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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the dean of South Carolina’s Democrats, said Thursday that he will run for an 18th House term, a move that could… MEG KINNARD March 12, 2026 7:30 pm 3 min read COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the dean of South Carolina’s Democrats, said Thursday that he will run for an 18th House term, a move that could position him as an influential elder statesman in Congress if his party regains the majority in November. The decision by the 85-year-old lawmaker cuts against calls for generational change within the party.…

March 11, 2026 By Matthew Olay, Pentagon News Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today called on the joint forces service secretaries to work through their general counsels to conduct a “ruthless, no-excuses review” of the War Department’s assorted legal support functions and operations. Addressing the public via a video on social media, Hegseth said despite all the progress related to the priorities of restoring the warrior ethos, rebuilding the military and reestablishing deterrence that the Pentagon has made in the past year, the department’s legal support remains in need of a “hard reset.” “For too long — over 20 years…

Global Times By Ministry of National Defense Published: Mar 11, 2026 03:18 PM Question: According to reports, Japan has recently started to field long-range missiles capable of attacking enemy bases. The shooting range of the missile is approximately 1000 kilometers, covering the coastal areas of neighboring countries, and its deployment will be completed within this month. What is your comment on this? Jiang Bin: For some time now, right-wing forces in Japan have made frequent moves to accelerate remilitarization, including the push to amend the pacifist Constitution, expediting revisions to the three national security documents, and the attempt to alter…

MANILA, Philippines — Japan is working to accelerate the tri-nation GCAP fighter jet collaboration with the U.K. and Italy despite reported fiscal and contract delays, which experts say will unlikely push back target deployment in 2035.The move comes as the ruling party advances efforts to relax stringent export restrictions on defense equipment and weaponry. The government has not disclosed yet how it plans to overcome fiscal bumps, but the National Diet, Japan’s legislature, is expected to approve allocations for the jets this month.Parliament had earlier eased export restrictions on GCAP, which is short for Global Combat Air Programme, but an…

The European Union has taken an important step forward to expand secure satellite communications bandwidth to its membership for military and government communications. As of late February, the European Union’s Government Satellite Communications (EUGOVSATCOM) provision is operational, according to a statement published by the European Commission. The Commission is the EU’s executive arm proposing legislation and applying the Union’s laws and policies. According to a primer produced by the commission, EUGOVSATCOM pools bandwidth on sovereign secure, government communications satellites owned by EU states and shares this across the membership. Bandwidth provided by some EU based commercial operators, such as Eutelsat,…

UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will return to the Octagon sooner than expected, and Nassourdine Imavov won’t be his opponent. Khamzat Chimaev publicly teased a move to the light heavyweight division just months after winning the UFC middleweight title at UFC 319 over Dricus du Plessis. Chimaev, unbeaten in his professional MMA career, dominantly won the belt over Du Plessis in his latest 185-lb appearance. The streaking Nassourdine Imavov was thought to be Chimaev’s next opponent after recent wins over Caio Borralho, Israel Adesanya, and other top contenders. Chimaev and Imavov briefly trained together earlier in their careers, and Chimaev…

Recent and ongoing conflicts highlight the rapidly growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to dismounted infantry. A variety of kinetic and non-kinetic countermeasures are being deployed in response. Various factors impact the infantry-based counter-drone mission. On the one hand, the UAVs most frequently deployed against dismounted personnel are generally small and light, and not particularly robust or shielded, making them comparatively vulnerable to kinetic or electromagnetic disruption. On the other hand, their small size and generally low-altitude approach provide them with a minimal visual and acoustic signature and considerable agility; this tends to delay detection and minimise a…

Leidos to modernise and secure US Air Force cloud operations. Credit: Michael Vi/Shutterstock.com. Leidos has secured a $454.9m contract to upgrade the US Air Force’s Cloud One platform, a central technology resource supporting mission-critical operations across the Department of Defense (DoD). The initiative involves collaboration with major cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The project aims to enhance the security and automation of the platform while…

U.S. and allied militaries have turned to fighter jets in their struggle to ward off Iran’s cheap, plentiful drones, but former pilots say the mission is expensive, dangerous, and, ultimately, unsustainable with current tactics.Open-source intelligence accounts and news outlets have posted videos of high-powered fighter jets downing Iran’s low-cost unmanned aircraft since the war began late last month. On Tuesday, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed that U.S. and allied forces had conducted “intercepts against one-way attack drones using fighters and attack helicopters,” and said it was one reason that Iran’s use of the…

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that a B-21 Raider flight test aircraft conducted a “close-proximity flight” with a KC-135 Stratotanker on Tuesday as part of the bomber’s ongoing test campaign.The event, spotted by aviation photographers over the Mojave Desert near Edwards Air Force Base, California, during a mission lasting approximately 5.5 hours according to spotter reports and online flight tracking, represents a precursor step toward validating capabilities essential for the B-21’s long-range, penetrating strike role. The Air Force statement did not mention aerial refueling or fuel transfer. Publicly available images show the stealth bomber positioned behind the tanker in…