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In the final weeks of 2019, a top fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins walked into a perilous meeting at a Corner Bakery in Washington, D.C.For the first time in her two-decade Senate career, the Republican lawmaker from Maine was in danger of losing her seat. President Donald Trump’s dismal approval ratings were dragging her down in the polls, and she was falling behind her likely 2020 Democratic challenger in fundraising.Scott Reed, head of the Collins super PAC, was on a mission to close that gap. Reed was meeting that day with three executives from a Hawaiian defense contractor, Navatek. A…

The ShinyHunters cybercriminal group claims it has stolen sensitive information about FBI employees and job applicants and is demanding that the bureau retract a public warning about its tactics within a week.The demand, addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel and Cyber Division Assistant Director Brett Leatherman, seeks to pressure the agency into changing its public account of the group’s activities. The group claims the effort was not financially motivated.In a statement attributed to the group, the hackers claimed access to several FBI services, including human resources systems and a service identified as Medlink. “We have compromised the FBI. We hold very…

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev — The last A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, made its final departure Sept. 22. Nearly 70 Airmen from Nellis AFB lined up on the flight line to give the A-10, affectionately nicknamed the “Warthog,” one final salute as it took off. Although the departure signifies the conclusion of nearly 50 years of elite tactical training, operational testing and maintenance sustainability at the installation, the A-10’s impact will not soon be forgotten. The first attack jet arrived at the base in 1977. Over the past five decades, the installation served…

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The Royal Navy successfully launched a U.S. Navy Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo from a British Excalibur uncrewed underwater vehicle, or UUV, marking a significant step toward allied operational fleets of uncrewed vehicles.The successful Sept. 13 launch at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre in Scotland highlights a major operational achievement for AUKUS Pillar 2 — a multilateral agreement between the U.S., U.K. and Australia to enable Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle payload systems that can be used across each country’s UUVs, according to the May 2026 agreement. While still just a proof of concept, the successful test, according to the Navy…

It’s been over three years since Street Fighter 6 released on June 2, 2023. We’ve already had some of the most incredible rivalries form within the tournament scene. One such match up pits Varrel|Tokido up against WBG|MenaRD. Though Tokido was previously known for playing Akuma and Ken in Street Fighter 6, he’s been putting in work with JP. Retired competitor Kakeru has apparently been coaching Tokido in the ways of…

The Septemer 2026 special of Armada International is about Electronic Warfare. To read future supplements of the magazine, please subscribe here:A hypothetical 2028 conflict reveals the challenges of fighting for control of the spectrum.What happens when a major European conflict begins not only with missiles and aircraft, but with an intense battle for control of the electromagnetic spectrum?In this special edition of Electronic Warfare, editor Thomas Withington explores a hypothetical 2028 Russian intervention in the Baltic states and examines how electronic warfare could shape the opening stages of a Russia–NATO conflict.The scenario follows the conflict from the initial information and…

After having been part of the German Empire, hence the presence of a German small arms facility part of the Mauser company, in 1920 Gdansk became a free city. Soon after later the Polish Government decided to move that facility, and in 1923 the construction of a new factory started in Radom, some 50 km south of Warsaw click on image to enlarge The production of parts for the Polish state rifle factory started in1925, therefore last year the company celebrated its 100th anniversary, after having changed several names and having produced arms for different customers, including the Wehrmacht during…

Home › UFC News › Ali Abdelaziz Says He’ll Pay $1M From His Own Pocket for Usman Nurmagomedov vs. Ilia Topuria Ali Abdelaziz says he is prepared to personally make up any shortfall in Usman Nurmagomedov’s UFC purse if it helps secure a debut fight with Ilia Topuria. The manager called Nurmagomedov vs. Topuria his “dream fight” and said he would cover the gap himself, even if it reached $1 million. Abdelaziz made the offer during an appearance on Submission Radio while discussing the unbeaten PFL lightweight champion’s potential next move. Nurmagomedov is coming off the final fight of his…

Navy destroyers are concentrated in the Middle East as U.S. forces conduct operations against Iran, according to U.S. Central Command — a move that puts renewed operational demands on a fleet that has experienced prolonged maintenance periods.As of Sept. 14, two Navy guided-missile destroyers were operating in the Red Sea and another 13 were in the Arabian Sea, according to the U.S. Naval Institute’s fleet tracker, which uses both Navy and public data. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout also departed Naval Station Norfolk on Monday to begin deployment operations after months of training, maintenance and certification events, according…