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The Upgraded Type 12 anti-ship missile, just deployed to Kyushu, has five times the range of the previous version. A mobile transporter/launcher allows it to rapidly relocate. (JSDF)The Japan Self-Defense Force has deployed the first units of its Upgraded Type 12 ground-launched anti-ship missiles to Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture in southwest Japan.The first deployment is with the 5th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment at Camp Kengun, and a full operational capability is projected by the end of March.This will be followed by the missile’s fielding to the 8th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment in Oita Prefecture, and the 7th Surface-to-Ship Missile Regiment on…

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank built its own agentic AI threat hunting tools, because vendors are too slow to develop tools that can cope with emerging AI-powered threats, according to General Manager of Cyber Defence Operations Andrew Pade. Speaking at analyst firm Gartner’s Security & Risk Management Summit in Sydney on Tuesday, Pade said he joined the bank six years ago when it logged 80 million daily threat signals. That figure now tops four billion, and he said AI is one reason for the growth. Pade told the event that the bank investigated attacks such as phishing emails and sites, and found…

The oft-controversial Dillon Danis and former UFC superstar Jorge Masvidal’s feud is intensifying after leaked DMs surfaced Monday. Dillon Danis will make his Real American Freestyle debut against Colby Covington next weekend, and Danis has a brewing feud with one of Covington’s former rivals. Danis, who returned to professional MMA last year with a 15-second win over Warren Spencer, is looking for big fights as he reignites his combat sports career. After a successful MMA return in Misfits, Danis could be in line for marquee matchups in 2026. Danis is regarded as one of MMA’s most colorful personalities, due to…

Nate Diaz is set to return to MMA against Mike Perry on May 16 on a Most Valuable Promotions card headlined by Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano, which will stream live on Netflix as the platform’s first MMA event. The news was first reported by Andreas Hale. Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry on Netflix Diaz vs Perry adds to the card with a fan favorite style lineup built around names that resonate with long-time viewers. Diaz left the UFC after submitting Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 in September 2022, closing out a 15-year run with the promotion that included his…

UFC veteran Colby Covington has once again called out Bo Nickal for a future fight between the two wrestlers. As we all know, Colby Covington is a pretty divisive figure in the world of mixed martial arts. While he may no longer be a relevant factor in the welterweight division, he has the kind of name value that ensures he will always be talked about for as long as he’s active – and as long as he has access to social media. The man known as ‘Chaos’ has been involved in some big fights over the years but unfortunately for…

Although I would have liked to introduce Black Sailors a couple of days ago, I could not because of other things. Anyway, while indie developer Mandinga is celebrating having reached 1000 wishlists for his pirate-themed tactical RPG in three days, here’s my overview to provide you with some background on this game. We are talking about a naval tactics game that has a historical context that separates it from other games. Set in 18th-century Colonial Brazil, specifically in the Bay of All Saints, the premise of the game revolves around former slaves who take over a ship and become pirates…

The BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) – Washington’s mainstay naval-launched cruise missile – has been extensively used by American forces in the ongoing conflict with Iran. Utilizing open-source media released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Naval News has complied verifiable launches of Tomahawk from U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers operating across the region. According to an estimate from D.C.-based Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS), 319 Tomahawks were been launched within the first week of Operation Epic Fury. For reference to previous conflicts that saw large-scale launches of TLAMs, CSIS’ Missile Defense Project claims that over 300 missiles were launched…

Churchill once demanded, “Take this pudding away — it has no theme!” U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle’s new Fighting Instructions presents a similar sort of dish.In November 2024, I argued in War on the Rocks that successive chiefs of naval operations developed a pattern of issuing strategic guidance that described aspirations but did not consistently impose the concrete direction necessary to guide naval force planning. In a March 2025 Atlantic Council paper evaluating the 2024 Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy, I similarly found that its guidance projected aspiration but did not consistently…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a “ruthless” review of how the military’s legal offices are organized, saying Pentagon legal shops should be to be measured against one standard: whether it makes the military more lethal. Hegseth framed the review as an effort to improve efficiency by addressing overlapping responsibilities, uncertain reporting relationships and inefficient allocation of resources across the military’s legal enterprise, which includes thousands of uniformed judge advocates and civilian attorneys. Under the plan, Hegseth said the military’s Judge Advocate General Corps should focus on areas like warfighting, military justice, operational law and the law of armed conflict,…

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