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The fighters competing on this weekend’s UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 fight card officially weighed in on Friday morning in Sydney, Australia. Later, they appeared at the event’s ceremonial weigh-in. A featherweight championship rematch headlines the UFC 325 fight card. Two-time titleholder Alexander Volkanovski puts his title on the line against Diego Lopes. Volkanovski and Lopes first fought last April in the UFC 314 main event. “The Great” won via unanimous decision to become a two-time featherweight titleholder.UFC 325 Ceremonial Weigh-In Video

Training shoes have quietly become one of the most important tools in the gym. The right pair can improve stability under load, make conditioning sessions feel smoother, and hold up through weeks of hard training without breaking down. In 2025, footwear brands took meaningful steps forward by focusing less on hype and more on how athletes actually train. Stability returned as a priority, foot shape mattered again, and versatility was earned through thoughtful design rather than forced features. This round-up highlights the training shoes that delivered the most in 2025, followed by the models that show real promise heading into…

Officials during the keel laying ceremony. Credit: © STM. Keel laying ceremony for the Portuguese Navy’s first auxiliary oiler replenisher and logistics ship took place on 29 January at ADA Shipyard in Istanbul, Türkiye. This follows the steel cutting ceremony of the vessel in November last year, marking the commencement of the ship’s construction. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more STM was awarded the contract to build two logistics and support ships for Portugal, having prevailed over several international competitors. The contract was…

Dozens of military lawyers have been temporarily assigned as federal prosecutors to support law-enforcement surges in Minneapolis and other cities, a novel arrangement that is stretching an overworked judge advocate general corps and drawing concern from legal experts.This month alone, the Justice Department requested about 40 lawyers, a U.S. official told Defense One.”As special assistant United States attorneys in Minneapolis, department JAGs will provide crucial legal support in Minnesota, and help our interagency partners as they deliver justice, restore order, and protect the American people,” Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said in a Jan. 16 news release.Wilson gave no numbers, but…

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed the $838.7 billion fiscal 2026 defense spending bill today, after Democrats and the White House reached a deal to largely avert a government shutdown. Senators voted 71-29 to approve the funding package, which includes full-year appropriations for the Pentagon as well as five other departments. As per the terms of the deal, full-year funding for the Department of Homeland Security was replaced by a two-week continuing resolution in the wake of the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents last week. Federal funding for the Defense Department expires at midnight, meaning there will be an…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. FedEx Freight provided a comprehensive look via securities documents for how it will distinguish itself in the LTL market as a standalone company. The FedEx subsidiary, slated for a June 1 spin-off from its parent company, is seeking to stake out its industry dominance via 26,000 doors, 355 service terminals and 39,000 employees. The LTL carrier has clustered density in key areas as part of its strategy in the market. The stats were part of presentation materials and securities documents, pinned to a…

At the UMEX 2026 exhibition in Abu Dhabi the Ukrainian General Cherry exhibited for the first time its Bullet, an interceptor drone designed to kill Shahed kamikaze drones The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is characterized by the massive use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) competing for air superiority at low and medium altitudes. Specialized interceptor drones, which began appearing en masse in late 2024, are already competing with traditional air defense systems in several roles. The Ukrainian leadership views increasing domestic production of interceptor drones as a way to reduce dependence on foreign supplies of low-level air defense systems. The proven effectiveness…

WASHINGTON — The US State Department on Friday night announced a potential sale of almost $6.7 billion in new weapons for Israel, including large orders of AH-64E Apache helicopters and Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. That was followed roughly two hours later by an even larger number, with the announcement of the potential sale of PAC-3 Patriot missile interceptors for Saudi Arabia, with a potential price tag of $9 billion. The Israel package is broken into four Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases: 30 AH-64E Apache helicopters valued at up to $3.8 billion, 3,250 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles with an estimated cost…

Lt. Gen. (ret) David Deptula sat down with Patrick McSpadden in the War on the Rocks studio for a wide-ranging conversation. Deptula highlights the Air Force’s current challenges and addresses what it will take to fix them. The duo discuss everything from previous missions to Deptula’s advice for current Airmen, even delving into his favorite D.C. gems for food and drinks. You don’t want to miss this special episode of Airman Pulse.Note: This is a free episode of the members-only Airman Pulse podcast. If you’d like to hear more interesting conversations about life in the Air Force, you can become a…

January 29, 2026 – Metis, specialists in providing Radio Frequency (RF) and drone detection innovative technologies across diverse sectors, launches their latest detection product, Skyperion Lightweight.  Skyperion Lightweight has virtually all the same passive counter-uncrewed air systems (C-UAS) detect, track and identify (DTI) sensor capability as its operationally proven and highly respected big brother Skyperion Rugged, but has been re-engineered into a smaller weight and power (SWaP) format optimised for users requiring mobility, rapid deployment and on-the-move operation. For the last 10 years, Metis has been at the forefront of passive C-UAS RF detection capability development, with Skyperion Rugged being…