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Ukraine’s Air Force shot down a Russian Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber over the Black Sea near Snake Island. The aircraft was engaged and shot down during a combat mission over the maritime area west of Odesa. The incident occurred close to Snake Island, a strategic outpost that has remained a focal point of air and naval operations […]

This first delivery marks the official launch of the A2CS programme. Credit: © Rheinmetall AG. The Italian Army has taken delivery of its first four Lynx KF-41 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) at the Multifunctional Experimentation Centre (Ce.Poli.Spe) in Montelibretti, marking the beginning of the Army Armoured Combat Systems (A2CS) programme. The vehicles were delivered by the Leonardo Rheinmetall Military Vehicles (LRMV) joint venture (JV). Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The initial contract for the A2CS programme, covering the acquisition of 21 new…

Gentex PURSUIT Helmet System. Credit: Gentex Corporation/Business Wire. The US Naval Aircrew Systems programme office (PMA-202) has selected Gentex’s PURSUIT Helmet System as the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) for its aircrew. As part of the five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract, Gentex will deliver more than 5,000 helmet systems and related spares. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The agreement, valued at approximately $22m over the contract period, will support all Navy fixed wing aircraft, including E-2D, E/A-18G, F/A-18, T-6,…

Model of the Tempest fighter, the centrepiece of GCAP, at DSEI 2025. Credit: Author. Defence Committee member Calvin Bailey made the comparison between the GCAP fighter and the TSR-2 aircraft cancelled during the Cold War There is concern that the future fighter will similarly face significant cost overun and eventual cancellation This, Bailey maintained, is due to the programme entering an “unaffordable defence plan”, much like in April 1965 under another Labour government It is not the first time that the UK put forward a novel aircraft programme without the funds to back its plans. In a Defence Committee session…

Teledyne Gavia, a division of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) and a leader in modular autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), announced the successful delivery of the first four GAVIA AUV systems to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). The newly delivered GAVIA AUV systems form part of a multi-year framework agreement between Teledyne Marine and FMV, under which GAVIA AUVs will support fleet modernization initiatives for the Swedish Armed Forces by enhancing underwater surveillance capabilities and improving operational efficiency. The vehicles delivered under this agreement incorporate Teledyne’s modular architecture, enabling rapid reconfiguration for missions including mine countermeasures, hydrography, intelligence collection, seabed mapping,…

WASHINGTON — Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of US Space Command (SPACECOM), today called for a foundational pivot to maneuver-based space operations to echo how the rest of the Joint Force fights — including increased investment in enabling technologies such as refueling, repair and on-orbit logistics, as well as new scaled-up exercises. In a speech at the annual Space Mobility Conference in Orlando, Fla., he cited the core Marine Corps doctrine (MCDP 1) of “shattering enemy cohesion through rapid, focused, and unexpected actions” as a model for where space warfighting needs to go. He added that because size of SPACECOM’s area…

Alexander Volkanovski has always taken on opponents of all shapes and sizes, but a matchup with Arman Tsarukyan might take the cake.At the moment, both Volkanovski and Tsarukyan are on different paths, with Volkanovski set for the first defense in his second reign as featherweight champion in a rematch against Diego Lopes this Saturday at UFC 325, and Tsarukyan currently waiting for his next octagon assignment (he is scheduled to wrestle for RAF when he takes on Georgio Poullas on Feb. 28).However, Tsarukyan recently mentioned on The Ariel Helwani Show he would consider a drop down to 145 pounds for…

A healthy bilateral relationship between any two countries is essentially underscored by ‘mutual sensitivity’, a foundational value glaringly absent from the current India-Bangladesh ties. Sheikh Hasina had played an undeniable role in bringing Dhaka closer to Delhi. Since the fall of her government, Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh is redrawing the political map, one where Dhaka is growing closer to Islamabad and further from Delhi (Halder, Majumder, and Khokon 2025, 157). Besides allowing Islamists a free rein in the country and acquiescing to their sectarian and anti-India agenda, the Yunus administration has also effected a deep reset in Bangladesh’s foreign policy by…

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As part of the ongoing Project DEMETER, a new contract has been signed between NATO and Systematic to extend and expand the delivery of both classroom and computer-based learning, Systematic announced on 28 January 2026. The contract ensures seamless continuation and adaptation of current and future land command-and-control (C2) training while also securing the alliance’s ability to provide learning throughout the capability lifecycle. Project DEMETER focuses on the provision and scalability of future land C2 capabilities and represents a collaborative effort between the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) and Systematic. The new contract also broadens the overall scope of…