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Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A growing number of fashion brands are consolidating existing sourcing bases, opting to work with fewer but more capable vendors over the next two years, according to a 2026 Fashion Industry Benchmarking Study published by the U.S. Fashion Industry Association. As part of a “new phase of sourcing strategy,” 30 U.S. fashion companies surveyed between April and June 2026 are adjusting their tactics due to ongoing trade and tariff uncertainty, per the study published in partnership with Sheng Lu, professor and director…

This PR image shows ST Engineering’s 5kW Counter-Drone Laser Effector mounted on a pickup. It has a 1km range. (ST Engineering)On 23 July, Singaporean defence firm ST Engineering reported that its counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) had secured deployments in Asia in the past few months.Emanating from ST Engineering’s Digital Systems business unit, these C-UAS systems are performing both defence and critical infrastructure applications, the company shared. It elaborated, “These include an air defence deployment and another for the protection of multiple critical infrastructure sites against evolving drone threats.”ST Engineering did not divulge which Asian countries had procured these systems, but…

Published Jul 29, 2026, 11:54 AM EDT Developer studio Double Fine Productions announces that it has laid off members of its team following the studio’s departure from Xbox. Credit: via Double Fine Originally published by  Game Rant Double Fine, the developer responsible for games like the Psychonauts franchise, Brutal Legend, and most recently Kiln, is cutting about a third of its overall staff in layoffs. The move comes following the reveal that the Psychonauts developer would be parting ways with Xbox. Double Fine was originally bought by Xbox back in 2019. The studio successfully released three titles during its time with Xbox,…

For starters, Dr. Thomas Easterly, known as the Army’s “AI Guy,” has recommended that soldiers transitioning out of the military and looking for a job might want to try turning artificial intelligence loose on the information in their DD-214s. Think of it as “using AI to navigate your next mission,” Easterly said in a June 29 podcast of the Army’s Transition Assistance Program. Troops can feed information from the DD-214, the record of military service, into AI — minus the Social Security number and other identifiers — and give it prompts to decipher what jobs might be suitable, how much…

The top U.S. commander for the Middle East has warned troops that cellphone videos shared online can help Iran target American bases, and sources told Reuters some deployed personnel could soon be ordered to surrender their phones. Any crackdown on mobile communications would add a new dimension to the conflict for the thousands of U.S. troops in the region, many of whom still rely on phones to periodically message loved ones and assure them they are well.Adm. Brad Cooper, in a previously unreported letter, said Iran was benefiting from being able to see the success or failure of its strikes…

Boeing is confident that the RAF could order more E-7A Wedgetails. (Crown Copyright)In an exclusive interview with Tim Flood, Boeing’s senior director for defence business development in Europe with AI, he promoted its B737 New Generation-based military platforms, the E-7 Wedgetail and P-8A Poseidon, at Farnborough.He said it was unfortunate that the USAF E-7A programme had stalled in 2025, which led NATO to choose the GlobalEye as its E-3A AEW&C replacement—an option he believed to be less capable than the E-7A. He highlighted that this type has a record of successful operations with the air forces of Türkiye, South Korea,…

In June, the U.S. Department of Commerce informed the Dutch company ASML that it suspects one of its extreme ultraviolet lithography machines has reached China, an accusation that ASML denied, and for which no supporting evidence has yet been made public. ASML is the sole global producer of the machines capable of making the most advanced microchips. Whether China obtained a full extreme ultraviolet lithography scanner, major subsystems, or just related components, the strategic question is the same: How much can China gain from physical access to these pieces of the technology?The U.S. concern presumably spans across several dimensions, but…

BAE Systems took advantage of the Paris exhibition to take stock of its artillery programmes, listing ongoing contracts as well as potential future successes Starting from the Archer self-propelled 155/52 mm system, this is now in service with Ukraine, Sweden, Sweden having provided 26 systems from its Army stocks. These were in the original configuration, based on the Swedish Volvo A30D 6×6 chassis. More than 66 howitzers are currently on order, the main contract is the Swedish one for 48 Archers, plus 18 more that will be handed over to Ukraine. In 2025 Latvia signed a Letter of Intent for…

Credit: NSosyal/Haluk GörgünDefense Feeds, Istanbul – Turkey launches TCG Karadeniz İstif-class frigate, marking another milestone in the country’s indigenous MİLGEM naval shipbuilding program. The launch of the future TCG Karadeniz (F-520) reflects Ankara’s continued investment in expanding domestic naval production while strengthening the Turkish Navy with modern multi-mission surface combatants.The event underscores Turkey’s long-term objective of developing a self-reliant defense industry capable of designing, building and sustaining increasingly sophisticated warships for both domestic service and potential export markets. Turkey Launches TCG Karadeniz İstif-Class FrigateThe occasion in which Turkey launches TCG Karadeniz İstif-class frigate represents the continued expansion of the İstif-class,…

Bottom lines up front WASHINGTON—Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia’s president-elect, will take office on August 7, after a campaign in which he called the United States “our most important trading partner and our main military ally.” In Washington, his victory is widely seen as a strategic reset of one of the hemisphere’s most important partnerships and, for many years, a bipartisan cause. This reset feels especially important after four years of diplomatic friction between the countries, in part created by Colombia’s outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, and his erratic management of foreign relations.  Tensions between Colombia and the United States in…