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Cold, calculating, and ruthless adversaries do not hesitate. Hot, searing shrapnel and bullets do not discriminate. War is the most ruthless, utilitarian endeavor in humanity: either you are ready, or you aren’t. Either you come home, or you don’t. That is the ultimate measure of readiness, and that is why our soldiers train so hard.Our president and secretary of war understand that wars are won before they are fought. The first battle of the next war began last April when President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth unleashed sweeping reforms to modernize our military. The Army heard that order…

Multi-Fuel Long Gun Light Provides Both White and IR Illumination EAGLEVILLE, PA, January 23, 2026 – Streamlight®, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting and weapon light/laser sighting devices, introduced the ProTac® Rail Mount VIR PRO, a gun-mounted tactical light featuring up to 1,100 lumens of visible white light and an infrared (IR) LED. The new light is designed to securely fit all long guns with MIL-STD-1913 or M-LOK® and M-LOK compatible rails. The ProTac Rail Mount VIR PRO enables users to easily toggle between bright white and IR light via the head-mounted switch, allowing first responders to illuminate a…

UMEX 2026 — The third and last day of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SIMTEX) in Abu Dhabi closed with three more new deals allocated to local UAE defense companies, valued at roughly AED 1.26 billion ($342 million). An official spokesperson for the Tawazun Council for Defense Enablement — the governmental entity charged with procurement and development — Manea Abdulkarim Al Mansoori, stated during a media briefing on Thursday that two of the contracts signed by the Ministry of Defense were with the UAE’s leading defense company, EDGE Group, though details are scarce.  The…

European Commission Press release Jan 22, 2026 Brussels Over one million Ukrainians are without electricity, water and heating in freezing temperatures following relentless Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. The European Commission is today deploying 447 emergency generators worth €3.7 million from EU strategic reserves to restore power to hospitals, shelters and critical services. The generators – mobilised from rescEU strategic reserves hosted in Poland – will be distributed by the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine in cooperation with the Ukrainian Red Cross to the most affected communities. This mobilisation is designed to address urgent needs and…

Four Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft were deployed to Qatar in a defensive capacity. Credit: Crown Copyright/UK Ministry of Defence. The UK has responded to a call from Qatar to deploy Typhoons from the jointly operated 12 Squadron for “defensive purposes” Qatar’s top diplomat urged for a climbdown in regional tensions amid fears of a renewed military exchange between the US and Iran Iran has previously targeted Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts US and UK military personnel, amid fears the cornered regime could repeat their show of force The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) deployed four FGR4 Typhoons…

US House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence January 22, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) spoke on the House floor in opposition to Democrats’ misguided, illogical War Powers Resolution in reference to a law enforcement mission to execute an arrest warrant on illegitimate Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. THE U.S. IS NOT AT WAR WITH VENEZUELA: “Mr. Speaker, make no mistake about it, the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela. Nicolás Maduro is a murderer, an autocrat, a narco-terrorist, and a thug who has oppressed his people, stolen elections,…

Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett were rewarded handsomely for helping the Paramount era start off right with an action-packed UFC 324 main event.For the 10th time in his storied career, Gaethje captured the Fight of the Night award after scrapping with Paddy Pimblett over five rounds to close out Saturday’s show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This was Pimblett’s first time receiving the award. Both fighters receive a $100,000 bonus check for their efforts, making them two of the first four fighters to enjoy the new six-figure bonuses under the UFC’s Paramount partnership.Also receiving bonuses are Ty Miller and…

USS Zumwalt is the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class destroyers. Credit: HII. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG1000), following an extensive period of modernisation at the Pascagoula shipyard in Mississippi. The sea trials evaluated the ship’s systems after the integration of the US Navy’s first Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more USS Zumwalt, the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class destroyer programme, entered the Pascagoula shipyard in August 2023 for modernisation. Soon…

Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an exceptional professional development opportunity—to sit down with senior military officers and ask carefully crafted questions about leadership, their unique experiences in uniform, and their expectations for the future of war. In this episode, Cadet Emily Wilczek speaks with retired Lieutenant General Joe Berger, a distinguished Army leader whose thirty-three-year career blended frontline combat service with legal mastery and strategic counsel. A graduate of West Point, Lt. Gen. Berger initially served in…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Congress moved one step closer to passing a defense budget and avoiding another government shutdown Jan. 22 as the House passed a mammoth appropriations package. The Senate must now pass the legislation by Jan. 30 to avoid a shutdown. With a winter storm bearing down on Washington, D.C., and other East Coast cities, the House passed the $838.7 billion defense spending plan, adding hundreds of millions to Air Force programs including the F-47 fighter…