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About The Modern War Journal The Modern War Journal (MWJ) is produced by the Modern War Institute at West Point (MWI) in support of MWI’s mission to generate new knowledge for the profession of arms, enhance the West Point curriculum, and serve as an intellectual resource for solving military problems. In furtherance of MWI’s three goals of research, integrate, and educate, this journal features content from academics, policy makers, and practitioners of the profession of arms—from the cadet level to senior military and political leaders—presented here with one goal: to help win tomorrow’s wars, today. About This Edition The theme…

A group of House lawmakers is asking federal watchdogs to investigate how officials handled an incident involving former acting Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Madhu Gottumukkala after he failed a required counter-intelligence polygraph. In a Friday letter requesting the probe, lawmakers said Gottumukkala also failed a second polygraph examination while serving in the role.The letter was led by Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va. and signed by four others, asking the Department of Homeland Security and Intelligence Community inspectors general to conduct an investigation into the matter. The lawmakers said the development raises questions about whether officials adhered to established intelligence…

SD Government’s TRASC airborne roll-on/roll-off satellite communications system can be installed onboard a C-130 turboprop airlifter in 30 minutes. (SD Government) Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains. TRASC Certification In early February, SD Government announced it had received T-1 certification for the company’s Tactical Removable Airborne Satellite Communications (TRASC) system to equip the United States Air Force’s (USAF) Lockheed Martin C-130H/J turboprop airlifters. TRASC is a roll-on/roll-off Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system providing Ku-band (14 gigahertz/GHz uplink/10.9GHz to 12.75GHz downlink) connectivity. There is growth potential to expand this provision to…

Mike Malott prepares to take on former UFC welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns in a Manitoba-based matchup, with a previous training partner of the former has weighed in on the big clash at 170 pounds. Speaking ahead of a recent contest he participated in under the Real American Freestyle banner, Clay Guida covered several aspects of his vast career. For ‘The Carpenter’ that included a stint working with Team Alpha Male and past instances that saw him shout out teammate Mike Malott. When asked for his thoughts on the Mike Malott versus Gilbert Burns fight that tops the marquee of…

India – Press Information Bureau Department of Atomic Energy Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 4:53PM by PIB Delhi The conclusion of international cooperation agreements in 2008 enabled import of fuel for reactors under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards. The year- wise generation by reactors using imported fuel is given in Annexure. From 2008-09 till 2024-25, a total of 18842.60 MTs of Uranium in the form of Uranium Ore Concentrate, Natural UO2 pellets and Enriched UO2 pellets was imported for reactors under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards in India. Presently discussions are in progress with US technology partners…

EOS has supplied a single R800 naval RWS to an Indian partner to build a prototype for an Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard requirement for 127 systems. (EOS)Australian firm EOS has received an Indian order for a single R800 naval remote weapon station (RWS). The order valued at between A$1-2 million (US$700,000-1.4 million) was placed by a large, established Indian prime contractor, and it marks EOS’ first sale into India.According to the Australian company, this is only the second sale of its new, heavy-calibre R800 system to a customer for evaluation.EOS will supply the RWS along with platform/weapon integration…

The Trump administration’s “narrowly tailored, short-term” lifting of sanctions on Russian oil may produce a longer-term boost to Moscow’s war on Ukraine.Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent insisted that wasn’t so as he announced on Thursday that countries would be allowed to purchase any Russian oil in ships at sea as of March 12.The move “will not provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government,” Bessent wrote on X.But experts, European allies, and Democratic Party lawmakers said Russia would indeed gain from Trump officials’ attempt to buffer Americans and global markets from the effects of their war on Iran.The windfall could…

Bottom lines up front TAIPEI—The dispute between the US artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic and the Department of Defense has garnered much attention in the Western press in the past few weeks. It has also been the subject of lively commentary in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). For one, there is no shortage of schadenfreude being directed toward Anthropic in PRC outlets: The company has been vocal in highlighting China’s abuses of its technology and restricting Chinese firms from using its models under the auspices of preventing Chinese entities from advancing capabilities that might threaten US national security. Given…

Reinier de Ridder has one noticeable hole in his game that can lead to a hugely positive shift if rectified according to someone RDR has previously tested skills with. The former two-division ONE championship titleholder under MMA rules is coming off of yet another loss in the UFC after an initial hot start in the organization. A recent setback against Caio Borralho at UFC 326 now puts ‘The Dutch Knight’ on a two-fight skid while clashing with the higher-up contenders at middleweight. Tye Ruotolo, who spoke on Bowks Talking Bouts ahead of his ONE Championship welterweight submission grappling title defense…

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan.– Leaders at the Combined Arms Command are integrating the use of the Maven Smart System, an artificial intelligence tool, to modernize training and education for command-and-control operations. Initial efforts are underway, led by staff from the Mission Command Center of Excellence, instructors with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and officers assigned to the CAC Command Data and Analytics Office. The Maven Smart System, also commonly referred to as simply “Maven,” processes battlefield data, including imagery and full-motion video, to improve situational awareness and speed decision-making. It is designed to automate tasks formerly performed via…