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SINGAPORE — Airbus and Singapore have announced that they have completed the certification of the Automatic Air to Air Refueling (A3R) capability of the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), a key technological step that will allow automated refueling from the European-made system. According to the European aircraft manufacturer and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), the certification was granted by the Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA), following an extensive qualification and flight-test campaign that evaluated the A3R system for the A330 MRTT’s refueling boom under day and night conditions. Airbus says that the certification of the…

Vinicius Oliveira is not a small Bantamweight.“Lokdog” stands at 5’9”, which in itself is tall but not outrageous for a 135-pounder. However, he’s no string bean, and all of his opponents who clinch up with Oliveira and try to wrestle quickly learn he’s rather strong. Add in a solid gas tank, and it’s no surprise that Oliveira has kicked off his UFC career with an impressive four-fight winning streak.Size and physicality comes at a cost, however. Earlier this week, Oliveira revealed that he entered fight week at roughly 164 pounds, meaning the Brazilian slugger has to cut nearly 30 pounds…

Issue Brief February 4, 2026 • 4:56 pm ET Print this page By David Auerswald Bottom lines up front Stockholm’s Arctic strategy predates the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Sweden’s accession to NATO. An update that shifts the government’s focus in the North to the single goal of deterring Russian aggression is essential—and Sweden’s economy, politics, and defense industry are ready for it. Sweden should ground its deterrence-by-denial approach in improved domestic military capabilities and integration with Nordic and EU partners. The Swedish government is crafting a new Arctic strategy, updating its 2020 document of the same name and building…

Bruna Brasil finished her UFC Vegas 113 camp in Las Vegas as The Fighting Nerds coaching staff flew to the city for Jean Silva’s UFC 324 bout in January, and hanging out at the UFC Performance Institute for weeks led to a dream meeting with Amanda Nunes.“The Special One”, a 32-year-old who carries her country’s name as surname, was “starstruck” meeting Brazil’s greatest female MMA fighter. “The Lioness” had her UFC 324 title bout with Kayla Harrison cancelled as the champion had to undergo neck surgery, but decided to fly to Nevada and continue training as if the fight was…

Picture this: a small island about the size of Maryland quietly shaping the fate of global technology, military power, and the world’s biggest rivalry. No exaggeration. When people ask why is Taiwan so important to the US, they’re really asking why Washington keeps circling back to one place whenever China, chips, or the future of global power comes up.Taiwan doesn’t scream for attention. It doesn’t have oil fields or sprawling territory. Yet its importance to the United States has grown sharper, heavier, almost unavoidable over the past decade.You can see it in Pentagon briefings, semiconductor subsidies, late-night diplomatic phone calls,…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Tractor Supply Co. is prioritizing lower costs and improved efficiency for shipments of online orders this year, an effort driven by its ongoing final-mile delivery initiative, President and CEO Hal Lawton said on a Q4 earnings call last week. As part of the initiative, the retailer plans on adding in 2026 more than 150 new hub locations, which bring drivers and inventory from different facilities together for deliveries to nearby customers. That will result in Tractor Supply having about 375…

Service members sickened by hazardous exposures at the Pentagon on 9/11, as well as some exposed to radiation while serving — without related documentation — would be eligible for broader access to Veterans Affairs benefits under several bills being considered by Congress. A House subcommittee on Tuesday discussed proposed legislation on illnesses linked to service-connected exposures as well as extended benefits for spouses whose veteran dies from service-connected conditions. The legislation discussed by the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs included: H.R. 5339: A bill that would expand health care and compensation to service members who…

SINGAPORE — Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) will gain internal weapons bays along with an increased wingspan, the global program director announced during this week’s Singapore Airshow. Speaking at a media briefing here on Wednesday, Glen Ferguson told reporters that Block 3 aircraft will be able to carry weapons such as the AIM-120 medium range air-to-air missile and the Small Diameter Bomb. Ferguson was keen to stress, however, that the only constraint on the types of payloads that could be carried in the bays was physical, with the Ghost Bat’s modularity and open architecture meaning that a…

Teledyne Marine’s next-generation Slocum Sentinel glider. Credit: Teledyne Marine via LinkedIn. Teledyne Technologies conducted an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) demonstration in waters off Iceland, deploying autonomous underwater vehicles equipped with a range of acoustic and communications technology. The demonstration, which took place from 17 to 22 January, was hosted at Teledyne’s Gavia facility in Kópavogur. Several Nato member states attended to observe the trials. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The operation used the Slocum Sentinel Glider, which carried a 60-metre (m) passive acoustic…

American President Donald Trump wants to be known as the U.S. leader who ends wars—the “president of peace,” as he puts it. He campaigned in 2016 as someone who would put a stop to endless overseas entanglements and, in 2020 and 2024, as one of the few modern American leaders who didn’t start a conflict. But Trump’s behavior over the last year has been remarkably hawkish. Within just the last two months, he has bombed two countries and sunk multiple ships in the Caribbean. He is now massing American naval forces near Iran, which he attacked in June. And on…