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Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovksi logged a dominating performance in his UFC 325 title fight rematch with Diego Lopes on Saturday. With the win, “The Great” tied former two-time featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo for the most title fight wins in UFC featherweight division history. When arguing who’s the greatest featherweight of all time, it always comes down to Volkanovski or Aldo. Max Holloway gets mentions but Volkanovski holds three wins over the Hawaiian. Former two-division champion and UFC commentator Daniel Cormier believes Volkanovski has surpassed Aldo in featherweight greatness. Strengthening that assertion is Volkanovski holding a one-sided decision win over “Junior.”…

Singapore / Haifa, Israel – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will participate in the Singapore Airshow 2026, presenting a broad portfolio of combat-proven solutions spanning air superiority, multilayered air defense, advanced intelligence, and tactical and strategic precision-strike capabilities. RAFAEL’s presence at the show reflects the growing operational need to connect sensing, decision-making and precision effects into a coherent operational framework. The systems on display demonstrate how forces can build reliable situational awareness across multiple domains and translate it into decisive action in complex and contested environments. Yoav Tourgeman, CEO & President of RAFAEL, said: “Modern operations increasingly depend on the ability…

Singapore will buy four P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft plus eight MK 54 torpedoes from Boeing in the USA. (Gordon Arthur)On 20 January, the USA announced it had approved the sale of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, plus associated MK 54 lightweight torpedoes, to Singapore.A notification from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) listed an estimated price tag of US$2.316 billion for four P-8s and eight MK 54 MOD 0 torpedoes destined for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).This deal had already been announced, following a meeting between Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing and US Secretary of…

Recall the image etched in memory: a bulldozer driven by fighters of the self-proclaimed Islamic State smashing through the earthen berm on the Iraq-Syria border, militants cheering atop the machine. That moment was not just a border violation. It was a bullet fired at the history of the modernizing Middle East. Western analysts lamented that the end of artificial states had arrived, while militants celebrated the end of history. They were all wrong. Today, that berm is back, standing in place as if exacting revenge. The line was not erased. On the contrary, it transformed into the region’s life raft.…

KWU SENSHI Chile invites all practitioners to take part in a Karate Seminar led by Sensei Nicolás Valdivia, to be held in a unique setting that combines martial training with direct contact with nature. The seminar will take place at Playa Mehuín, San José de la Mariquina, a privileged seaside location, and is designed to strengthen technical, physical, and mental aspects of Kyokushin Karate, reinforcing the discipline and martial spirit that define our organization. Event Information Date: Saturday, February 7 Time: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Location: Playa Mehuín, San José de la Mariquina, Chile Organization The event is organized…

Baltic Defence Ministers sign a letter of intent to send capabilities across borders for mutual defence. Credit: Estonian Defence Forces. Defence ministers for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania met in Tallinn to pursue the creation of a Military Mobility Area on Nato’s Eastern Flank This model will allow the flow of military assets across borders, unrestircted by bureaucratic niceities But there is a loftier goal in mind: to expand the Area to the rest of Europe, which will prove challenging as military mobility remains deficient despite EU and Nato ambitions Baltic defence leaders gathered in Tallinn at the end of January…

HONG KONG — The United States and Taiwan are expected to roll out their latest hardware and use elite Taiwanese troops under a joint project to prepare for asymmetric warfare in case the island government’s long-time political rival China attacks, according to military experts.That effort, the Joint Firepower Cooperation Center, as first reported by Taiwan’s United Daily News late last month, would help coordinate a Taiwanese defense against the People’s Liberation Army forces ahead of 2027, when some American think tanks believe China will have sufficient attack capability.The United States would likely offer military equipment made by some of its…

Canada’s in-service Victoria-class submarine HMCS Chicoutimi is pictured in the Pacific Ocean in 2016. Under the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, Canada is seeking to purchase up to 12 new boats. Credit: Royal Canadian Navy Germany’s TKMS and Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards have signed a teaming agreement to provide Canada with a sovereign submarine sustainment capability as part of the German shipbuilder’s bid for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). The agreement will also enable the two shipbuilders to collaborate on other projects, TKMS said in a 29 January press release. Under the CPSP programme, Canada is selecting a supplier to build…

Not only did Diego Lopes fall short at UFC 325, but he also isn’t leaving Sydney unscathed. Lopes challenged Alexander Volkanovski for the UFC Featherweight Championship this past Saturday. Volkanovski already scored a win over Lopes back in April 2025, and history repeated itself. “The Great” was victorious via unanimous decision in the rematch, and Lopes may need substantial time to heal. Jason House, the manager for the No. 2-ranked UFC featherweight, revealed on Instagram Stories that his fighter may have suffered two breaks on Saturday. “Looks like we broke both feet,” House wrote. “Some nights you’re at the after…

Rheinmetall has signed a new multi-year framework contract with the Dutch armed forces for the production of hand grenades, the company announced on 30 January 2026. Referring to previous framework contracts including 155 mm artillery and 40 mm ammunition, this latest agreement covers the delivery of approximately 15 different types of hand grenades from various Rheinmetall production sites across Germany and Europe. The contract was signed for an initial term of five years, with the option of extending it for a further two years, and has a value within a double-digit-million-euro range, according to Rheinmetall. Under the deal the Royal…