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Following years of quiet ascent, Turkey’s combat drone industry now finds itself at a moment of decision. Having secured a rapidly expanding footprint across Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East, Ankara is now pivoting toward NATO and European defense-industrial integration. But this dual-track strategy — expanding defense exports to fragile and conflict-affected regions and embedding in the NATO ecosystem — may no longer be sustainable as geopolitical polarization intensifies.In this new phase, Turkish drone diplomacy is forced to confront a basic but difficult choice: pursue global market dominance with few constraints, or integrate into Western military-industrial structures that demand…

The fighters competing on this weekend’s UFC 325 fight card officially weighed in on Thursday evening (Friday afternoon in Australia) in Sydney. 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.Volkanovski officially weighed in at 144.5 pounds. Lopes tipped the scales at 145 pounds even.The Champ is on point! 🎯@AlexVolkanovski | 144.5lbs [ #UFC325 | JAN 31 | 9pmET on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/vXBxFtyySi— UFC…

At the UFC 325 weigh-ins, all 28 fighters on Saturday’s UFC fight card step on the scale Thursday evening (Friday morning local time) in Sydney. Watch a live stream of the weigh-ins above, courtesy of MMA Crazy.In the main event, two-time featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski defends his title against Diego Lopes in a rematch of their UFC 314 encounter that Volkanovski won by unanimous decision. Both fighters can weigh no more than 145 pounds for the title fight.Top lightweight contenders Dan Hooker and Benoit Saint Denis face off in the co-main event. Both fighters can weigh no more than 156…

India included its truck-mounted Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile in its Republic Day parade in January 2026. (MoD)India’s first hypersonic weapon emerged into public view on India’s Republic Day parade on 26 January. Its appearance indicates it is in an advanced stage of development, and is possibly nearing induction with the Indian Navy. The hypersonic glide missile, officially designated the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LR-AShM), has been indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Indian Navy will operate the new hypersonic weapon as part of a coastal battery system. “The LR-AShM is a…

On January 31, the city of Sucre will host another major combat sports event with the Sucre Fight Championship (SFC). The event will feature amateur and professional bouts in Kickboxing (K-1 rules) and MMA, bringing together high-level athletes and establishing itself as an important platform for the development of combat sports in the region. KWU SENSHI Bolivia, represented by Dojo Villanueva, will be present with five athletes competing in Kickboxing under K-1 rules: Bruno André Villanueva Barrón – Kickboxing (K-1) Walter Emilio Villanueva Barrón – Kickboxing (K-1) Ángela Luna Orozco Laguna – Kickboxing (K-1) Snyder Trujillo Campos – Kickboxing (K-1)…

Jon Van Caneghem signs on as creative advisor as the new Heroes project takes shape. Jon Van Caneghem is coming back to the Heroes universe. The creator of Might and Magic and the original Heroes of Might and Magic games has joined Olden Era as a creative advisor, working with developer Unfrozen on the upcoming turn-based strategy prequel. It is an easy headline to understand if you grew up on the old New World Computing era. Van Caneghem helped define what Heroes feels like when it is at its best. Big map exploration, tight resource routes, towns that matter, and…

The Army’s focus on the Western Hemisphere is beginning to show in how it’s reorganizing the forces it sends abroad. Earlier this week the Army redesignated a brigade formerly used to advise partner forces in Afghanistan as the Army Security Cooperation Group – South, a Georgia-based unit intended to anchor security cooperation with Panama and lead jungle warfare training under the newly established Western Hemisphere Command. “We are now charged with holding a different line, no longer as Advisors, but as committed jungle warfare experts,” said Col. Keith Benedict, the group’s commander, in a statement. Under the new structure, ASCG-S…

January 30, 2026 – Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) and consortium partner Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) have signed a contract with the Polish Armaments Agency for the delivery of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) to protect the country against the evolving threats from unmanned aerial platforms. The contract is worth about NOK 16 billion to KONGSBERG. The programme, called SAN CUAS, entails the delivery of 18 CUAS batteries. KONGSBERG and PGZ bring significant experience and complementary capabilities to SAN CUAS. The batteries will include a wide variety of effectors, including 35 mm, 30 mm, 12.7 mm guns, as well as missiles…

WASHINGTON — While the carrier strike group will remain the backbone of naval power projection, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle says its time to look for alternative options, especially unmanned systems, for more specialized regional scenarios — part of a Tuesday preview of what he called his forthcoming “hedge strategy” for the Navy. “If I had a lot of strike groups” — the standardized formation consisting of a 100,000-ton carrier, a cruiser, and at least two Aegis destroyers — “I could place these things all over the world,” Caudle said on stage at the Apex Defense conference here.…

Ministry of Defence of Ukraine 27 January, 2026, 12:20 PM EET Under a resolution adopted recently by the Government, the Defence Procurement Agency DOT will be responsible for supplying the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine (SSTSU) with non-lethal items, including food, clothing and gear, as well as fuel and lubricants. Under the adopted decision, the State Special Transport Service of Ukraine (SSTSU) will be responsible for defining requirements and volumes for goods and services. At the same time, the Defence Procurement Agency DOT will manage the whole procurement cycle, from pre-contract preparation to final delivery to SSTSU personnel. Procurement…