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September 15, 2026 This week’s product, Blue Ops Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessel (USV), delivers enhanced mission flexibility to support maritime operations including strike, force protection, and coastal security in complex environments. Introduced by Blue Ops, a subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings, the Variant 7 provides a high-performance, seaworthy platform first, then layers in modular autonomy. Combat Tested Designed, built, and assembled in the United States, the Variant 7 USV is tested daily in actual combat and designed to operate either autonomously or in manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) configurations. The technology already has more than 10,000 hours of operating time in live…

RAJASTHAN, India – U.S. and Indian Army Soldiers gathered at the Chidasar Grand Stand at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan, India, Sept. 15, 2026, for an opening ceremony marking the beginning of bilateral training at MFFR during exercise Yudh Abhas 2026. The ceremony brought together formations from both armies as leaders welcomed participating forces and highlighted the importance of training together throughout the exercise. Yudh Abhyas is an annual bilateral exercise designed to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Indian armies while improving their ability to operate together in complex training environments. “First, our people are our greatest strength.…

Learning how to monetize your blog doesn’t have to mean grinding it out. It can mean adding one donation button and calling it done. You don’t have to turn your website into a fully fledged business to make it pay for itself.Maybe you started a blog to document your garden through the seasons, track your sourdough starter, share pictures of your macaw parrot, or just have somewhere to put your weekend hikes that isn’t Instagram. You never set out to build a huge following, let alone a business. You just wanted somewhere that was yours. But then the little costs…

Imagine having a nuclear weapon system that is expected to be ready every minute of every day, but whose most important feature is that you almost never see it.That is the logic behind the Vanguard-Class Submarine.For decades, Britain has maintained at least one nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine at sea as part of its Continuous At-Sea Deterrent (CASD). The idea is deliberately simple: if an adversary cannot reliably locate the submarine, it cannot be confident that Britain’s nuclear deterrent could be eliminated in a first strike.The Vanguard-class submarine is therefore less about fighting naval battles and more about staying out of…

U.S. Cyber Command, the Pentagon’s combatant command responsible for planning and conducting military cyberspace operations, has a new artificial intelligence lead, a spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday. “U.S. Cyber Command welcomes Rear Adm. Ronzelle Green as the Command’s new Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and thanks Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny for his leadership and service,” a representative for the combatant command told Nextgov/FCW.Green, who has worked at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for roughly three years — most recently as its director of geospatial intelligence innovation and research — is Cyber Command’s second-ever AI head. Novotny was the first official tapped for the position…

CAMP KISARAZU, Japan —    U.S. service members assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, alongside the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, conducted a bilateral engagement at Camp Kisarazu, Japan, Aug. 24-28, 2026, reinforcing the enduring alliance between the U.S. and Japan. The five-day event centered on interoperability and collaborative capabilities. It consisted of briefings, discussions and working groups focused on air-to-ground integration and humanitarian assistance and disaster response in a joint environment. By synchronizing on these capabilities, U.S. special operations forces and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force aim to ensure effective collaboration during both crisis…

Submitting application after application and hearing nothing back has long been one of the most frustrating parts of looking for a job after military service. But Tim Best says something has changed. After decades working in veteran employment, the RecruitMilitary CEO says the frustration he hears from job seekers today is different, and more intense, than at any other point in his career. “There’s a lot of frustration more than I’ve ever seen in my career from job seekers around the job search right now,” Best said. Best, a former Army special operations helicopter pilot, recently sat down with Military.com…

The United States’ epic twentieth-century successes in diplomacy set dangerously high expectations. Germany and Japan surrendered unconditionally in 1945; U.S. President Harry Truman created NATO in 1949; President John F. Kennedy resolved the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 through secret diplomatic exchanges with the Soviet premier; and in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan, with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, negotiated landmark arms-control agreements to wind down the Cold War. Such victories accustomed many Americans to imagining that their skilled leaders could break seemingly intractable political deadlocks in decisive ways.This hope runs especially deep in China watchers. Their sense of how diplomacy…

SIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania — An Italian NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace on Tuesday that “most probably” came from Russia, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.The drone entered Lithuanian airspace from Russian ally Belarus after midnight and was shot down near the southern village of Pratkunai not far from the city of Kaunas, the Lithuanian national crisis management centre said.“Last night, again, the Italian pilots have intervened and they have shot down a threat that most probably came from Russia”, Crosetto told reporters at Siauliai Air Base, where Italian fighters are based as part of…

There are four new fighters joining the UFC roster after an action-packed night of fights on The Contender Series.UFC CEO Dana White named Mayton Perea, Igor Cavalcanti, Akbar Abdullaev and Luis Hernandez to receive UFC contracts. The fifth winner of the night Tyshawn Williams didn’t get signed to the UFC but White told him he would get another shot on The Contender Series to see if he could secure that contract later this season.White offered some incredible praise for Abdullaev calling him “the greatest talent that’s ever been on this show” after he delivered an absolutely jaw-dropping one-punch knockout to…