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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 NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Space Development Agency wants to wrap up its Tranche 1 launch campaign by the end of spring 2027, flying six more batches of satellites to build out its tracking and data transport constellations, according to Director Gurpartap Sandhoo. The agency is aiming to complete two of those launches by the end of 2026—one in the next month or so and the second in December, Sandhoo told reporters Sept.…

Key PointsARX Robotics UK and General Dynamics Land Systems-UK will explore linking the British Army’s Ajax vehicle with ARX’s Hector uncrewed ground vehicle.The collaboration, announced Sept. 16, 2026, remains an early-stage exploration with no disclosed timeline, vehicle numbers or funding.ARX Robotics UK and General Dynamics Land Systems-UK are launching a collaboration to explore turning the British Army’s Ajax armored vehicle into a command hub for robotic ground “wingmen,” the companies announced Sept. 16, 2026, in London. The initial work will focus on integrating ARX’s Hector uncrewed ground vehicle with Ajax, testing whether crews inside the vehicle can task, monitor and…

Aljamain Sterling wants to leave no doubt as to who is the next featherweight title challenger.On Saturday, Jean Silva made it two in a row, knocking out Jose Miguel Delgado in the main event of this year’s Noche UFC event. Afterward, Silva called for a shot at the winner of the upcoming featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Movsar Evloev at UFC 333. But the former bantamweight champion, who is also currently on a two-fight winning streak, had something to say about that, first asserting his own title claim, and then challenging Silva to a fight for the spot…

And Muhammad is more interested in punishment than pinning.“We got something big coming up, RAF this week, me against Colby,” Muhammad said on YouTube. “I plan to go out there and dominate him. I’m gonna go for the tech fall but if I see the pin there, I’m gonna go for the pin. Or maybe I’ll put his back to the ground and when the referee is about to do it, I’ll tell the ref, ‘don’t do it.’ I’ll pick [Colby] up by his head, front headlock him, and maybe power-bomb, suplex, belly-to-back … one of those. I’ve been playing…

Warrenton, VA – 16 September 2026 – DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, today announced the successful installation and acceptance of its DroneSentry-X Mk2 counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) units on U.S. military Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs) under its previously announced Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401) contract. The milestone was achieved approximately 80 days after contract award, with DroneShield completing delivery, vehicle installation, acceptance testing and operator training as part of the program. Three additional DroneSentry-X Mk2 units are planned for installation under a recent modification to the contract. The completed work establishes initial operational capability (IOC) for…

In Reply: We thank Lennon for highlighting an issue that requires serious legal and policy attention as adolescents increasingly use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for mental health advice. However, we believe the letter rests on a premise that mischaracterizes the conclusions of our article.1 We did not recommend clinicians comanage, police, or actively integrate unregulated chatbots into pediatric mental health care. Rather, we reported that nearly 1 in 5 US adolescents and young adults had used AI chatbots for mental health advice, that most users found them helpful, and that 63.3% disclosed this use to no one. On that basis,…

Following the contract signed between PT Pindad and the Indonesian Ministry of Defense to meet the Indonesian army’s requirement for a 30-ton class tracked armoured personnel carrier, the first KAPLAN APC (HARIMAU APC) was manufactured at FNSS facilities under the “KAPLAN Armoured Personnel Carrier (KAPLAN APC) Development and Production Agreement” signed between PT Pindad and FNSS. The vehicle’s pre-delivery acceptance tests were successfully carried out in Türkiye with the participation of PT Pindad. Following the shipment of the HARIMAU APC to Indonesia, final acceptance tests will be carried out together with the end user. Production activities for the second vehicle,…

A VMM-268 Osprey lands after conducting an air delivery resupply on Balabac Island in the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan 2026. (US DoD)US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, deployed to Australia under the Marine Rotation Force – Darwin (MRF-D) initiative, honed their skills in expeditionary operations in a deployment to Philippines during this year’s rotation.This year’s MRF-D rotation is the 15th deployment since the first rotation in 2012, and which was launched following the signing of the US-Australia bilateral force posture agreement in 2011.The annual six-month USMC deployments to Darwin, Northern Territory first incorporated an Aviation Combat Element (ACE)…

For all the warnings about an increasingly capable Chinese military, this may very well be an awkward moment for Beijing to have that military tested. General Secretary Xi Jinping has hollowed out much of the People’s Liberation Army’s senior command through purges and is now trying to rebuild it while preserving the appearance of uninterrupted strength. Several factors have allowed Xi to purge and rebuild on this scale, among them a temporary easing of external pressure. The United States unintentionally provided that comfort.One year ago, on the stage of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said…

Dolph Lundgren shot to fame as the 6’5’’ former karate champion who took Rocky Balboa to the limit in Russia and saved the fate of Planet Eternia in Masters of The Universe. But having survived his most difficult battle against cancer, Lundgren’s new autobiography was written so that we might be inspired to take the “Fights Worth Fighting” when it comes to prioritizing our own health. It may surprise some people to learn that Dolph Lundgren is no stereotypical action star. The Swedish born ice hockey standout and formidable martial artist earned a master’s degree in chemical engineering, becoming a…