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The Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth on Wednesday appeared to lift the suspension of pilots under investigation for hovering near Kid Rock’s Tennessee mansion last week.In a post on social media, Hegseth thanked the rocker and said “pilots suspension LIFTED. No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots.” The statement came after Kid Rock, whose name is Richard James Ritchie, posted two videos waving to an Apache helicopter as it lingered near the pool outside of his Nashville estate. The musician said “God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her,” in the caption of…

Throughout the long history of war, militaries have understood a simple truth: Combat effectiveness requires cohesion. Soldiers fight, endure, and survive not primarily for abstract ideals or distant institutions, but for the small group beside them. That insight has spanned cultures, remained consistent across wars, and held true even as technologies have changed the character of warfare. What has changed is not the requirement for cohesion, but the environment in which it must now be built and sustained. Today’s soldiers operate in a world of constant connectivity. They are embedded in dense networks of communication that extend far beyond their…

We are living in the golden age of strategy games in 2026. Just this year alone, we saw the release of MENACE, a turn-based strategy game from the team of Battle Brothers; Task Force Admiral came out after a decade in development and impressed everyone; and Slay the Spire 2 slayed expectations by being more and better than the first game. With such a strong first trimester, it’s time to look at the remaining year and see what lies ahead, and I’m glad to say, 2026 is far from over, and some of the best games are still to come.…

A coalition of 22 states told a federal court that the Trump administration appears to have violated a court order that limited the types of health data that could be shared with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation proceedings.Back in December, a court allowed ICE to pull some basic information from Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program that primarily covers people with low incomes, to help the agency find people who are in the country illegally.That ruling was a partial win for the administration in a lawsuit in which the 22 states and the District of Columbia had sued…

The total value of Pratt & Whitney’s F135 lots 18-19 award is $6.6bn. Credit: © RTX. Pratt & Whitney, part of RTX, has received a contract modification worth $3.8bn for the production of lots 18 and 19 of the F135 engine. The engine powers all three models of the F-35 Lightning II, which recently exceeded one million engine flight hours. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more According to RTX, the latest modification finalises production for lot 18 and supports the manufacturing of propulsion…

PARIS — Ukraine claimed its air defenses were close to 90% effective in March in destroying or suppressing Russian targets, as both sides tout their successes in what has become one of the defining features of the war between the two countries: defending against massed attacks of drones and missiles.The air-defense interception rate has been steadily rising in recent months, according to data from Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, climbing to 89.9% in March from 85.6% in February and 80.2% in December. At the same time, Russian attacks increased to 6,600 last month from 5,345 in February, the ministry said in…

UFC star Paddy Pimblett cuts a lot of weight to make the 156-pound lightweight limit. Pimblett, a former Cage Warriors champ from the United Kingdom, is now one of the top contenders in the UFC lightweight division. However, it’s never been a secret that his weight balloons far beyond the lightweight limit in between fights, largely because of his love for food. Despite that, Pimblett has always made weight for his lightweight fights in the UFC, thanks to his rigorous training and dieting. What may surprise people is that, even though Pimblett makes weight, he rapidly gains a ton of bulk back…

Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya suffered his fourth consecutive loss last weekend. “The Last Stylebender” faced Joe Pyfer in the UFC Seattle main event and was finished in the second round. Adesanya will turn 37 in July. Considering what he’s accomplished and his recent results, some are calling for him to hang up the gloves including MMA great Demetrious Johnson. “For me, he’s been a middleweight champion. He’s defended the belt multiple times. He has plenty of money. He’s so talented. He can dance. He’s a DJ. Anything he does, he’s going to be successful,” Johnson told The Ariel…

Virna Jandiroba scored three of her eight UFC victories by way of submission and looks to extend that when she faces off with fellow jiu-jitsu black belt Tabatha Ricci at Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 115. That said, “Carcará” doesn’t like the road the sport is going.The former Invicta FC strawweight champion will attempt to rebound from her long-awaited shot at the UFC belt in October, when she lost a decision to Mackenzie Dern, and that comes after other grappling specialists were criticized for grappling-heavy wins, like Charles Oliveira’s masterful grappling clinic over Max Holloway to capture the BMF title in…

“Iran’s power is the Hormuz Strait.” Those were Iranian foreign minister Abbas Aragchi’s words on state television last week. He wasn’t wrong. Four weeks into this conflict, the United States has struck more than 10,000 Iranian targets, destroyed roughly 80% of Iran’s air defense capabilities, and eliminated its navy as a fighting force. Yet the strait remains effectively closed — and Iran’s drones and missiles are keeping it that way.Tehran’s goal is to impose persistent economic and political costs until Washington concludes that continuing the war is not worth it. To achieve that, Iran is exploiting a gap in U.S.…