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Under new approvals granted by the government on 7 September, mine trawls for use with Indian main battle tanks will improve their ability to penetrate minefields. (AVNL)The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) cleared defence procurements valued at INR1.1 trillion (US$11.6 billion) for the Indian military on 7 September 2026. According to the ministry, 98% of this equipment will be manufactured by Indian industry.A variety of projects received their acceptance of necessity, which is an in-principle administrative approval needed to proceed with Indian military acquisition proposals.Beginning with the Indian Army, it will acquire additional Dhruv utility helicopters. However, the exact number…

In this episode of The Spear, host Charlie Faint sits down with the command team of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Colonel Sean Karrels and Command Sergeant Major Julio Santos, for a conversation about the people, leadership, and culture behind the Night Stalkers. Drawing on decades of experience in Army aviation and special operations, the two discuss their paths into the regiment, what the 160th looks for in its soldiers and leaders, and why teamwork, disciplined initiative, accountability, and mastery of the fundamentals remain central to its success. They explore how the regiment practices mission command, learns from failure,…

9/11 Memorial – As It Happened – 1028 1028 – The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses. This entry was posted on Friday, September 11th, 2026 at 14:28 and is filed under Memorial. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

As we mark the 25th anniversary of Sept.11, 2001, we honor those we lost and reflect on progress in our national security and public safety architectures. Yet behind the ceremonies lies a persistent, quiet vulnerability. Today, public sector Chief Data Officers and Chief Data and AI Officers have inherited the imperative to connect the dots, share information across boundaries, and better serve Americans. Too often, however, they stumble over the same structural barriers that blinded us a quarter-century ago: isolated data silos, stove-piped legacy systems, failures of intergovernmental coordination, and interagency turf wars. Worse, threats have accelerated, driven by transnational crime,…

Mexican strongman Raul Flores recently set a decisive new deadlift world record, smashing the previous benchmark owned by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson by more than two pounds. Following the feat, the 26-year-old took to social media to share the heart-warming motivation that helped him become the master of the barbell. In an emotional Instagram post, following Flores’ history-making moment during the Sept. 5, 2026, Giants Live World Deadlift Championships in Birmingham, England, Flores wanted to pay tribute to man’s best friend, dedicating the deadlift to a much-missed pet. “Today I didn’t just fulfill a dream. I fulfilled a promise today,” explained…

At MSPO 2026, BAE Systems is putting 155mm artillery ammunition centre stage – not simply as a product on display, but as the industrial foundation of a deeper British-Polish partnership designed to strengthen Poland’s sovereign munitions supply and NATO’s eastern flank. Displayed at the company’s stand, BAE Systems’ 155 mm ammunition represents more than five decades of service with the British Army. Now, through its cooperation with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), the Polish Armaments Group, it is also becoming a prominent symbol of Poland’s drive to expand domestic production of critical large-calibre ammunition. A round with real weight In an…

Seizing opportunity amid the war in Iran, the Houthis have launched a major new bid for military dominance in and around Yemen. On Tuesday, the Iranian-aligned group unleashed a wave of drones and ballistic missiles strikes on Saudi Arabia, setting fire to oil facilities in the country’s south and injuring more than 70 people. Then on Thursday, after days of heavy fighting along key frontlines inside Yemen, the Houthis routed Saudi-backed government forces along the Red Sea coast and captured the strategic port of Mokha. And on Friday, the Yemeni government reported that the Houthis had seized Perim Island at…

Echocalypse SEA’s X7game channel will shut down on October 30, 2026.Downloads and top ups through X7game will end from September 30.The wider global server is not being shut down. Yoozoo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd has announced that its beloved 2D strategy RPG, Echocalypse, will shutdown its operations on the X7game channel on October 30, 2026, in the SEA region. The closure comes as part of adjustments to its channel partnership and operational strategies, though this doesn’t mean the global server is coming to an end. Echocalypse SEA X7game channel is preparing to close its doors If you’re unaware, Echocalypse is a…

Rebecca Lowde will be joining DroneShield as CFO on 2 November 2026. Rebecca is a public-company and technology-sector finance executive with three decades of experience across CFO, CEO and enterprise leadership roles. She brings expertise in transformation, capital management, M&A, governance, risk and scaling global technology-enabled businesses. Most recently, Rebecca served as CFO at MYOB, the KKR-owned accounting and business management software provider, where she oversaw a debt refinancing and EBITDA growth through product monetisation and expansion, embedded financial services and disciplined cost management. Previously, Rebecca was CFO and Chief People Officer at Afterpay, where she supported a $1.5B capital…

ST Engineering’s latest Terrex s5 makes its Polish debut at MSPO, bringing a distinctly Singaporean blend of digital intelligence, heavy payload and 120 km/h road mobility to Europe’s armoured-vehicle conversation At MSPO 2026, ST Engineering is presenting the Terrex s5 Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) to the European market for the first time. The appearance is significant: rather than simply displaying another 8×8 armoured vehicle, the Singaporean group is putting forward a platform conceived around five “S” capabilities — Smartness, Superiority, Sustainability, Survivability and Serviceability. If the traditional wheeled infantry fighting vehicle is a strong, mobile and well-protected workhorse, the Terrex…