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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 Editor’s Note: This article was updated Sept. 11 to include information from the 178th Wing and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The Air Force announced Aug. 13 it recently tested prototypes for a portable ground station for commanding and controlling semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft, and a spokesperson now says the plan is to award a contract for the effort next summer. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Agile…

In one of the biggest wins of his pro career, Garcia quickly and easily bludgeoned Conor Benn last night (Sept. 12, 2026) from inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite the high-profile nature of the card and his athlete’s success, De La Hoya was nowhere to be found on fight night, which created some speculation that UFC CEO Dana White had banned him from the event outright.Speculation that White firmly denies.“I do not like De La Hoya, and De La Hoya does not like me,” White explained post-fight news conference. “I would never disrespect him and say, ‘Oh,…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Lands’ End is still working though an inventory backlog spurred by challenges from implementing its new warehouse management system during Q1, CEO Charlie Cole said in a Q2 earnings call. The WMS had issues processing value-added service products, which impacted the timing of school uniform shipments, Cole said. The disruption delayed shipments and led backlog levels to be higher year over year.  Still, “operations are proceeding as normal,” Cole told analysts, and the company is confident it has addressed the WMS-related…

Strike Industries – Strike SMC Bravo for RXM 4″ with Compact Grip By popular demand Strike Industries has expanded the Strike Modular Chassis to accept the Ruger RXM. This allows you to add a brace or stock to your sidearm in seconds, transforming a pistol into a PDW. Product Features: 1913 Picatinny Interface: Integrated rear rail for stock or arm brace compatibility. Modular Chassis System: Engineered for seamless integration with the RXM platform. Enhanced Control: Double undercut trigger guard for improved bore-axis purchase. Performance Ergonomics: Streamlined frame geometry for superior weapon handling. Integrated Accessory Mount: Dedicated mounting point for future…

Auburn Hills, MI — American Rheinmetall has been awarded a $7.28M contract to support the U.S. Marine Corps through the manufacture and delivery of Mission Master SP Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGVs), associated Marine Kits, and supporting equipment. The procurement is being executed through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) with ADS Inc. serving as the prime contractor in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL).  The effort includes the delivery of 12 Mission Master SP A-UGVs and five amphibious kits, marking the most advanced Mission Master configuration developed by Rheinmetall to date. The vehicles will support continued operational…

We’re already getting close to the middle of September, so it’s time to take a look at all the new turn-based RPGs and strategy games that have popped up over the past few days. Last week, one of the biggest releases I featured was actually a demo (Final Fantasy Resonance). I know some of you probably aren’t too thrilled about that; after all, a demo isn’t technically a new release, but in these roundups of mine, I like to include anything new that gives us something fresh to play. And with that in mind, we’re kicking things off this week…

Julian Fernandez turned one clean right hand into a historic BKB championship win over England’s Alex Wilson. The Tijuana fighter now returns home to defend the BKB Super Cruiserweight World Championship against Dan “Big Pod” Podmore in the BKB 59 main event on September 19. Video: Julian Fernandez Knockout Title Win BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing has released the full fight video of Julian Fernandez’s title-winning performance against Alex Wilson, giving fans another look at the first-round knockout that made Fernandez the first Mexican male bare-knuckle world champion. Fernandez met Wilson for the vacant BKB Super Cruiserweight World Championship at BKB…

Two veterans are among five finalists in a national beard contest, with the chance to win $20,000 for their chosen charity. BJ Ganem, a Marine Corps veteran from Wisconsin who served in Iraq, and Damon Friedman, a retired special warfare officer who served 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, are two of the five finalists competing to win $5,000 for themselves and $20,000 for their charities. Wahl, a company that manufactures hair clippers, trimmers and other grooming tools, is running the contest. They asked bearded men from across the country to submit a video of…

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A pair of House Democrats introduced legislation last month that seeks to strengthen federal whistleblower protections in the face of the Trump administration’s effort to instill a standard non-disclosure agreement for use across government.The Federal Worker Protection Act (H.R. 10198), introduced by Reps. Eugene Vindman and Suhas Subramanyam, both D-Va., would require every NDA issued by federal agencies to include a statement of federal employees’ whistleblower protection rights adjacent to each signature line in the document. Agencies would need preclearance from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel before deploying an NDA, and OSC would create a public repository of every…