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Tensions between India and Pakistan — two countries that President Donald Trump claimed had been fighting for 1,500 years — escalated rapidly over a few days in May 2025.On May 7–10, the two countries fought an 88-hour war after India accused Pakistan of orchestrating a gruesome terrorist attack in April that killed 26 civilians. This was one of the most significant conflicts between the two nuclear-armed rivals in decades. The war involved a series of unprecedented strikes on Pakistani territory, counter-air battles, aerial-drone duels, naval maneuvers, and disinformation campaigns. Fighting intensified sharply late on May 9, before the United States…

Troops disembark from a Serval light tactical vehicle. Credit: KNDS France. France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has delivered 30 SERVAL vehicles to the army under its SCORPION programme for new generation armoured vehicles A contract was initially awarded to KNDS France, TEXELIS and their subcontractors at the end of December 2024 The French Army will deploy three variants: a combat variant firing Mistral 3 missiles, a counter-uncrewed air system (C-UAS) variant, and tactical communications The French Army will field 30 SERVAL vehicles according to the Armed Forces Ministry while the induction of another 500 units will be spread out until…

The LoI was signed on behalf of Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto and Babcock CEO David Lockwood. Credit: © Babcock International Group. Babcock International has signed its first contract under the £4bn ($5.3bn) Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) with Indonesia.   The company will supply two Arrowhead 140 frigate licences to Indonesia in the coming months.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The agreement includes a Letter of Intent (LoI), outlining Indonesia’s procurement objectives for the MPP, as well as an initial arrangement to deliver the ship design licences soon.  The contract expands upon Babcock’s previous sale of two Arrowhead 140…

Much has been said about the worthiness of these two fighters for this title (like this), especially when Arman Tsarukyan is being left out in the cold. Gaethje is coming off a win over Rafael Fiziev back in March 2025. That was his first fight since his epic UFC 300 knockout loss to Max Holloway in 2024 (relive that here). Pimblett’s last fight was his drubbing of Michael Chandler. Pimblett is on a long win streak in UFC, but his last half-dozen opponents have all been on the wrong side of 35.UFC 324’s “Prelims” have some interesting match-ups, including super…

For decades, the relationship between the United States and China has been a mix of cooperation, competition, and quiet suspicion. They trade billions of dollars’ worth of goods, sit across from each other at global summits, and yet increasingly plan for a future where their interests collide, especially at sea.Lately, that tension feels a little harder to ignore. From uneasy encounters in the South China Sea to rising talk of Taiwan, the ocean has become the main stage where this rivalry plays out.Ships, submarines, and aircraft carriers were signals. When the United States Navy (USN) sails through contested waters, it’s…

The Octagon returns to T-Mobile Arena for tonight’s UFC 324 event, a 12-bout fight card headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett. Gaethje (26-5 MMA) will be looking to reclaim the promotion‘s interim lightweight title when he collides with Pimblett in this evening’s main event. ‘The Highlight’ was most previously seen in action in March of 2025 at UFC 313, where he defeated Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision in a ‘Fight of the Night‘ performance. Prior to that triumph, the 37-year-old has suffered a brutal knockout loss at the hands of Max Holloway at UFC 300. Meanwhile, Paddy Pimblett (23-3…

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Singapore of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPAs), MK 54 lightweight torpedoes and related equipment, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 20 January 2026. The proposed FMS, which is worth an estimated USD 2.316 billion (EUR 1.97 billion), has been passed to the US Congress for final approval. Singapore has requested to buy up to four P-8A aircraft, along with associated mission and avionics systems, as well as an intial and eight MK 54 MOD 0 lightweight torpedo all-up rounds. Non-Major Defense Equipment items as well…

When I was in middle school, I ate lunch every day with the same group of boys. Most of us brought the same brown-bagged peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, faithfully made by our parents. One boy, however, regularly brought fluffernutter and banana sandwiches. Before long, curiosity turned into demand, and classmates began paying him fifty cents for the alternative. Our parents still packed peanut butter and jelly — but most went uneaten, discarded unopened into cafeteria trash cans.America’s depots are increasingly becoming the uneaten peanut butter and jelly.The organic industrial base consists of 23 depots and arsenals that provide the…

A group of Health and Human Services Department employees can proceed in their efforts to pursue a class action lawsuit over their layoffs, a federal judge ruled Thursday evening, defeating the Trump administration’s efforts to have the case thrown out. Seven HHS workers brought their case in June, arguing the department botched their reductions in force in April and therefore violated the 1974 Privacy Act. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington said those individuals—who are seeking to represent all of the 10,000 HHS employees who were laid off last year—provided sufficient evidence to keep their case moving forward. The…

Russian United Engine Corporation (UEC) of Rostec exhibited its small turbojet engines and the newest advanced developments, including Hybrid Electric Propulsion Unit (HPU), the generation system and the high-power battery module demonstrators for advanced aircraft and UAVs On the UEC stand the company presented a 500 kW HPU which is a unique Russian development. The HPU is based on the VK-650V helicopter engine which is developed by UEC-Klimov from St-Petersburg. The series HPU application gives an opportunity to design new upper-performance aircraft like VTOL, ultra-STOL and tiltrotor planes. The HPU includes gas turbine and electric engines, an electric generator, accumulator…