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News September 18, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Shadow concept image via BAE Systems NASHUA, New Hampshire. BAE Systems launched its Shadow EW family of compact electronic warfare (EW) systems for small airborne platforms, combining low size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements with software-defined capabilities for missions in contested environments, the company announced in a statement. The systems are designed to support EW applications including situational awareness, targeting, deception, survivability, and collaborative effects delivery, according to the statement. Shadow EW products use commercial microchips for computing and are designed around open-architecture standards, with field-upgradeable software intended to…

Jon asks “Hi Murray! Regarding command and control of units during battle through trumpets, drums and similar methods of audible communication, a question I’ve often wondered is if there are any instances in the historical record of: 1. Employing a form of COMINT by ‘intercepting’ (hearing) the enemy communications, and using that information to alter your forces actions? Were there any attempts to keep the signals secret, or change them to avoid this? 2. Employing a form of military deception by issuing false or confusing signals mimicking the enemy signals (sounding the enemy’s retreat or halt signals for example) 3.…

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Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranSenior officials from Iran, Oman, and neighboring Gulf states were scheduled to meet in Salalah on Monday to unveil the provisions of a deal for managing the Strait of Hormuz. Those plans unraveled before the meeting could take place, and Oman’s foreign minister announced a postponement.For Tehran, securing buy-in from U.S. allies in the Gulf was potentially a step toward resuming negotiations with Washington — presenting the Trump administration with a fix, even if temporary,…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Air Force Test Center is prepared to keep up with the Pentagon’s calls to buy, develop, test, and field technology quickly—but safety remains the top priority, the center’s commander said. “We always want to proceed safely forward. The work that we do, as I’ve noted, is, can be dangerous. So we don’t want to take risks that are unnecessary and unsafe. So that’s always something that we’re on the lookout for,” Brig. Gen. Mark Massaro, who leads the Air Force Test Center, told reporters during this week’s Air, Space & Cyber conference hosted by the Air and Space…

Home › MMA News › UFC 331 – Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2: Weigh-in Results & Highlights UFC 331 weigh-ins just wrapped up, and all 24 fighters competing this weekend at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, have successfully made weight. In the main event, UFC flyweight titleholder Joshua Van will run it back with former champion Alexandre Pantoja, who was dethroned last year at UFC 323 after dislocating his arm and losing in just 26 seconds by TKO to Van. “The Cannibal” and “The Fearless” both successfully made weight for their title rematch, coming in at 125…

Emperor is now the lightest Level IV plate in its class, delivering full-coverage RF3 protection at 4.55 pounds, while Archon Mark 2 brings Adept Armor’s new Quatroid ceramic to the high-threat, performance-value center of the range at 5.2 pounds and $588. Denison, TX. (September 2026) – Adept Armor, developer of next-generation armor materials and plates, has rebuilt its rifle-armor lineup around the way plates are actually chosen in the field: by balancing protection, weight, thickness, durability, equipment fit, and cost, rather than ranking every plate from good to better or best. The revamped range is led by two new plates…

Leonardo has been awarded by the European Space Agency (ESA) a fully funded contract to define the architecture of the future EU Earth Observation Governmental Service (EOGS), a key capability designed to harness space data in support of Europe’s autonomous decision-making in the fields of security and defence.The contract is one of the two parallel architectural studies funded by the European Commission and signed with ESA under the Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA). The project will propose architectural options to support the future implementation of the EOGS. The European Resilience from Space for Earth Observation (ERS-EO) activities are parallel preparatory…

Home › Boxing News › Julian Fernandez Is “Keeping That Belt in Tijuana” to Inspire Future Mexican Bare-Knuckle Champs at BKB 59 Julian Fernandez is unbeaten in gloveless combat and is fighting in his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico, against one of the most pedigreed bare-knuckle fighters of this era. ‘Pitbull Jr.’ is defending his Police Gazette diamond super cruiserweight title against Dan Podmore, and Fernandez appeared on Bare Knuckle Bowker with the help of interpreter Mel Valenzuela, SVP Global Fight Operations and Matchmaker for BKB. Within the aforementioned context of preparing to make his first title defense on September 19th…

Former UFC middleweight champion, Khamzat Chimaev, needs time off from competition because his hands continue to crumble under the abuse of his powerful punches.“I want to fight,” Chimaev told MMA Fighting. “That’s why I want to fight. It’s not crazy big injuries where you need to be off from sparring. It’s just my hands. I punch hard so I always have problems with my hands and I have to fix it.”“It’s not going to take a long time but people think Khamzat is not going to fight,” Chimaev (15-1) added. “If I do break off, it’s going to be one…