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Terrance McKinney knows he has to make some changes. McKinney is known for his quick finishes, but he knows that when he hurts opponents, he rushes too much, which puts him in a bad spot. So, after his last loss to Chris Duncan, in a fight, McKinney was close to finishing his opponent, he sat down with his coaches and promised to be more patient. McKinney will get a chance to prove that when he takes on Kyle Nelson at UFC Seattle in an intriguing lightweight scrap. “It wouldn’t have mattered who I fought; I would have said yes,” McKinney…

DALLAS, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In a decisive move to guarantee American overmatch against any adversary, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Department of War (DoW) announced a framework agreement to accelerate the production of Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). The agreement builds on a previous $4.94 billion contract award from the U.S. Army last year and together, these actions will quadruple PrSM production capacity. Lockheed Martin is mobilizing the full might of its industrial and technological power to build the Arsenal of Freedom by dramatically accelerating production of this critical munition, leveraging next-generation technologies to build faster and better. This…

A live demonstration was conducted before members of NATO’s BLOS Comms Capabilities Team, with representatives from multiple allied nations in attendance. San Diego, CA, March 24, 2026 – TrellisWare Technologies, Inc., the global leader in resilient waveforms and interoperable tactical radios, today announced that the company, through its partnership with TSC, a high-technology company providing its customers with sensors, effectors, and solutions for communication, precision engagement, surveillance, and intelligence missions, has successfully demonstrated mobile, terrestrial troposcatter communications at an industry-best link distance exceeding 80 miles, transmitting real-time voice, Position Location Information (PLI) and video across mountainous terrain in San Diego,…

Seventeen elite sniper teams put their skills to the test this month in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command International Sniper Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.The competition, which ran from March 15-19, is an international event designed to test combat readiness among elite, specialized snipers from across the joint force and partner nations. “This competition represents the pinnacle of the sniper craft,” Army Col. Simon Powelson said in a release. “These competitors are not just here by chance; they are the product of intense and specialized training within their respective units.” Participants included teams from the Army’s Green Berets…

In 2019, Gen. David Berger, the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps, issued his Commandant’s Planning Guidance, which announced the service’s force planning initiative to prepare for conflict in the modern era. Berger identified wargaming as critical to the Marine Corps’ efforts and direction was issued to improve games in both quality and quantity. Twenty major wargames and several smaller games were executed in the first two years to support what became Force Design 2030. This drew deep lessons from the wargames of the inter-war years of the 20th century, used to develop opposed amphibious assault capability. Yet a formal…

[March 25, 2026] – Smart Shooter, a designer, developer, and manufacturer of innovative fire control systems, announced that it has received its first order from the U.S. Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) for its SMASH 2000LE fire control systems. The base contract, valued at approximately $2.4 million, includes the supply of SMASH 2000LE fire control systems, along with associated spare parts and training. The contract also includes options for additional systems, spare parts, and training valued at approximately $2.3 million. This order marks Smart Shooter’s first contract with JIATF-401, further expanding the company’s activity with the U.S. Department of…

The Pentagon announced three framework agreements today with prime defense manufacturers to surge production and delivery of missile systems and components.Agreements made with Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Honeywell Aerospace will rapidly accelerate production of a wide array of missile components, including ballistic interceptors.“Through this agreement, we are actively building the Arsenal of Freedom with speed and urgency,” Michael Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment, said in a release. “By empowering industry to invest in the factory floor, we are building a decisive and enduring advantage for our warfighters to outpace any potential adversary.” Lockheed will quadruple…

They asked nicely at first. After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who’d recently moved to Minneapolis, local law enforcement officials requested a partnership with the federal government to investigate the case, as they’d done in past shootings involving federal agents.When the Trump administration refused to cooperate, Minnesota prosecutors ratcheted up their efforts. They sent a series of strongly worded legal letters demanding evidence in the Good shooting as well as the shootings of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan immigrant who was wounded a week after Good was shot, and Alex…

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Oshkosh Defense LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] business, is exhibiting at the Association of the U.S. Army Global Force Symposium, March 24–26, highlighting how commercial manufacturing strength, rapid integration, and lifecycle sustainment accelerate the fielding of integrated fires and multi-domain capability. Oshkosh Defense is showcasing integration-enabled platforms that bring power, autonomy, and mission systems together—advancing operational speed and reducing program risk for the U.S. Army. Light Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicle (L-MAV) Evolved from the U.S. Marine Corps ROGUE-Fires, the L-MAV is a modular, autonomous multi-mission carrier designed to accelerate capability insertion across multiple mission sets, including counter-UAS, electronic warfare, network…