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UFC BJJ 11 will be headlined by the closest thing to a PRIDE-style freakshow match: two athletes from different sports, a size disparity, and special rules. UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell will be crossing over to Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) to face the smaller, but significantly more technical submission artist in UFC BJJ bantamweight champion Mikey Musumeci. Apart from giving up size, the face of UFC BJJ will also have self-imposed handicaps, as Musumeci has promised not to pull guard, butt scoot, or even go for his trademark leg attacks.The last time Mitchell crossed over to BJJ, he was heel hooked in…

U.S. Navy service members who served aboard the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia over its more than forty years in service spoke to the Navy and paid homage before its decommissioning.Sailors bid a fond farewell to a boat that gave them lifelong memories, camaraderie and lessons about resilience and paying it forward, according to a release.“I take pride in what we did because I could see the effect,” said Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 2nd Class Trenton Maybee, who served aboard the ship and monitored its nuclear reactor. “We answered the call.”The Georgia arrived at its homeport of Naval Submarine Base Kings…

SIG SAUER Launches P385 Minutes ago SIG SAUER officially launched the P385, a new pistol architecture that combines elements of the P320 and P365. Hence the moniker: P320 +P365 = P385. Over the past few weeks there has been a great deal of conjecture online regarding this new pistol due to a couple of leaks. I first heard about development of new pistol over a year ago and handled prototypes during SHOT Show of what was by then, called the P385. Development has been going on for even longer. To be very clear, the P320 isn’t going anywhere. It remains…

The European economy is falling behind. At the turn of the century, EU labor productivity was on a steady upward trajectory and had reached almost 95 percent of U.S. levels. Then the trend reversed. EU productivity is now 20 percent lower than that of the United States. One important cause of this decline is Europe’s failure to participate in the digital revolution. Of the world’s 100 most valuable high-tech companies, only two are headquartered within the EU. The bloc has no global-scale companies in cloud computing, online advertising, mobile devices, or chip design, and it has only one competitor—France’s Mistral—remaining…

For decades, military officers seeking promotion to general or flag officer have been evaluated through their career records, including performance reports, command assignments, education and operational experience.Now, the Pentagon is adding a new measure for advancement: how officers perform when presented with a military problem and required to make decisions under pressure.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that eligible Army, Air Force and Marine Corps colonels and Navy captains screening for promotion to one-star will undergo a new Joint Warfighter Evaluation, or JWE. The assessment is intended to measure officers’ operational planning, decision-making and leadership under simulated combat conditions. It…

FQ-42General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) congratulates the U.S. Air Force (USAF) on the pace of progress for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, which features the FQ-42 Vengeance designed and produced by GA-ASI. The latest milestone took place Sept. 18, when a new FQ-42 Vengeance was delivered to Creech AFB, Nev., to continue operations with test and evaluation units.“The CCA program’s rate of progress has been incredible,” said Mike Atwood, GA-ASI Vice President of Advanced Programs. “Every week, the Air Force is pushing forward with new and more impressive accomplishments using Vengeance. It’s amazing to think of how far this…

An F-16 fighter jet assigned to the US air base Spangdahlem in western Germany crashed on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, adding that one pilot had ejected safely and was receiving medical treatment.The cause of the incident is under investigation, the military said in a statement, with emergency response personnel at the scene of the crash.Germany’s air traffic control authority, in a separate statement, said a total of four F-16s had been taking part in a training exercise.“Two were still in the training area, while two were returning to Spangdahlem Air Base. One of these two jets is believed to…

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As part of an operational deployment, Indian Navy’s frigate INS Trishul (F43) arrived at Toulon naval base, France on September 22, 2026 to participate in the bilateral naval exercise Varuna. Pictures taken by Toulon-based photographer and regular contributor to Naval News, Hervé Dermoune, show several upgrades the Talwar-class has received in recent years. The Project 11356 frigate was built in Russia’s Baltic shipyard and commissioned in 2003. Trishul is the second Talwar class frigate of the Indian Navy and part of the first batch of three ships. India then ordered three in 2006 which were built by Yantar shipyard. In…

Hegseth says a new process is intended to elevate leaders who show the ability to “fight, adapt and win.”