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The colour HUD in the Army’s Air Soldier System improves situational awareness and survivability. Credit: © Elbit Systems Ltd. Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) has secured a contract valued at $49.9m from the US Army Contracting Command based at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, to deliver Head-Up Displays (HUDs) for the Army’s Air Soldier System. The agreement, structured as a Firm-Fixed-Price and Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract, extends through December 2030. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The terms include post-production support and are dependent on future…

The two-star head of the command responsible for coordinating support for Ukraine left a tube of classified maps behind on a train in Europe, losing control of the sensitive material for 24 hours, a new report from the Department of Defense Inspector General’s office has found.Then-Army Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, now retired, was also found to have sustained a concussion following a night of drinking to intoxication at a social event in Kyiv, leading to incoherence and confusion in a briefing the next day.The report, released March 12, covers a period in April and May 2024 in which Aguto was…

The core mission of Ireland’s Armed Forces is the defence of the State from armed aggression. In February 2025, the government pledged to increase defence spending to € 1.5 billion by 2028 and increase personnel numbers. Ahead of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2026, the government has signalled that strengthening air surveillance capabilities will be early priorities. The main beneficiary of these increases will be the Irish Air Corps, established as an Army Air Corps in the 1920s, its today’s role under the Irish Defence Act is to contribute to the…

A Russian-affiliated analytical channel has published a cost comparison showing how many heavy FPV drones could be purchased for the price of key armored vehicles, highlighting the growing role of low-cost strike systems in modern combat. According to the published data, the analysis is based on an estimated unit cost of about $1,200 per heavy […]

Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studies Air Force combat veteran Wes J. Bryant had pored over in his mission to overhaul how the U.S. military safeguards civilian life.Parents wept over their children’s bodies. Crushed desks and blood-stained backpacks poked through the rubble. The death toll from the attack on an elementary school in Minab climbed past 165, most of them under age 12, with nearly 100 others wounded, according to Iranian health officials. Photos of small coffins and rows of fresh graves went viral, a devastating emblem of Day…

The USMC’s 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit – based in Okinawa, Japan – is currently sailing towards the Middle East. (Gordon Arthur)Whether it likes it or not, the Indo-Pacific region is being impacted by Israel’s and the USA’s ongoing war against Iran that kicked off on 28 February. The primary repercussion is oil and gas supplies being throttled by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz chokepoint.On 15 March, Trump took to Truth Social to call on countries like China, France, Japan, South Korea and the UK to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. His premise was that they depend on…

When Pakistan declared “open war” with Afghanistan in February 2026 and struck Taliban military installations in Kabul and Kandahar, it crossed a threshold: from targeting non-state militants to putting Taliban-governed Afghanistan’s assets on the table. This escalation was not impulsive. Months of indirect cost imposition through border closures, trade restrictions, and limited strikes on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan camps failed to shift Taliban behavior, making direct military pressure a logical next step in Pakistan’s hybrid coercion strategy.I frame the recent escalation as a bargaining failure, driven by information asymmetries, commitment problems, and competing sovereignty claims, and ask whether the Taliban — a…

Ronda Rousey announcing her comeback nearly a decade after her last fight was almost as shocking as her sudden disdain towards the UFC as she continues promoting her upcoming showdown against Gina Carano.When she initially addressed the genesis behind her return and the Carano fight, Rousey revealed she approached the UFC with the idea about the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement before she ultimately teamed up with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotion instead. But since then, Rousey has gone on the offensive, trashing the current state of the UFC, how fighters are being treated, the massive changes she’s…

FENTON, Mo. (March 16, 2026) – FirstSpear®, the industry leader in load-bearing technology and personal protective equipment, has entered into an exclusive, ten-year license with Recon K9® LLC (“Recon K9”). Under this agreement, FirstSpear will assume responsibility for the sales, marketing, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics of the Recon K9 brand, effectively integrating Recon K9’s operations into FirstSpear’s infrastructure. This strategic agreement grants FirstSpear exclusive use of all intellectual property owned or developed by Recon K9, including trademarks, product designs, internet domains, and social media accounts. By leveraging FirstSpear’s market presence and established manufacturing and distribution capabilities, the partnership ensures that…

KONGSBERG has confirmed that the StrikeMaster Missile Launch Vehicle will remain in Europe for the foreseeable future following strong and growing interest from international partners. Kongsberg press release StrikeMaster is KONGSBERG’s Australian configuration of the Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defence System (NSM CDS) using Thales Australia’s proven Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle as the platform for a twin-pack NSM launcher. It has attracted significant global attention following its recent firing in Norway. StrikeMaster has unique qualities including tactical mobility, operating range, and crew protection, whilst maintaining commonality and interoperability with other NSM CDS solutions. The decision to keep StrikeMaster in Europe…