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Collaboration combines automotive and defence capability, with Telford confirmed as the Vehicle Integration Centre for Team Wolf Millbrook, UK – 16 September 2026 – Rheinmetall UK and Mercedes-Benz UK have announced a strategic partnership, combining proven Mercedes-Benz vehicle technology with Rheinmetall UK’s specialist defence integration and mission-system expertise to support the British Army’s future tactical mobility requirements under the Land Mobility Programme. The partnership brings together Mercedes-Benz’s proven vehicle base with Rheinmetall UK’s defence programme leadership and military capability, creating a collaborative approach focused on delivering and sustaining capability for the UK. As part of the partnership, Rheinmetall’s Telford Facility…

Key PointsThe U.S. State Department approved a possible $24.3 billion sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia on Sept. 17, 2026.The notification follows a Houthi claim a day earlier that it shot down a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 over Marib governorate.The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, a $24.3 billion deal that would make the kingdom just the second country in the Middle East, after Israel, cleared to fly the stealth aircraft. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential sale on Sept. 17. The…

The Veterans Affairs Department is disputing what it owes to a third-party arbitrator who recently settled a dispute between the VA and a union it is fighting to no longer recognize. Arbitrator James M. Cooney determined in April that the VA violated its 2023 master agreement with the American Federation of Government Employees when it refused to grant official time to representatives AFGE Local 0025, which is based in Hagerstown, Md. Cooney ordered the VA to “cease and desist from refusing to recognize the Union.” He also ordered the agency to provide back pay with interest, and restore leave time to union representatives…

A wider back changes the look of your entire upper body. Well developed lats create more contrast between your shoulders, waist, and hips, helping produce the strong V shaped physique that many lifters want. They also contribute to pulling strength, shoulder control, and performance in sports that involve climbing, rowing, swimming, grappling, or lifting. The latissimus dorsi are the largest muscles of the upper body. They run from the lower spine, pelvis, and ribs up to the upper arm. Their main jobs include bringing the upper arm down toward the body, pulling it behind the torso, and helping stabilize the…

The Commerce Department is building a “stronger database” of administrative records from agencies like the Internal Revenue Service, Veterans Affairs Department, Health and Human Services Department and Social Security Administration, according to Joyce Meyer, undersecretary of Commerce for economic affairs.“This will allow us to rely more on existing federal agency data and rely less on collecting data,” Meyer said at the Data Foundation’s govDATAx conference Tuesday. “It also allows us to reduce the burden on taxpayers to respond to these lengthy surveys.”One such combined setup, the Annual Integrated Economic Survey, or AIES, brought seven annual business surveys into one in…

Arjun is to join Street Fighter 6 on October 13, 2026. A Capcom blog posted has already provided a detailed breakdown of Arjun’s moveset, which appears to have an emphasis on converting the opponent’s health into recoverable damage that lead to massive payoffs upon finally connecting a hits opponents. During yesterday’s Capcom Spotlight, fans were told that Arjun would be playable in a special demo build of Street Fighter 6 at the Tokyo Game Show event. As such,…

Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, and Ark Robotics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore manufacturing uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) in the UK, bringing a platform already proven on the frontline in Ukraine to British and allied forces. The agreement, signed at DVD 2026, signals the intention for both companies to jointly explore UK manufacturing, systems integration and payload integration, along with the development of a full support solution including training, logistics, infrastructure and operational support. They will also explore opportunities for Ark Robotics’ Frontier system, which provides robots with autonomous navigation capabilities and allows a…

For two decades, scholars believed that the main reason Chinese communist rule endured into the twenty-first century—whereas every communist regime in Europe collapsed—was that it had built sturdy, long-lasting institutions. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had moved away from the unpredictable personalist dictatorship of the Mao Zedong era and established the foundations of a modern state. It set term limits on its leaders, embraced collective leadership, and increasingly promoted officials based on merit, which made it resilient enough to bounce back from the external and internal shocks that had felled other socialist systems.Chinese leader Xi Jinping, however, has spent the…

Sept. 17, 2026 – The Department of War, in cooperation with Lockheed Martin, today announced a new framework agreement to expand production capacity of critical next generation air-to-air missiles, the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM). This agreement is critical to ensuring long-term demand signals flow to key suppliers, allowing Lockheed Martin and the munitions supply chain to invest in manufacturing capacity, workforce, and production efficiencies. “Speed, scale, and stability drive acquisition excellence, and these gears must turn in unison,” said Michael P. Duffey, Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment. “Today’s announcement reflects our commitment to sending clear, long-term…

ISTEC Services Ltd is a British company with nearly 4 decades of operationally proven experience in the design, manufacture and supply of complex weapon mount integration solutions, smoke dischargers and other ancillaries, such as weapon stowage, for military platforms across the Land, Sea and Air domains globally. At this, the 18th DVD event since the inaugural event in 2001, ISTEC is celebrating the sale of over 80,000 weapon mounts and ancillaries to enhance the force protection and firepower capabilities of military platforms around the world. Having exhibited at 15 of 17 events in the past, ISTEC will be displaying a…