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Democrats on a House spending panel had pointed questions last week for Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford over his decision to withhold a portion of a pay raise for air traffic controllers that Congress enacted earlier this year.Earlier this year, Congress set aside $140 million in appropriations to fund a 3.8% pay raise for federal air traffic controllers, enacted as part of the deal to end the 76-day shutdown of the Homeland Security Department. But to date, Bedford has only OKed the dispersion for a 1% pay raise, arguing that the workforce must adopt new efficiencies in order to…

Abstract Operating under the assumption that a war against Iran is orders of magnitude less complex than a potential war with China, this article makes the exhortation: If the Joint Force has a process, procedure, staffing mechanism, etc., buckling under the strain of Operation Epic Fury, then it should be assumed untenable for a China conflict and immediately re-evaluated.  To that end, this article explores the surprisingly robust Iranian information warfare exploits during Operation Epic Fury and juxtaposes them with known capabilities of the People’s Republic of China in order to infer ways in which Epic Fury has revealed shortfalls…

Paris, France, 23 September 2026 – The French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) has awarded Airbus, through its subsidiary Airbus Cybersecurity SAS, the 25-year PARACOM contract to supply advanced cybersecurity gateways for the networks of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans’ Affairs. Following a  competitive tender, the agreement covers the end-to-end design development, production, and long-term operational maintenance of the gatewaysFrench Ministry of the Armed Forces. Once deployed across the armed forces and the directorates and departments of the Ministry of the Armed Forces and Veterans’ Affairs, the PARACOM gateways will be a cornerstone of the Ministry’s…

In today’s we are going to examine closely on Borei-Class Submarines and trying to answer the following inquiry, are they actually the Backbone of the Russian Deterrence?As we know that the Soviet Union entrusted the Russian Federation with a sizable submarine force. This force had been the backbone of the Soviet Navy since the end of World War II.Submarines became even more essential in the Soviet Navy once nuclear propulsion and nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) were available.Moreover, the Russian economy has changed drastically since 1991. As a result of this, the Russian submarine force has been seriously impacted.The Soviet…

Cartagena (Spain), 23 September 2026 – Navantia has successfully completed testing of the Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system at its Cartagena shipyard. The AIP system is integrated into a specialized section of the S-83 Cosme García, the third submarine in the S-80 class. The achievement of this milestone marks a decisive step forward for the programme and reinforces Spain’s position among the select group of nations with the industrial and technological capability to design, build, and integrate next-generation conventional submarines. The trials, which began in June following the commissioning and verification of the equipment in its actual onboard configuration, have…

Flensburg, 21 September 2026 – The Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) has placed an order with FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH (FFG) for three further WiSENT 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARV). With this follow-up order, Norway is further expanding its existing fleet of these high-performance support vehicles. The contracts for the additional vehicles were signed on 18 September 2026.  The order is based on existing contracts which provide for corresponding follow-on procurement options. This brings the total number of WiSENT 2 Armoured Recovery Vehicles procured by Norway to 12, of which 8 have already been delivered to the Norwegian Armed…

September 2026 – DroneShield (ASX:DRO), a global leader in counter-drone and electronic warfare (EW) solutions, is pleased to announce the official opening of its R&D Facility in Adelaide, further expanding the Company’s Australian research and development footprint and reinforcing its commitment to South Australia’s rapidly growing defence and technology sector. The new Adelaide R&D hub expands DroneShield’s national research and development footprint, providing dedicated software development and dry laboratory facilities for engineers working across embedded systems, advanced sensing, communications, software and electronic warfare capabilities. The office opening was officially marked by South Australian Minister for Defence and Space Industries, The…

Key PointsRoketsan’s KARAOK anti-tank missile struck an aerial target for the first time, following a pattern seen in Ukraine of anti-tank missiles adapted against drones.The Turkish Army has used KARAOK against ground targets since 2022, and Roketsan has not disclosed further details on the aerial test.Roketsan, the Türkiye-based missile manufacturer, said its KARAOK anti-tank missile struck an aerial target for the first time, firing the shoulder-launched weapon from a turret mounted on a light tactical vehicle. The company announced the milestone in a Sept. 23 post on X, along with footage showing the missile launching from a turreted mount on…

After 20 years of providing educational resources for young military children, the ageless Elmo has added a new digital game featuring exercises ranging from bunny hopping to catching pretend bubbles.The cuddly red creature and his Sesame Street buddies have teamed up again with the Department of Defense’s Office of Military Community and Family Policy to continue their work for military preschool-aged children. The Muppets address topics and issues such as deployments, relocation, homecomings, transition to civilian life, stress, grief, the “new normal with a parent with physical or mental injuries,” and others. All the resources are free and available at…

Efforts from some Postal Service employees to manipulate customer service surveys compromised survey integrity at the agency and artificially inflated customer satisfaction ratings, according to a new audit by the organization’s independent watchdog.  The USPS Office of Inspector General published findings about two alleged survey manipulation efforts by Postal Service employees. The Postal Service rejected the OIG’s six recommendations, but the oversight office warns that without corrective action, customer surveys will remain compromised and the Postal Service could face fines from the Postal Regulatory Commission.  The report found that some employees created fake issues on the Postal Service’s customer service…