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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in partnership with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), successfully conducted the first live target tracking exercise using the SPY-7 radar during Japan Flight Test Experiment Aegis Weapon System (JFTX)-01, which took place March 17 and 19 off the East Coast of the United States. MDA press release JFTX-01 is a critical milestone supporting the integration of Japan’s Aegis System Equipped Vessel (ASEV) Shipset 1. The developmental test included two separate events, with a live target being launched for each tracking event. The SPY-7 radar, integrated with the Aegis Weapon System, tracked the targets, ending…

President Trump will beginning Monday shift Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to airports to provide security there in a move he said will alleviate long lines created by shutdown-induced callouts but which experienced TSA officials said would have minimal impact. The unusual approach comes as Trump administration officials have repeatedly lamented that Transportation Security Administration employees are calling out and quitting the agency due to the shutdown’s impact on paychecks, lengthening wait times at many airports around the country. Details of the assignments were not clear as of Sunday, despite Trump declaring that the airport deployments would occur on Monday. Tom…

The upcoming CRPG mixes action point combat, dialogue choices, and a harsh sci-fi setting shaped by bio-engineering. A portion of Neptune Games‘ intent with BioSynth: Rising is to target a very specific audience. BioSynth: Rising will be a single-player, turn-based (CRPG) style RPG with a classical approach to gameplay that is based in a dark, bleak sci-fi environment similar to cyberpunk and biogenetic engineering. Neptune’s BioSynth: Rising Kickstarter is currently live after its March 3, 2026 launch and will run through April 2, 2026. The unique aspect of BioSynth: Rising is how it takes that framework and presents it within…

By Kian Sharifi March 21, 2026 Iran for years maintained that it had capped its ballistic missile range at 2,000 kilometers. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s then-supreme leader, said in 2021 that he had imposed the limit despite protests from military figures, framing it as a deliberate choice. That choice, according to Iranian military officials, was a signal to Europe that it was not in Iran’s crosshairs. On March 21, within weeks of Khamenei’s assassination in the US-Israeli war with Iran, Tehran fired two ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint US-British base in the Indian Ocean some 4,000 kilometers from…

President of the Republic of Lithuania March 21, 2026 President Gitanas Nausėda, together with the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Denmark, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bahrain, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, issued a joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. “We condemn in the strongest terms recent attacks by Iran on unarmed commercial vessels in the Gulf, attacks on civilian infrastructure including oil and gas installations, and the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian…

Skydio, the largest U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in flying robots, today announced an order exceeding $52 million for over 2,500 X10D drones from the U.S. Army. The order is the largest small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) procurement from a single manufacturer in the Army’s history and moved from bid to award in less than 72 hours. This order reflects the decisive role small autonomous systems now play in modern conflict and the Army’s commitment to putting those capabilities in soldiers’ hands. It also shows that the United States can deliver world-class drone capability at the scale and speed…

Joe Rogan has questions regarding the booking of Michael Page vs. Sam Patterson at UFC London. The welterweight clash, which took place this past Saturday inside The O2 Arena, was widely panned. Page won the uneventful affair via unanimous decision. Despite the victory, fans weren’t satisfied with what transpired and even UFC CEO Dana White admitted the fight was “bad.” Rogan was reacting to the UFC London card throughout the day on his Fight Companion stream. During the second stanza, Rogan had questions about the matchmaking (h/t MMAFighting). “It’s interesting that they didn’t think of this when they booked this…

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER WEAPONS DIVISION, POINT MUGU, Calif. Welcome to the Invisible War Invisible wars demand visible action. In this arena, coalition electronic warfare, interoperability and spectrum superiority will decide victories in future near-peer conflicts. Whoever owns the electromagnetic spectrum owns the battlefield. That’s why nearly 500 electronic warfare leaders from the United States, Australia and — for the first time — the United Kingdom gathered at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, March 11-13 for the 52nd annual Collaborative Electronic Warfare Symposium. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division and the Association of Old Crows jointly host the…

Lerone Murphy fell short at UFC London, and he may have suffered an injury in the process. Murphy was hoping to get one step closer to a UFC Featherweight Championship opportunity this past Saturday. Standing in his way was Movsar Evloev. Murphy had success early on, but Evloev began to take control of the competitive five-round affair. Ultimately, Evloev scored the majority decision win despite having a point deduction due to repeated accidental low blows. During his post-fight interview with UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping, Murphy said that Evloev is deserving of a shot at Alexander Volkanovski (via MMAJunkie).…

Azerbaijan State News Agency – (AZERTAC) 21.03.2026 [11:48] Baku, March 21, AZERTAC The UK has approved an expansion of US access to British bases for operations targeting Iranian missile capabilities threatening shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Downing Street has said. A government statement said that in a Friday meeting, Cabinet ministers “confirmed that the agreement for the US to use UK bases in the collective self-defence of the region includes US defensive operations to degrade the missile sites and capabilities being used to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.” The government stressed that “the principles behind the…