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Ukraine is giving international partners and defense companies access to its vast trove of real combat data to train artificial intelligence models for autonomous drone systems — a move Kyiv is calling “the first initiative of its kind in the world.”Officials approved a resolution this week launching a new cooperation framework between the state, domestic defense companies and foreign partners, the Ministry of Defense announced Thursday. “The future of warfare belongs to autonomous systems,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote in a release announcing the program. “Our objective is to increase the level of autonomy in drones and other combat…

Kevin Vallejos is on the rise.That’s certainly how the UFC has positioned him Saturday as he looks to knock off featherweight mainstay Josh Emmett in the main event. Emmett, who turned 41 in March, is at the end of his career, but a win over him would still be a meaningful addition to Vallejos’ growing hit list.To put things in perspective, when Vallejos made his pro debut in 2021, Emmett was in the middle of a five-fight win streak that culminated in him challenging for an interim featherweight title at UFC 284. He fell short against Yair Rodriguez and it’s…

Perennial bantamweight contender Cory Sandhagen has been very vocal online calling for a fight with fellow American contender Sean O’Malley. Back in October last year Sandhagen suffered a disappointing decision defeat in a title bout against dominant champion, at the time, Merab Dvalishvili. The fight came about after the American picked up a victory finishing former flyweight king Deiveson Figueiredo earlier in May that year. As one of the sports most active champions Dvalishvili wanted to break the record for most defences in a year after already racking up 2 defences of his 135lbs crown in the first half of…

From February 20 to 22, 2026, the city of Varginha, Minas Gerais (Brazil) hosted an intensive SENSHI Kickboxing Course led by Shihan Francisco Filho, one of the leading figures of the KWU SENSHI organization and a legendary name in Kyokushin Karate. The three-day training program provided participants with a complete immersion in the SENSHI Kickboxing system, focusing on the technical, physical, and strategic aspects that define the discipline. The course deepened the understanding of the system’s fighting concepts, training methodology, and martial philosophy. A total of 22 athletes from Varginha took part in the course, demonstrating strong dedication and commitment…

The first three days of Capcom Cup 12 are now in the books, and the competition has been whittled down to the last 16 players left standing. With the finals coming later this evening, there are a few different options to watch the Capcom Cup finale through both paid and free means. Obviously, Capcom is pushing their pay-per-view option for the first time, which hasn’t gone over too well with…

Myanmar Navy commissioned its largest frigate UMS Thalun Min and held the opening ceremony of a 40,000 ton floating dry dock. The ceremony to open Myanmar’s largest floating dry dock was held at the Naval Shipyard Headquarters in Yangon on March 8. The ceremony was attended by the chief of Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military) Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The keel laying ceremony for two 63 meter class ASW vessels, which will be built at this dry dock, was also held. Along with UMS Thalun Min, four Inland Multipurpose Vessels built by the Navy were inducted. These are likely to be…

The rapid advance of artificial intelligence (AI) has simultaneously raised concerns that the technology might result in significant harms and raised hopes that its contributions across different industries and applications could produce major economic benefits. Both the U.S. government and the private sector have made significant investments in pursuit of these benefits, and there have been calls for similarly significant investments that are focused on reducing the potential for AI-caused risks, including potentially catastrophic risks. In this report, the authors take on the question of how to think about a big bet on research and development (R&D) that is focused…

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Veterans Affairs Department to reinstate its contract with the American Federation of Government Employees, ruling that the department’s implementation of President Trump’s executive order ousting unions from most federal agencies violated both the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedures Act.AFGE’s lawsuit, filed last November, zeroes in on the VA’s actions to implement President Trump’s March 2025 executive order, which cites a seldom-used provision of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act to strip two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining rights on national security grounds,…

General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council Mar 13, 2026 General Secretariat – Riyadh His Excellency Mr Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), affirmed that the joint ministerial meetings held separately with Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and the United Kingdom have achieved positive results in enhancing bilateral relations. He praised their supportive and unwavering positions in standing with the GCC states against brutal Iranian aggressions. Joint ministerial meetings were held today, Thursday, March 12, 2026, via videoconference, between the GCC and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Morocco, and…

News March 13, 2026 Lisa Daigle Assistant Managing Editor Military Embedded Systems U.S. Air National Guard photo LYSTRUP, Denmark. Defense/aerospace manufacturer Terma announced that it delivered new advanced defensive capabilities to the Franco-German Binational Air Transport Squadron (BATS), systems aimed at enhancing the protection of the squadron’s fleet of C-130J-30 aircraft.  Terma’s system — according to the company’s announcement — enables aircraft operators the ability to upgrade their systems in a modular fashion as technologies and operational requirements evolve.  The core of the aircraft survivability suite is Terma’s Defensive Aids Controller (DAC), which is designed to be both sensor- and…