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The cascading effects of disrupted maritime chokepoints are no longer the subject of simulations; they are an active crisis. As the US-Israeli military operation against Iran and Tehran’s regional military response continue, missile attacks, drone swarms, airstrikes, and maritime threats complicate commercial shipping across the region. The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz affects about 20 percent of global petroleum and 20 percent of liquid natural gas transits. It is also the subject of decades of wargaming for just this occurrence. But a lesser-known chemical also is being halted: 41 percent of global sulfur is exported. While the United…

Hyu has steamrolled every opponent ONE Championship has put in front of him. At ONE Fight Night 41: Sinsamut vs. Jarvis on Prime Video on Friday, March 13, the 23-year-old Japanese phenom plans to do the same to Suablack Tor Pran49. The three-round flyweight kickboxing bout broadcasts live from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok in U.S. primetime on Amazon Prime Video. Hyu enters at 12-0, with four wins inside ONE and a US$50,000 performance bonus already on his resume. Suablack brings 62 career victories, sharp outside boxing, and veteran cunning to the ring. Hyu studied the tape and knows exactly what…

“No one is thinking if everyone is thinking alike.” Gen. George S. Patton’s quip shows that he not only understood the advantage of audacious combat leadership, but the necessity to develop leaders and organizations that think critically and challenge assumptions. Military education is at the forefront of this endeavor in professional militaries. Indeed, last week Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered a review of the military’s senior service/war colleges and the severing of ties between the department and 22 academic institutions in an effort to better prepare strategic leaders for the complexities of modern warfare.In a recent opinion article, Thomas…

Most lifters view strength as if it were all about the muscles. Bigger chest and glutes, and more “time under tension.” And sure, muscle matters. But strength doesn’t start there; it starts in your brain. The brain sends the command, the muscle carries it out, and the clearer that signal becomes, the stronger you get. That’s what grease the groove (GtG), popularized by Pavel Tsatsouline, is all about: neural drive. It’s short, high-quality work sessions spread throughout the day—no grinding, no failure, and no crawling out of the gym after a tough workout. Instead, you “practice” strength the same way…

USS Gerald R Ford with Carrier Strike Group Twelve is taking part in Operation Epic Fury. (USN) US President Trump sailed his “big, beautiful armada” into the Gulf region to pressure the Iranians into agreeing to end their nuclear arms programme, and they were ready to agree when Israel started its Operation Roaring Lion, which left the United States playing catch-up with its Operation Epic Fury. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has been in the Arabian Sea since 16 February. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the flagship of the US Navy’s Carrier Strike Group Three (CSG-3), equipped with F-35C…

News March 12, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via BAE Systems WASHINGTON, D.C. BAE Systems completed the preliminary design review for the U.S. Space Force’s $1.2 billion Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking — Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 2 program, which is intended to provide space-based missile warning and tracking against ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles, the company announced in a statement. The review covers both the satellite segment and the ground command-and-control system, the statement reads. BAE Systems said it reached the milestone in less than nine months after contract award for what it describes…

Each year, Spend Matters, a Hackett Group Division, honors a vast array of procurement solution providers by selecting them for our ‘50 to Know,’ ‘50 to Watch,’ ‘Future 5’ and ‘Hall of Fame’ celebration lists. Discover everything you need to know about these accolades, including who is on them. For the Future 5, our analysts, now part of The Hackett Group® Solution Intelligence analyst team, scour the market to find new specialist solution providers that can answer a burning need of procurement practitioners today. Following months of debate based on extensive knowledge of the many procurement technologies they have demoed, analyzed and…

DroneShield have launched a European C-UAS production line. Credit: © 2026 DroneShield Ltd. Australia’s DroneShield has expanded its industrial footprint with the establishment of counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) manufacturing line at an undisclosed location in the European Union (EU). The move marks the company’s first C-UAS production line outside Australia and is intended to meet rising operational demand across the region. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more DroneShield said it has collaborated with an “established manufacturer” to begin production of European-made C-UAS,…

A video released by United States Central Command appears to show the destruction of a Cobra V8 electronic warfare system during a U.S. airstrike targeting military facilities in Iran. The system was located at a surface-to-air missile site west of Bandar Imam Khomeini in Khuzestan province, according to open-source analysis. This strike has drawn attention […]

Global Times By Feng Fan and Li Xundian Published: Mar 12, 2026 12:45 AM The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, concluded its annual session on Wednesday morning, Xinhua News Agency reported. Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders, including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng, attended the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Presiding over the meeting, Wang Huning, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, said the top political advisory body’s annual session had yielded fruitful results.…