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Four Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft were deployed to Qatar in a defensive capacity. Credit: Crown Copyright/UK Ministry of Defence. The UK has responded to a call from Qatar to deploy Typhoons from the jointly operated 12 Squadron for “defensive purposes” Qatar’s top diplomat urged for a climbdown in regional tensions amid fears of a renewed military exchange between the US and Iran Iran has previously targeted Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts US and UK military personnel, amid fears the cornered regime could repeat their show of force The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) deployed four FGR4 Typhoons…

US House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence January 22, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) spoke on the House floor in opposition to Democrats’ misguided, illogical War Powers Resolution in reference to a law enforcement mission to execute an arrest warrant on illegitimate Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. THE U.S. IS NOT AT WAR WITH VENEZUELA: “Mr. Speaker, make no mistake about it, the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela. Nicolás Maduro is a murderer, an autocrat, a narco-terrorist, and a thug who has oppressed his people, stolen elections,…

Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett were rewarded handsomely for helping the Paramount era start off right with an action-packed UFC 324 main event.For the 10th time in his storied career, Gaethje captured the Fight of the Night award after scrapping with Paddy Pimblett over five rounds to close out Saturday’s show at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This was Pimblett’s first time receiving the award. Both fighters receive a $100,000 bonus check for their efforts, making them two of the first four fighters to enjoy the new six-figure bonuses under the UFC’s Paramount partnership.Also receiving bonuses are Ty Miller and…

USS Zumwalt is the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class destroyers. Credit: HII. HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt (DDG1000), following an extensive period of modernisation at the Pascagoula shipyard in Mississippi. The sea trials evaluated the ship’s systems after the integration of the US Navy’s first Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more USS Zumwalt, the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class destroyer programme, entered the Pascagoula shipyard in August 2023 for modernisation. Soon…

Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an exceptional professional development opportunity—to sit down with senior military officers and ask carefully crafted questions about leadership, their unique experiences in uniform, and their expectations for the future of war. In this episode, Cadet Emily Wilczek speaks with retired Lieutenant General Joe Berger, a distinguished Army leader whose thirty-three-year career blended frontline combat service with legal mastery and strategic counsel. A graduate of West Point, Lt. Gen. Berger initially served in…

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 Congress moved one step closer to passing a defense budget and avoiding another government shutdown Jan. 22 as the House passed a mammoth appropriations package. The Senate must now pass the legislation by Jan. 30 to avoid a shutdown. With a winter storm bearing down on Washington, D.C., and other East Coast cities, the House passed the $838.7 billion defense spending plan, adding hundreds of millions to Air Force programs including the F-47 fighter…

Amid growing buzz around lifespan and healthspan, a new “span” is entering the conversation: musclespan. Coined and championed by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, the term shifts the focus toward how long our muscles remain strong, functional, and metabolically healthy. It’s an increasingly important distinction as more evidence links muscle health to cognitive health, metabolic function, and all-cause mortality. If you’re an avid Muscle & Fitness reader, you care about muscle and already understand its value as a longevity organ. Yet Lyon worries that even now we may be missing the bigger picture. “With the rise of widely available weight loss solutions,…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to place a 100% tariff on goods from Canada in response to its burgeoning trade partnership with China.  “If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A.,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday. Trump did not provide additional details about the potential levies.  Earlier this month, Canada and China came to a “preliminary agreement in-principle” to…

Japan confirmed that a Russian IL-20 intelligence-gathering aircraft conducted a surveillance flight near the country’s western approaches on January 23, according to Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. In a statement released on Friday, Koizumi said the Russian aircraft flew from the continental direction into the Sea of Japan, proceeded southwest, then changed course off the coast […]

Textron Aviation will showcase three of its industry-leading products at the upcoming Singapore Airshow, February 3 through 6 at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore. The best-selling midsize business jet the Cessna Citation Latitude will be on display throughout the show, along with two other legendary Cessna and Beechcraft products. The full list of aircraft expected to be featured at the company’s static display near Textron Aviation’s Chalet CD09-13 includes: Cessna Citation Latitude Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2 Beechcraft King Air 360  Representatives from Textron Aviation’s Customer Support and Parts and Distribution teams will also be present to highlight how the…