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Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) Director General Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram visited Elbit Systems and conducted a situational assessment with company leadership on scaling up production rates to meet anticipated defense requirements in support of the ongoing campaign in Iran and the potential for its expansion to additional theaters. The Director General toured aerial munitions production lines alongside Elbit CEO Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis and senior Ministry officials. These production lines have been ramped up over the past year, incorporating lessons learned from the war. “The central focus of the Ministry of Defense, per the Minister of Defense’s directive, is…

Sean Strickland continues to stoke the flames in his heated war of words with UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev. Strickland is fresh off a highlight reel finish over Anthony Hernandez in the UFC Houston headliner. The second-round TKO victory left many wondering if Strickland had done enough to shoot up to No. 1 contender status. Strickland is a former 185-pound titleholder, and he’s pounding the table for another championship fight. In an Instagram post, Strickland had a caption aimed at Chimaev. “Its been a fun dive weekend but back to work,” Strickland wrote. “Terrorist to fight, belts to be won.”…

UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria has accused Islam Makhachev of ducking a possible fight between them at UFC White House. As we know, in the main event of UFC Freedom 250, Ilia Topuria will defend the UFC lightweight championship against Justin Gaethje. However, rumors have been circulating recently that suggest the original plan was for ‘El Matador’ to go up to the welterweight division in an attempt to dethrone Islam Makhachev. The pair have been rumored to fight one another for a long time now, but apparently, an injury has prevented Makhachev from being able to compete at the White…

More than a decade ago, Russia enabled its naval forces to conduct deep precision strikes from inland waterways inside its territory. At the core of this posture are small corvettes designed for navigating rivers and lakes but equipped with a vertical-launch system configured to employ land-attack cruise missiles. One variant is even believed to carry a nuclear warhead, conferring a unique substrategic capability. Russia has already demonstrated this capability’s utility through strikes delivered from the Caspian Sea against targets in Syria and in Ukraine. Since 2023, preparations have been underway to incorporate Lake Ladoga—strategically located near the Gulf of Finland,…

A year after Secretary Pete Hegseth launched a hasty effort to reduce the Defense Department’s civilian workforce by up to 61,000 people, employees are reporting gutted offices, lower productivity, and pervasive uncertainty.“The climate, at least in my immediate organization, has shifted from fear to stress,” said an Air Force civilian who spoke with Defense One. “The fear of imminent [reductions-in-force] is not something we talk about much anymore because, while the threat of it persistently looms in the air, it is not in our best interest to constantly worry about it. Frankly, I’m too exhausted to keep thinking about it.”All…

Hyperconnectivity has implications for strategic decision-making: how do ends/ways/means align when online media is constantly shaping what objectives are acceptable and technology is seducing us into using military power? Over the few months we have seen how hyperconnected the contemporary battlefield has become. Civilian technologies, media platforms, and data infrastructures are now deeply entangled with military operations. This is reshaping the conduct of war, seducing us into focusing on media spectacle and in the process revealing something about strategy making in digitally integrated contexts. On Friday (6 March 2026), the White House defined victory against Iran as the moment when…

Officially supported by the Republic of Korea’s entire defense establishment, DX KOREA 2026 is evolving into a strategic platform where global defense companies, military leaders, and procurement authorities meet to shape the future of multi-domain defense cooperation.As modern warfare increasingly shifts toward AI-enabled operations, unmanned systems, and integrated multi-domain capabilities, defense industries worldwide are searching for platforms where military operators, policymakers, and industry leaders can engage directly.Against this backdrop, DX KOREA 2026, scheduled for 16–19 September 2026 at KINTEX Exhibition Center, is emerging as one of Asia’s most significant defense industry platforms.Now in its 7th edition, the exhibition is evolving…

NEW DELHI — Two Iranian warships have docked in India and Sri Lanka after a U.S. submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean just off Sri Lanka’s coast last week.The sinking of the Iris Dena on March 4th was the first military strike outside the Middle East since the war began, and analysts say it raised concerns that the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran could widen beyond the Persian Gulf if it drags on.It also became a diplomatic embarrassment for New Delhi, which had hosted the sunken vessel for peacetime multilateral naval drills.All three Iranian ships — the…

The Hon Pat Conroy MP Minister for Defence Industry Minister for Pacific Island Affairs 8 March 2026 The Albanese Government has taken the next step in establishing a consolidated defence precinct at Henderson to support sovereign shipbuilding and sustainment in Western Australia. Bechtel Infrastructure Australia (Bechtel) has been appointed as the design services consultancy to undertake master planning of the defence precinct. Bechtel will provide specialist infrastructure design advice and work with a range of stakeholders to create the plan. In 2024, the Albanese Government announced $127 million to progress planning for the defence precinct. Last year, the Albanese Government…

MENASource March 10, 2026 • 12:02 pm ET Print this page By Allison Minor One week into the Iran war, the Houthis have not yet come to Iran’s defense but have warned in official communications that their “fingers are on the trigger.” The Houthis’ apparent reticence has been a surprise for those who view them as simply an Iranian proxy or a trigger-happy militia. Both of these descriptors are reductive—the Houthis are a highly adaptive group with both grand regional goals and unresolved domestic objectives.   Getting involved in the Iran war will not yield the same domestic and international…