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Rohde & Schwarz introduces the R&S MP007, a new man-portable, tactical direction finding system that enables seamless signal detection across the entire frequency band from 9 MHz to 8 GHz. The system covers a wide spectrum ranging from high frequency (HF) to modern mobile communications and radar bands. The R&S MP007 combines precise signal location with mobility and networking capabilities and was developed for flexible deployment in the field. It combines a robust portable receiver (R&S PR200) inside an impact-resistant transport case with a high-performance DF antenna (R&S ADD507). The complete system can be assembled entirely without tools and has…

Arman Tsarukyan is set to fight next in the co-main event of UFC 331, and his opponent is not Charles Oliveira. The event is set to take place on the 19th of September, 2026 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Tsarukyan’s lightweight fight will be a 5-rounder. Arman Tsarukyan will take on Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 331 (Image: @arm_011/Instagram) The opponent the 29-year-old will be facing is Mauricio Ruffy. The #10-ranked Brazilian is on a two-fight winning streak with impressive TKO wins over Rafael Fiziev and Michael Chandler. Check out UFC’s tweet announcing Arman Tsarukyan vs. Mauricio Ruffy below: The…

No one is saying, officially, what was decided when top frontier AI labs—Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta—met with White House officials on Tuesday to discuss voluntary guidelines for testing new models.But Democratic lawmakers described the Trump administration’s approach to regulation as “ad-hoc and unpredictable,” and said it’s likely to boost global adoption of rival Chinese models at the worst possible time.Two officials with one of the labs said that Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI submitted a joint draft of the regulation around nine days ago and then began to work with each other and with the White House to find points of agreement.…

5. 8. 2026 – Industrial-technological group CSG has become a strategic investor in Canadian technology company North Vector Dynamics (NVD), which develops advanced air defence technologies, precision-guided missiles, counter-unmanned aerial systems, and next-generation hypersonic technologies.     click on image to enlarge The investment represents another step in CSG’s long-term strategy to expand its technological capabilities in fields that will shape the future of modern defence over the coming decades. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the investment. The company’s valuation now surpasses USD 90 million. “The nature of modern conflicts is changing rapidly. Autonomous systems, artificial intelligence,…

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), the division of the military that oversees activities in Latin America and the Caribbean, has activated a new headquarters to combat drug cartels and other criminal organizations across the region. The Army launched the new Joint Task Force-Western Hemisphere on Aug. 3, replacing Joint Task Force Southern Spear—a temporary command that the Army established in 2025. The force will coordinate military operations with partner nations across Latin America and the Caribbean, integrating intelligence and surveillance capabilities, working on maritime interdiction operations, overseeing planning between numerous nations, and expanding joint military training with nations it partners with.…

Pete Waterman touched the third rail of federal hiring. He publicly criticized the use of veterans’ preference. The thing about Waterman’s comments on his personal LinkedIn account, in which he expressed his frustrations with the process and how it kept FedRAMP from hiring the best and brightest cloud security engineers, is he said out loud what many federal executives have been saying privately for decades. The problem Waterman highlighted, maybe less eloquently than he should’ve, has nothing to do with not supporting veterans or recognizing their sacrifice for the country. The issue Waterman shined the light on is all about…

The Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) within the Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D) in the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), in cooperation with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), have successfully completed today (Wednesday) a planned test of the Arrow Weapon System, as part of the multi-year test program for the development and upgrade of the system. The launch was conducted from a test site in central Israel. The Arrow Weapon System, including Arrow 2 and Arrow 3, demonstrated unprecedented, groundbreaking capabilities on a global scale in the…

Poland is moving closer to expanding its procurement of Israeli defense technology as part of its sweeping military modernization program. With new radar systems, active protection for tanks, and continued investment in anti-tank weapons already in place, Warsaw is now also considering an Israeli-style multi-layered air defense architecture as regional security concerns over Russia continue to grow. Poland eyes more Israeli defense systems The Polish Ministry of Defence is in advanced negotiations to further expand its procurement of Israeli defense systems, building on a series of recent acquisitions and cooperation agreements with Israel’s defense industry. The current procurement program already…

Rocket Lab’s announcement that it would launch suborbital rockets from Alaska could ultimately give the Pentagon a much-needed new option for national-security launches, the company and space experts told Defense One.Last week, the Space Force’s acquisitions arm announced a $266 million, multi-launch contract with the California-based rocket company. That will cover 12 to 18 launches, which will start this year and “primarily take place from a new Rocket Lab location at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska (PSCA) in Kodiak,” the company said. These missile-defense missions will be handled by the company’s HASTE rocket, a suborbital variant of its Electron. Both rockets “use the…

Havrylov in Ukrinform: For the first time in Ukraine’s history, we are launching the licensed production of a defense system on Ukrainian soil – Atlantic Council In the News August 5, 2026 • 2:39pm ET By Atlantic Council Print this page Share this page ERROR MESSAGE HEADING ERROR MESSAGE SUBHEADING ERROR MESSAGE CONTENT ERROR MESSAGE INFO Oops… It looks like we’re having a technical issue. If refreshing the page doesn’t resolve the issue you could try clearing the sites browser cache. Pro Tip: If you’re on a laptop or desktop you can flush everything the browser currently has…