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The Australian Army will eventually receive 211 Boxers under Project Land 400 Phase 2. The first seven Australian-built examples were unveiled on 27 March. (ADF)An initial batch of seven Australian-manufactured Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRV) has been completed at Rheinmetall Defence Australia’s production facility at Redbank, Queensland, with the milestone marked on 27 March.The Australian Army is to receive 211 Boxers under Project Land 400 Phase 2 inked on 9 August 2018, a figure that includes 25 Boxer Block I vehicles produced in Germany and previously delivered to Australia by May 2021.That leaves 186 Block II Boxers to be manufactured…

The new 122 mm training rocket from Diehl Defence and Elbit Systems Land was successfully fired several times from the MARS 3 rocket artillery launcher system (EuroPULS) in front of a large international expert audience during a live firing at the Altengrabow military training area. In the presence of military personnel and representatives of the respective procurement authorities as well as high-ranking representatives of the Ministry of Defence, the rocket’s compatibility with the German Armed Forces’ new, future rocket artillery launcher system was demonstrated. In order to meet the increased capability requirements for training rockets and the need for a…

Daniel Cormier thinks Israel Adesanya may have shot himself in the foot this weekend.On Saturday, Adesanya took on Joe Pyfer in the main event of UFC Seattle, losing by stoppage in the second round. The finish was particularly difficult for Adesanya fans because “The Last Stylebender” started in prime form, controlling the action and outclassing Pyfer on the feet. However, halfway through the second round, Adesanya began to engage with Pyfer directly and got hurt, leading to a takedown and a ground-and-pound stoppage.“At the beginning of Round 2, Pyfer is actually getting pieced up by Adesanya,” Cormier said on his…

The crisis is upon us. An entire region has been pushed to the brink of major war. It is an event the US military has prepared for—yet almost immediately, the first signs of problems emerge. Messaging from US stakeholders is uneven; in some cases, it even contradicts itself. More consequentially, the combatant command is on its back foot, lacking the access, placement, and ongoing influence necessary to shape key audiences in ways that meet the demands of the emerging threat. Assumptions about how allies and partners will respond prove fragile or unfounded. Within hours, it becomes clear that influence activities—largely…

Valentina Shevchenko has fired back at Khabib Nurmagomedov over his opinion of women’s MMA. Nurmagomedov has long opposed women competing in MMA, expressing his belief that they should fulfill traditional roles. “The Eagle” also doesn’t like seeing women get hit in general, and would rather they focus on family life instead of prizefighting. Khabib Nurmagomedov explains why he’s not a fan of women competing in MMA:”Every person in life has a mission. For a man, it’s to raise children, take care of the family, take care of loved ones.There are very few women who take on big responsibilities. It’s very…

Marines and sailors splashing ashore from landing boats has become a defining image of the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. It happened for the first time at the town of Nassau in the British colony of the Bahamas on March 3, 1776. While the operation itself was a tactical success, its impact on the broader war for American independence was marred by inexperience and poor judgment. Despite this, the raid of Nassau offers important insights for contemporary naval forces, including the challenge of command and control across vast distances with limited communication, the need for adaptability during sustained expeditionary…

There’s something almost unreal about a city that floats. Not metaphorically, a literal, steel-built, nuclear-powered city slicing through the ocean at over 30 knots. That’s exactly what the USS Jon C. Stennis (CVN-74) is. And once you start digging into it, you realize… this isn’t just a ship. It’s a moving ecosystem, a strategic weapon, and, in many ways, a symbol of modern naval power all rolled into one.If you’ve ever wondered what gives the United States its ability to project power halfway across the globe without needing permission, or even a nearby base, this aircraft carrier is part of…

Procurement analytics has reached a level of maturity that would have been difficult to imagine even a few years ago. Dashboards, KPIs, benchmarks and standardized reporting are now widely embedded across sourcing, contracting, supplier management and procure-to-pay. Many of these analytics are already actionable at the process level. Users can trigger workflows, intervene in exceptions and monitor performance in near real time. What remains far less clear, however, is how users should orient themselves when a specific goal or problem comes into focus. Once a procurement leader says, “We need to improve X,” the challenge is no longer visibility. It is knowing which analytics matter for that objective and which do not. This…

Government of the Netherlands – Ministry of Foreign Affairs News item | 27-03-2026 | 17:10 Tuesday marks the start of the annual Lviv Conference, an event organised by the Netherlands and Ukraine aimed at strengthening mutual cooperation and supporting Ukraine’s EU accession process. This year’s edition will take place in Breda, following last year’s inaugural conference in Lviv. The conference will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Berendsen, and the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Taras Kachka. A business forum will be held beforehand, in which the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development…

PARIS — The war in Ukraine is driving a shift toward fast-changing, mass warfare that Western militaries are unprepared for, while Russia is adapting rapidly, according to Adm. Pierre Vandier, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.The gap between what Europe should be doing for defense and its actual capabilities undermines deterrence, risking Russian aggression if Moscow concludes Europe or NATO are too weak to resist attack, Vandier said at the Paris Defense & Strategy Forum on March 25.Ensuring Europe’s safety in the next decade requires “a dramatic increase of credibility of our deterrence,” he said.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a technology…