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Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Pentagon’s Golden Dome Director said Jan. 23 his top priorities for the advanced homeland missile defense shield over the next two years are establishing a baseline command-and-control capability and integrating interceptors into that system.  The vision for Golden Dome—initially cast by President Donald Trump’s administration in the early days of his second term—is a sprawling network of sensors, satellites, and interceptors designed to protect the United States from missile threats.…

Dana White has revealed early indications are that UFC’s debut on Paramount+ was a success. Once UFC’s broadcast deal with ESPN expired, the top MMA promotion secured a seven-year, $7.7 billion streaming deal with Paramount. The deal marked the end of the pay-per-view era for UFC. On Saturday, UFC 324 marked the promotion’s debut on Paramount+. Speaking to reporters during the UFC 324 post-fight presser, White didn’t have the streaming numbers available. Still, White was given some promising early indicators. “I just talked to Ari [Emanuel], Ari said we’ll have numbers on Monday or Tuesday,” White said. “This exceeded expectations…

In my previous article, The Age of Western Humiliation, I formulated my thesis for the next five to ten years in Western countries. If you haven’t already, read it first to understand what follows below. I admit that it paints a bleak picture that many find depressing. But despair is not a strategy. Neither is surrendering to fate. You have agency. You can just do things. This includes preparing the best you can for the potential chaos increasingly taking over our societies. How bad will it get? Nobody knows. Things might be mostly fine wherever you live. Other places might…

Top ranked lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan found himself on the outside looking in after he was forced to pull out of the UFC 311 main event title bout with Islam Makhachev the day before the event.In November, current lightweight champion Ilia Topuria announced that he was going to step away from competition while dealing with personal issue. The fight promotion opted to crown an interim champion in Topuria’s absence and Tsarukyan was left out. Former interim lightweight titleholder Justin Gaethje and No. 5 ranked Paddy Pimblett fought for the interim belt in the UFC 324 main event on Saturday and Tsarukyan downplayed both Pimblett’s and Gaethje’s talents. “I…

I’ve sat in many saunas that look impressive but don’t actually get hot or hold their quality over long periods of time. That’s the problem with the at-home sauna boom. Everyone is selling “detox,” “weight loss,” “longevity,” and “biohacking,” but the best home sauna is the one that delivers meaningful heat stress, safely and consistently enough to use multiple times per week. Saunas are one of the most researched tools we have for long-term resilience, linked to cardiovascular health, metabolic function, stress adaptation, and lower all-cause mortality. But those benefits come from reaching the right temperatures, often enough. The Science…

The Philippine Navy’s latest warship was spotted with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drones , which could enable enhanced maritime domain awareness operations from the service’s new offshore patrol vessels (OPV). At least two VTOL drones were on BRP Rajah Sulayman’s (PS 20) flight deck during its arrival ceremony this week at Naval Operating Base Subic Bay. The 2,450-ton vessel is the first of a six ship class ordered from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to increase the service’s maritime presence across the Philippine exclusive economic zone. Manila’s naval modernization efforts have prioritized surface forces in order to…

Dive Brief: Apparel retailer Aritzia is weathering additional costs due to the elimination of the U.S. de minimis exemption and adjustments to fulfillment the company made to mitigate the impact, CFO Todd Ingledew said on a Q3 earnings call Jan. 8. Gross profit margin increased 30 basis points year over year, despite 410 basis points of pressure coming from trade-related challenges, Ingledew said. The CFO attributed one-third of the headwind to the elimination of de minimis, with the remainder tied to tariffs. “This pressure was more than offset by leverage on fixed costs, improved markdowns and freight tailwinds,” Ingledew said.…

China has placed its top operational military commander, General Zhang Youxia, under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law, a move that is expected to disrupt command continuity and delay any near-term plans for a military operation against Taiwan, The Telegraph reported. China’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed on Saturday that Zhang, vice chairman […]

Leonardo AW149 medium helicopter at Farnborough, 24 July 2024. Credit: John Hill/GlobalData. Leonardo has been left in the lurch as UK defence spending delay persists until March at the earliest The company, which boasts Britain’s only rotary wing manufacturing site in Yeovil, is the only tender left with its AW149 medium lift helicopter As the delay extends well beyond reason, industry concerns are growing as the UK tries to balance its programme ambitions in a budget-friendly Defence Investment Plan Having launched the £1bn ($1.3bn) New Medium Helicopter (NMH) competition two years ago, and with Leonardo left as the only tender…

Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet NEWS | Jan. 24, 2026 By Destroyer Squadron 7 Public Affairs REAM NAVAL BASE, Cambodia — Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) arrived in Ream Naval Base for a temporary port visit, Jan. 24, 2026. Cincinnati’s visit to Cambodia celebrates the continued partnership between the United States and Cambodia, reaffirming our shared commitment to regional security, peace and prosperity. While in port, the crew will conduct ship tours, hold subject matter expert exchanges, and meet with key leaders to further enhance maritime partnership between the two nations. “It is an honor to be welcomed…