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Düsseldorf-based technology corporation Rheinmetall has signed a new multi-year framework contract with the Dutch armed forces for the production of hand grenades. 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. This will enable the Dutch Army to procure different types of…

ROME — Italy’s defense minister has claimed the U.K. is not doing enough to share its cutting-edge technology with its partners on the tri-nation GCAP fighter program and called the alleged British secrecy “madness.”Guido Crosetto warned that as long at the U.K. refrained from sharing top tech with its Italian and Japanese partners on the sixth-generation jet program it risked benefiting adversaries around the world.“It’s a huge favor to the Russians and the Chinese,” the minister told Defense News.Crosetto’s accusation was the second time he has singled out the U.K. for holding back on GCAP tech-sharing.In April 2025 he told…

The Gulfstream G550 business jet-based EC-37B Compass Call EW aircraft will be delivered to the US and Italian Air Forces. (L3Harris) BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies have delivered three of 10 EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the US Air Force for combined developmental and operational testing. BAE Systems produces the Airborne Electromagnetic Attack mission system, designed to disrupt enemy communications, radars, and navigation systems, and suppresses enemy air defences by preventing the transmission of essential information between adversaries, weapon systems, and command-and-control networks. L3Harris has integrated the EC-130H Compass Call mission system into a Gulfstream G550 business jet that can…

Find the best Weapons in Arknights: Endfield!You should still experiment with different Weapons and see what works best for your team. Arknights: Endfield is a spinoff of Hypergryph‘s 2019 tower defense game Arknights. It is a free-to-play action RPG with factory simulation features developed by Hypergryph with GRYPHLINE publishing. If you are a new Endministrator and are looking to see which characters are meta currently, this Weapons Tier List for Arknights: Endfield is for you. If you are just starting, you can use redeem codes to claim and acquire some useful freebies. You can also check out our Beginner’s, Team Building, Reroll, Currency Farming, Gacha System, and Best Facility Blueprint Codes Guides for a better understanding of how everything works in a simple manner. If you’re…

WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis walked out of a Miami-Dade County jail Thursday after posting $16,000 bond, ending a dramatic 24-hour period that saw the boxing star arrested following a two-week search by law enforcement. Gervonta “Tank” Davis Released on Bond After Miami Arrest Davis, 31, was apprehended Wednesday night in Miami’s Design District by U.S. Marshals and Miami Gardens police, ending a manhunt that began January 14 when an arrest warrant was issued. He faces charges of attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery stemming from an alleged October 27, 2025 incident at Tootsies Cabaret in Miami Gardens. The…

The Men’s Elite race at HYROX Phoenix delivered another relentless and exciting battle between a selection of the biggest names in the division. This time there would be no fun battle between Tim and Hunter, but the field was packed with exceptional athletes regardless. Despite the desert heat, Roncevic claimed his second major win of the season by crossing the line in 00:53:16. Only one second shy of breaking his own world record. Louis Osselaer from Belgium made his Elite 15 debut in Phoenix, a talented athlete with a CrossFit background. Luke Greer, Josh Van Zeeland and Charlie Botterill were…

In November, soon after taking office, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament that a Chinese assault on Taiwan could constitute an existential threat to Japan and could warrant a military response. To China, which sees any commitment to supporting Taiwan as a provocation, these were fighting words. In response, Beijing stepped up military exercises near Japan, halted the imports of Japanese seafood, banned exports of dual-use goods—products that can be used for civilian and military purposes—to Japan, and advised its citizens not to travel there.Takaichi’s comments are all the more worrying for China because Japan is undergoing a profound…

The U.S. may be headed for another government shutdown. Lawmakers are tussling over terms to keep the government open ahead of a funding deadline this evening at midnight. A bipartisan deal had been reached Thursday afternoon after the White House and Senate Democrats announced an agreement to separate Homeland Security funds from a five-bill package the full Senate could take up on Friday. “Republicans and Democrats in Congress have come together to get the vast majority of the Government funded until September, while at the same time providing an extension to the Department of Homeland Security,” President Trump said on social…

Innovation is a continuous cycle of improvement, not just a static achievement.As the 445th Airlift Wing looks to modernize how it operates, the need for a collaborative hub dedicated to empowering Reservists manifested into the AeroThink Innovation Cell.By fostering a culture where every Airman can present solutions to improve workstations and processes, the wing ensures every good idea is supported, refined and launched into action.More than just a workspace, the new hub needed a name that captured its mission, merging tradition with future-focused ingenuity.One of nine total submissions in a naming challenge, Staff Sgt. Meggie Samuel, 87th Aerial Port Squadron…

Picture this for a second. It’s the early 1960s. Elvis is on the radio, the Cold War is humming in the background like bad static, and somewhere over the Mojave Desert, a white aircraft the size of a small building is tearing through the sky at three times the speed of sound. No stealth coatings. No fly-by-wire computers. Just raw ambition, stainless steel skin, and six screaming engines. That aircraft was the XB-70 Valkyrie.The XB-70 Valkyrie wasn’t built to be practical. It was built to be untouchable. The idea was simple, almost arrogant: fly so fast and so high that…