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ThayerMahan, a leader in unmanned maritime security and acoustic intelligence solutions, today announced the official launch of SeaGuard™, the company’s operationally validated, non-kinetic defeat system built to protect high-value maritime assets and infrastructure from the rapidly growing spectrum of Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) threats. SeaGuard enters the market as the first fully mature, field-tested, scalable system of its kind, engineered to disrupt and defeat underwater threats without explosives or harmful emissions, addressing urgent security requirements for defense and commercial operators worldwide. “From my time in uniform to my role today, one truth has remained constant: the underwater domain evolves rapidly,…

After years of condemnations, sanctions, and small-scale attacks, in late February, the United States and Israel finally launched a large-scale war on Iran. In the time since, U.S. and Israeli forces have assassinated Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, along with many other senior officials and destroyed many of the country’s military installations, government buildings, airports, energy facilities, and civilian infrastructure. Now, three weeks into the campaign, U.S. and Israeli leaders are persistently predicting that Iran is on the verge of military defeat and that its regime will come out of the war either significantly weakened or swept aside.Washington and Israel…

After extensive testing, the Royal Netherlands Navy has purchased 12 V-BAT drones from Shield AI. Equipped with radar and a camera, this type of drone conducts reconnaissance and collects information. Dutch MoD press release – Translated by Naval News The drone can fly for many hours at an altitude of several kilometers. With this data, the Royal Netherlands Navy gains greater situational awareness and can make better decisions.  The first operational tests with the V-BAT were conducted from HNLMS Johan de Witt during Cold Response off Norway. This allowed for an examination of the conditions under which the V-BAT can…

Over a million athletes raced HYROX in 2025/26. Most of them turned up in the wrong gear. Don’t be that person. HYROX training gear is more specific than most athletes realise. The race has a fixed format — eight one-kilometre runs, eight workout stations — and that predictability is exactly why there’s no excuse to show up unprepared. Most athletes come from CrossFit or running and assume their existing kit transfers. It doesn’t. A running shoe collapses under HYROX sled training. A pure training shoe makes 8km of running miserable. A standard gym bag falls apart by Station 3. Each…

Spend Matters, a Hackett Group Division, is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 roster for our ‘Future 5’ procurement solution provider list. As in previous editions, our analysts have highlighted five start-ups that excite them the most. This year, the five companies they see as potential future trendsetters are Flowie, Pavus, Tamarin AI, Vallor and Zapro. To earn such recognition, these vendors must have a product that is ideally two to five years old, is used by more than five customers and showcases an innovative use of technology. Additionally, these vendors should have revenue below $10 million, and our analysts must…

After a decade of elevated tensions, Washington and Beijing now find themselves navigating relatively calm waters. Last October, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping reached an agreement in Busan, South Korea, to pause the trade war between their two countries. The truce paused new U.S. tariffs and rolled back Chinese restrictions on American access to rare earths and magnets. That reprieve is real—but fragile.Expectations are high that the next time the two leaders meet—originally scheduled to be March 31, in Beijing, but now delayed at Trump’s request because of the U.S. war in Iran—they will reaffirm and…

On June 7, the city of Salvador, Bahia (Brazil) will host the IV KWU SENSHI Bahia Friendship Championship, an event that will bring together practitioners from different regions to celebrate the martial spirit, friendship, and technical development within Kyokushin Karate. The competition will feature athletes from several Brazilian states, including Bahia, Alagoas, São Paulo, Ceará, and Amazonas, as well as international participants from Chile, strengthening the exchange and unity among dojos that share the values and philosophy of Kyokushin. The event will begin at 8:00 a.m. and will take place at Estação Cidadania Itapuã, located at Rua da Ilha, 374 –…

Megaglope Studios’ solo-developed project mixes branching runs, class mechanics, artifacts, and card-based combat ahead of its planned November 2026 release. Megaglobe Studios has announced Into the Crypt; the game is a first-person, 3D roguelike deck builder designed to bridge the card combat mechanics of deck builders and the sense of exploration associated with dungeon crawling. Into the Crypt places the player within the crypt and constructs the game experience around procedural floors, branching routes, combat encounters, and event decisions that impact the length of each descent. While the first-person perspective creates a more physically immersive experience than many other deckbuilders, the main…

Romania – Ministry of National Defence Press release No. 53 19.03.2026 The Romanian Naval Forces will organize, between March 23 and April 3, in the area of responsibility, at sea and on the river, Multinational Exercise SEA SHIELD 2026, the most complex training event of this year. The two weeks will include training sequences in a national, inter-institutional and multinational framework, and the activities will cover all action environments – maritime, riverine, lagoon, underwater, terrestrial and aerial, and will include complex scenarios adapted to the current security challenges. This year’s edition of SEA SHIELD Exercise will involve over 2,500 military…

News March 19, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via BAE Systems NASHUA, New Hampshire. BAE Systems won a contract from Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to support and sustain the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced Defensive System for the U.S. Air Force’s U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, the company announced in a statement. Under the contract, BAE Systems will provide field service support for the aircraft’s electronic warfare system, conduct repairs, and deliver software updates intended to help the system identify and counter new threats, according to the statement. The AN/ALQ-221 system combines radar warning and electronic countermeasures to give…