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Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, committing their countries to oppose interference by third parties in each other’s internal and external affairs. Moscow and Tehran celebrated the treaty as the culmination of growing ties between the two regimes.Yet when the United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran in late February—the second in just eight months, following last summer’s 12-day war—Russia mostly stood idly by. Putin called the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a “cynical violation of all norms of human morality and international law,” and…

Kyokushin has never been about comfort. It is about discipline, endurance, and constant self-improvement. This philosophy stands at the core of the first International Kyokushin Training Camp in Georgia, which will begin on July 15, 2026, in Tbilisi. The camp is organized and hosted by Sensei Tariel Nikoleishvili, one of the most accomplished World’s Kyokushin fighters, in cooperation with KWU SENSHI KWU SENSHI GERGIA. About Sensei Tariel Nikoleishvili Sensei Tariel Nikoleishvili has built a reputation as a high-level Kyokushin competitor and instructor, known for his powerful fighting style and disciplined training philosophy. Throughout his career he has achieved significant international…

Asymmetric attacks on commercial and naval shipping in the Red Sea region reiterated to Western navies their emerging need to be ready to counter any threat at sea at any time, naval chiefs told the recent Paris Naval Conference. The chiefs’ conversations at the conference (an event co-hosted by the French Navy and IFRI, France’s international relations institute) also underlined the fact that high-end, more capable military threats can now emanate more easily and quickly from asymmetric actors due to the wider availability of such technology – again, as illustrated by the Red Sea example. Starting in October 2023, as…

ROME — Fincantieri is ready to build everything from corvettes and unmanned vessels to ice breakers and cable laying ships for the U.S. government as it rebounds from the cancellation of the Constellation frigate program, a senior official has said.“We are ready to take on complex shipbuilding,” George Moutafis, the CEO of Fincantieri Marine Group, told Defense News.Fincantieri was ramping up production of Constellation frigates last year at its Wisconsin yard for the U.S. Navy when the program was scrapped due to delays driven by the Navy’s request for design modifications.The service is now ordering smaller FF(X) vessels from HII’s…

The December announcement that the United States would withdraw its last dedicated research ship from Antarctica marks the loss of America’s only independent maritime research capability in the southern polar region. This goes beyond science funding; it marks a strategic retreat in a remote region where influence is exercised through presence, data, and partnerships. At the same moment, the United States is building polar capability in the Arctic to counter China and Russia. This decision exposes a contradiction in US polar strategy: Washington recognizes that presence matters in remote but increasingly accessible environments—like the Arctic, as well as the space…

The Navy is continuing a yearlong push to embed fifth-generation wireless technologies across its systems and installations, with the service’s 5G Integrated Product Team “making progress” on expanding network coverage. Meanwhile, the Navy also continues to eye opportunities to advance ship-to-ship communications capability. Jason Fox, director of the 5G IPT within the Department of the Navy Office of the Chief Information Officer, said the sea service has focused on leveraging commercial, academic and government investment in 5G. “What we’re doing within the IPT to grab a hold of that is we are building and prototyping with 5G technologies, and we’re…

A USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. Credit: BlueBarronPhoto/Shutterstock.com. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that four crew members were killed when a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury on Thursday, 12 March. The combatant command said neither hostile nor friendly fire contributed to the loss, but the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Search and rescue operations are ongoing, as the status of two additional crew…

By Ray Furlong March 14, 2026 TEL AVIV – After several twists down a concrete stairwell, a buzzing underground world is revealed. Ambulances unloading patients on gurneys, rows of field-hospital tents, workmen fixing overhead cables, and medical personnel in an array of uniforms. This is the Sheba Medical Center, the largest hospital in the Middle East, with 11,000 employees, 1,700 doctors, and over 3,000 nurses. And most of it is functioning underground to stay out of reach of Iranian ballistic missiles. “This place is not a field hospital. This is the hospital. It is just subterranean,” Yardena Koppel, a pediatric…

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía participates in the innovative TICHE Project. The project aims to develop advanced hidden threats detection capabilities in complex environments through a collaborative, multiplatform approach. By merging cutting-edge sensors, AI technology, and unmanned ground and aerial systems, this initiative focuses on expanding detection capabilities while prioritizing factors such as human safety, power efficiency, portability, and continuous operation. The primary objective of this endeavor is clear: to protect and preserve human lives through technological innovation. By harnessing advanced technologies and leveraging collaborative efforts between unmanned systems, TICHE aims to mitigate the risks posed by landmines and Improvised Explosive Devices…

Veteran Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Eryk Anders scored the final win of his career when he defeated fellow veteran Brad Tavares via unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 114 yesterday (Sat., March 14, 2026) inside the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.“That’s it for me, man,” Anders said during his in-cage interview with Michael Bisping. “I’ve had a hell of a career. I got a win out here in front of my son, so that’s huge for me. I just don’t have the balls for this stuff no more, man.”Watch Anders’ retirement speech below:“Ya Boi” entered the promotion with plenty…