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The anniversary XX edition of the International Summer Martial Arts Camp will take place from July 5 to 12, 2026, at the Kamchia resort complex, located near Varna, Bulgaria. The event is jointly organized by KWU SENSHI and the Bulgarian Karate Kyokushin Federation (BKKF) and celebrates two decades of tradition in the development of martial arts at an international level. The camp has established itself as one of the most prestigious events in the combat sports calendar, bringing together more than 2,000 elite athletes, coaches, referees, and instructors from around the world. The main objectives of the initiative are to…
Rotapoint at the USASOC Sniper Competition After making its debut at the 2024 competition, at least two of the top five finishing teams at the recent 2026 USASOC International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, used the Rotapoint Watch Cap. We are told the 3rd and 4th place teams received Watch Caps at the prize table and are looking forward to putting them to use. This 15-second demonstration by a longtime user shows the core capability clearly. Three rounds at 160 meters with a red dot, with a 90-degree target transition at 10X magnification. rotapoint.com/collections/watch-caps This entry was posted…
Vidsel, Sweden – March 31st, 2026 — Embraer (NYSE: EMBJ / B3: EMBJ3) today announced the successful completion of an intensive cold‑weather demonstration campaign of the KC‑390 Millennium in Sweden. Conducted at the Vidsel Test Range military facility, the operation showcased the aircraft’s exceptional performance, highlighting its capability to operate in Arctic conditions and support Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concepts. During this cold‑weather campaign, the crew quickly started the aircraft’s engines and systems before performing short takeoffs and landings. The KC‑390 also demonstrated its ability to rapidly load and deploy heavy vehicles, such as the SISU GTT military all‑terrain vehicles,…
Ukraine’s war has forced the country to become a trailblazer in drone interception. The conflict in the Middle East could be its make-or-break moment to take the technology global.In an effort to export Ukrainian systems and know-how, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criss-crossed the Gulf region this weekend to hash out deals with countries that have been targeted by waves of Iranian drone attacks this month.“Ukraine is sharing expertise that is not available in the Middle East,” Zelenskyy told Reuters in an interview last week. “Expertise is not a drone, but a skill, a strategy, a system where a drone is…
Sign of the Yuma Proving Ground of US Army. Credit: MartiBstock/Shutterstock.com. TRAX has received a seven-year, $726.9m contract from the US Army Test and Evaluation Command’s (ATEC) Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for Mission Test Support Services. The agreement enables TRAX to continue supporting testing and evaluation activities at YPG, including the Yuma Test Center, Arctic Regions Test Center, and Tropic Regions Test Center. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The contract extends a longstanding relationship between TRAX and YPG, with the company providing…
The Airbus ‘Bird of Prey’ interceptor drone successfully completed its first demonstration flight at a military training area in northern Germany. In a realistic mission scenario, it autonomously searched, detected and classified a medium-sized one-way attack (kamikaze) drone. After successful identification, the Bird of Prey interceptor engaged the target with a Mark I air-to-air missile developed by defence tech start-up partner Frankenburg Technologies. “Against the current geopolitical and military backdrop, defending against kamikaze drones is a tactical priority that urgently needs to be tackled,” said Mike Schoellhorn, CEO Airbus Defence and Space. “With our Bird of Prey and Frankenburg’s affordable…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that he made a secret wartime trip to the Middle East to meet with American troops fighting in Operation Epic Fury.Hegseth, speaking during a press briefing at the Pentagon, asserted that morale is high and service members are determined to “finish the mission.” He declined to disclose the precise location of the bases that he toured over the weekend. More than a month into the joint U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran, Hegseth warned that the coming days could prove pivotal, even as the broader course of the conflict remains unsettled. “The upcoming days will…
Dunagiri (Yard 3023). Credit: India Ministry of Defence. The Indian Navy took delivery of two vessels, the fifth Nilgiri-class frigate Dunagiri (Yard 3023) and the survey ship Sanshodhak (Yard 3028), from Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in the Indian city of Kolkata on 30 March 2026. Dunagiri is the second ship of the Nilgiri class constructed at GRSE under Project 17A. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The Warship Design Bureau designed the frigate, while the Warship Overseeing Team in Kolkata ensured…
Parts of the Middle East — especially around the Persian Gulf — rely on desalinated water. Worst-case scenarios for war in the region have often included attacks on desalination facilities, and the war with Iran that began on Feb. 28 has raised the potential for such a scenario. So far, there have been reports that a U.S. strike on Qeshm Island damaged an Iranian desalination plant and that an Iranian drone had hit a desalination plant in Bahrain. On March 30, an attack damaged a building at a power and desalination site in Kuwait. Iran has warned that it could…
