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Terry Gerton Well, let me first wish you happy birthday. Today is the partnership’s 25th birthday, founded actually on 9/11. Max Steir Thank you, it’s hard to believe. I kind of would like to be 25 again. So that’s a date that is long in history, but it’s fun to have that as an anniversary for the partnership. Terry Gerton Almost old enough to come off your parents’ health care program. Max Steir Yes, as I also do medical appointments for my college-age kids. That is a day, I guess, good and bad. Terry Gerton Well, let’s think back to…

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This week, at long last, we begin our long-delayed but always expected something that we blog for: the Hearts of Iron IV Teaching Paradox series! This has been a long requested series that I put off for a long time because I wasn’t entirely sure how I wanted to tackle it. But my thoughts here have at least congealed somewhat. So we are going to cover Paradox Interactive’s most popular strategy title: Hearts of Iron IV. And make no mistake: Hearts of Iron IV is popular, more so than any other Paradox game by some distance. These days, Hearts of…

The CBWP Heavy IFV full-scale demonstrator is built for survivability with 30mm AP frontal protection and modular add-on armour. It mounts a remote 30mm autocannon and dual Spike -LR missiles. It is designed to operate with main battle tanks and could see initial production in 2029. (HSW SA)PGZ Polish Armaments Group and Huta Stalowa Wola presented a full-size demonstrator of their Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle at MSPO 2026 on 8 September 2026. Called by the Polish Ministry of Defence the Ciężki Bojowy Wóz Piechoty (CBWP – Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle), this is the first of two prototypes being built. Following qualification…

A video shared by Iran Wednesday purported to show an American Saildrone unmanned surface vessel near the Strait of Hormuz in flames after being attacked by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been making the rounds on social media.U.S. officials disputed that claim.“All of our Saildrones are accounted for and fully operational,” an official told Military Times.The video comes on the heels of another incident in which an Anduril Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle — designed for long-range surveillance and other undersea missions — was captured on Sept. 8. U.S. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins of U.S. Central Command told Reuters that…

Ilia Topuria‘s manager, Malki Kawa, has confirmed that they are interested in just ‘one’ fight, and it might be pretty obvious. Topuria, at UFC Freedom 250, suffered a devastating TKO (via corner stoppage) against Justin Gaethje, which also saw him lose the lightweight belt. ‘El Matador’ suffered brutal facial injuries as well in the fight, and has only now been active on social media – after a near three-month hiatus. WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 15: Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje face off in a lightweight title bout during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House on…

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 President Donald Trump and government and military leaders past and present paid tribute to the victims, survivors, and heroes of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, marking 25 years since a hijacked plane flew into the building, killing 184 victims. As rain poured down and the sun rose in the east, a massive American flag was unfurled atop the Pentagon wall, its stars and stripes flooding down the concrete…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced today the award to AeroVironment, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, of an other-transaction-agreement for production under the Enduring-High Energy Laser program. This is the Army’s first production contract for a high energy laser weapon system. “This first of its kind directed energy program will enable our formations to defeat unmanned systems and dominate from the outset. Pairing human ingenuity with advanced technology is what ensures our Army will continue to outpace America’s adversaries,” stated General Christopher LaNeve, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. Directed-energy weapons, such as E-HEL, can be used to take out…

Today marks twenty-five years since September 11, 2001. It’s one of those days that split time into before and after, for people everywhere, not just in the US. Nearly 3,000 people died that day, and they came from close to 90 countries. This was never only an American tragedy. I’ve lived in Turkey, call Canada home now, work on a team spread across dozens of countries, and count expats and immigrants among my closest friends here. Grief like this doesn’t stop at a border. It changed how the whole world thought about safety, travel, and each other. Twenty-five years on,…

Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn are finally ready to fight.On Saturday, Garcia and Benn lock horns for the WBC welterweight title in a highly anticipated grudge match in Las Vegas. The build-up to the fight has been marked by trash talk between the two, but at the ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday, the final faceoff between the two was surprisingly tame.Garcia walked out to the weigh-ins accompanied by pro-wrestling legend Rey Mysterio, who was carrying a Mexican flag. After completing his ceremonial weigh-in, Garcia did his faceoff with Benn, who stood still as a statue while Garcia bounced up and down,…