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Story September 16, 2026 Graphic courtesy Visure Solutions Engineering intelligence – built on structured requirements management, bidirectional traceability, digital threads, and artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted engineering analysis – enables defense organizations to manage complexity, accelerate change impact assessment, and maintain engineering integrity throughout the life cycle of mission-critical military systems. Military systems integrate millions of lines of software, FPGA [field-programmable gate array] logic, heterogeneous processors, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled capabilities, and hundreds of interconnected interfaces, all developed by multidisciplinary engineering teams. As defense programs adopt modular open systems approach (MOSA) strategies like the Future Airborne Capability Environment, or FACE Technical Standard; digital…

TKMS ATLAS UK has been awarded a UK MOD contract to develop and supply the Next Generation Countermeasure (NGCM) system, enhancing torpedo defence for Royal Navy submarines. TKMS press release TKMS ATLAS UK, a subsidiary of TKMS, has been awarded the UK Ministry of Defence’s Next Generation Countermeasure (NGCM) contract, a key element of the Royal Navy’s Underwater Defensive Aids Suite programme.   The NGCM programme will deliver a next-generation torpedo countermeasure system for current and future Royal Navy submarine platforms. Designed to address evolving and emerging underwater threats, the system will adopt a spiral development approach to ensure long-term…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is struggling to strike a deal to fund the Israeli military’s request for $8 billion before next month’s election. Israel’s military is seeking about $8 billion in additional funding, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is struggling to strike a deal to unlock the money before next month’s election. Netanyahu this week failed to secure opposition leader Yair Lapid’s support to allocate 25 billion shekels ($8.2 billion) in extra funding to the military, whose finances have come under strain from almost three years of fighting in Gaza, Yemen, Lebanon and Iran, according to people familiar…

The 31st Kumite Weekend will take place from 6–8 November 2026 in Chur and Felsberg, Switzerland, bringing together Kyokushin practitioners for another intensive weekend of training and martial arts development. The special guest instructor will be Sensei Tariel Nikoleishvili, 4th Dan, one of the most accomplished Kyokushin fighters of his generation and a Board Member of KWU SENSHI Europe. Among his major achievements are winning the 2011 Absolute World Championship in Tokyo, the 2010 All Japan Championship, and completing the legendary 100-Man Kumite in Tokyo in 2014. The event is organized by Shihan Eddy Gabathuler, 8th Dan, IFK Dojo Chur.…

Manassas, Va. — September 16, 2026 — BAE Systems has received $16 million in Defense Production Act Title III funding via the Department of War’s (DOW) Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution directorate to demonstrate and qualify its radiation-hardened 45 nanometer (nm) technology.   For more than a decade, RH45® technology has enabled space customers to develop their own solutions with a library of advanced capabilities and proven application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design and manufacturing methods. With manufacturing now on GlobalFoundries’ proven 45nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology through the firm’s facility in Malta, New York, this contract reestablishes the RH45 ASIC Storefront. It…

What a Fork in the Road of Advanced Cryptography Means for Protecting National Security Communications In June 2026, the Department of War released a formal Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Strategy, announced by Department Chief Information Officer Kirsten Davies one day after President Trump signed a pair of executive orders on quantum technology, one of which was devoted to cryptographic security. The strategy sets two deadlines: impact systems must run on post-quantum cryptography or be phased out by December 31, 2030, and every Department of War (DoW) system must run on quantum-resistant algorithms by 2031. Another rule in the strategy places quantum…

Justin Gaethje isn’t impressed with Ilia Topuria’s attempts to discredit his UFC White House win while angling for a rematch.On Wednesday, Topuria released a statement on social media, first declaring he is healthy and ready to compete again and then accusing Gaethje of having loaded gloves when they fought this past June. Gaethje defeated Topuria via knockout when Topuria was unable to get off the stool for the fifth round, handing “El Matador” his first loss and taking his lightweight title.Gaethje fired back, calling Topuria’s accusation “a lame excuse,” but overall appears to be taking the comments in stride.“Nope,” Gaethje…

On Aug. 24, 2026, the Trump administration transmitted the text of the U.S.-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement to Congress. By doing so, the administration triggered the 90-day congressional review process described in the Atomic Energy Act and relaunched a debate about the right approach to international nuclear commerce.The United States and Saudi Arabia jointly announced a deal in Nov. 2025 and signed the final text in July 2026. President Donald Trump held up its transmission to Congress over the issue of whether Saudi Arabia would normalize its relations with Israel, a topic that — according to the White House — could…

Telford, UK – 17 September – Rheinmetall UK has strengthened the UK’s sovereign defence engineering capability with a significant investment in a new Vibration Test Facility (VTF) at its Telford site. Currently supporting the development of Challenger 3, the British Army’s next-generation Main Battle Tank, the facility will help engineers test and assure complex defence platforms and systems in the UK, reducing reliance on lengthy physical trials and providing faster, detailed evidence to support engineering decisions.The investment brings advanced testing infrastructure, specialist engineering expertise and high-value skills together in Telford, strengthening the UK defence industrial base and building capability that…

Scottish actor Jamie Roy was highly excited to join the cast of Blood of My Blood, the prequal behind the long running Outlander saga. And of course, the first season would be a breakthrough role for the 6’1” star, but he also tells M&F that playing the character of Jamie Fraser’s dad, Brian, presented an opportunity to tell stories through his character’s physical transformation. Ahead of series two, we found out why Roy wanted to add more muscle, and how he shot towards this goal of making gains. Jamie Roy had auditioned but was unsuccessful in gaining a minor role…