Author: thaobh.leo@gmail.com

Paddy Pimblett has once more taken digs at fellow lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan.During a recent sit-down with Green Light with Chris Long, “The Baddy” discussed who he would love to face next and also gave a reason why he will never respect Tsarukyan.Pimblett most recently returned to winning ways at UFC 329 by submitting Benoit Saint Denis in just 52 seconds. The Liverpudlian wants to fight again as soon as possible and has also shared with fans that a fight announcement could be coming in the next few weeks. During the aforementioned interaction, Paddy Pimblett stated that he would love…

NEW DELHI — With the race for sixth-generation combat aircraft gathering pace, India has opened talks with France on participating in its Future Combat Air System (FCAS) as it seeks a role in technologies that could shape air combat in the future.India’s Defense Ministry told parliament this month it had “initiated efforts in a concerted manner to co-join” the effort.The ministry stated earlier this year that India would try to join one of the two consortia working on a new generation fighter aircraft – at that time one involved France, Germany and Spain. The second includes the UK, Italy and…

The disagreement highlights the confusion, both within government and in public, about how one of the Trump administration’s highest priorities would work. Rachel S. Cohen August 20, 2026 6:57 pm 3 min read Federal officials clashed this week over how much the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense network could cost taxpayers and the technologies that might be involved, as Congress mulls allocating billions more to the project in a new reconciliation bill. The head of the Congressional Budget Office’s national security division on Wednesday defended the organization’s recent nonpartisan estimate that President Donald Trump’s vision for Golden Dome may cost…

Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) announced that it has won a contract from the U.S. Army to deliver prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers (K9MH) for the Army’s new Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) program. The agreement provides for the accelerated delivery of six prototype MTC systems, with an option for an additional 12. This award marks HDUSA’s first major contract with the U.S. Army.   HDUSA will provide a technically superior and rapidly fieldable 155mm artillery system that supports the U.S. Army’s modernization and long-range precision fires objectives. With more than 2,500 K9 Howitzers already fielded globally, Hanwha is uniquely positioned to partner…

For years, international discussion of China’s economic rise has focused on how it has built a manufacturing and export powerhouse and used industrial policy to support such efforts at a continental scale. But there is another, darker side of China’s dominance: its outsize role in the illicit global economy. China purchases roughly 90 percent of Iran’s sanctioned oil exports, which often arrive relabeled as originating from Malaysia and are paid for with money routed through small banks and shell companies acting as intermediaries. Cryptocurrency brokers in China and Hong Kong help North Korean hackers, such as the notorious Lazarus Group,…

Reinier de Ridder isn’t blaming anybody but himself for shortcomings in his past two losses.After a blazing fast start to his UFC career with four straight wins including victories over former champion Robert Whittaker and Bo Nickal, de Ridder just kept the momentum going by booking his fourth fight in 2025 but that backfired spectacularly. He ended up falling to Brendan Allen after his body effectively shut down and his corner was forced to stop the fight.While not the same outcome, de Ridder also felt fairly lifeless in his next fight when he lost to Caio Borralho before finally making…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — As the U.S. military’s critical munitions are overused in the Iran war and underproduced at home, companies are eagerly pitching new low-cost solutions, and the Pentagon is keen to make big deals. But defense experts say those new, cheaper missile options—and the push to rapidly produce existing weapons—aren’t the short-term fix needed to overcome the long-existing problem exacerbated by the Iran war. However, they will provide the military much-needed options in the future.At the Space and Missile Defense Symposium last week, Boeing unveiled a low-cost seeker missile, with crucial hit-to-kill guidance technology used on the PAC-3 missile,…

Dublin , Ireland – 26 July 2026; Mayo supporters celebrate after Darragh Beirne of Mayo, 13, scored their side’s goal during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. (Photo By Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile via Getty Images) | Sportsfile via Getty Images Here’s your open thread for Friday! MMA ADJACENT What fight moment got you up off your seat? TOTALLY OFF TOPIC Another thing I’d rather watch than Power Slap. I love stories like this. GAME TIME A few of you aced the ‘B’ quiz yesterday. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

The U.S. Navy has awarded Zone 5 Technologies a contract to build its combat-proven Rusty Dagger low-cost cruise missile for the U.S. Navy’s new CHAOS cruise missile program. The U.S. Navy has awarded Zone 5 Technologies, a Kongsberg company, a contract to build its combat-proven low-cost cruise missile, Rusty Dagger, for the service’s Coalition Heterogeneous Affordable Offensive Strike (CHAOS) program, according to details provided to Naval News. The award, announced August 21, is the second contract signed under the relatively new CHAOS effort which seeks to deliver modular, surface-launched cruise missiles to U.S. and allied partners. “As adversaries increasingly deploy…

Introduction The Summer is in full swing; the sun is shining bright outside, the beach sands are glowing, and the outdoors are looking pretty inviting. But what if you just want to stay inside, blast that air conditioner, and just boot up some great video games to relax and pass the time before you inevitably have to go back to school, work, or any other obligation? Well, join me as I show you the 10 best strategy games to play and relax to during your Summer Vacations. No AI was used while creating this article, and if you want to…