E-3D, (possible) 1× F-35, and 16× MQ-9 Impact/cost: Tankers and F-15s replaceable; E-3 losses more significant; total damage estimated >$3bn Since the outbreak of combat operations by the US and Israel on Iran in late-February, hundreds of US Air Force (USAF) aircraft have conducted air strikes, surveillance, and support flights in aid of the ongoing campaign. According to US CENTCOM,…

On March 5, 2026, Government Executive published an op-ed by Ronald Sanders titled “The ‘new’ Policy/Career Schedule does not (necessarily) politicize the federal workforce.” Sanders urges readers to “take a deep breath,” arguing that the new Policy/Career Schedule (Schedule P/C) does not mean the “end of democracy as we know it” and does not automatically politicize the civil service. But framing the issue in terms of what Schedule P/C does “necessarily” or “automatically” misses the point and tacitly concedes the risk. The better question is whether Schedule P/C materially increases the likelihood of politicization of the federal workforce, and we…

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 New approaches to testing Space Force equipment are speeding up delivery to operators, but the service needs more testers and perhaps its own space-focused test center, officials said April 1. Those are key pieces of the fledgling force’s testing methods and future moves that will keep new technology flowing into operations, said Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, deputy chief of space operations. Schiess said the service has put acquirers, testers, and operators…