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In August, government investigators subjected roughly 50 military officers and civilian employees on the Joint Staff to polygraph tests as part of an inquiry into press leaks about the Iran war and depleted U.S. munitions, according to The New York Times. The newspaper described the scope of the investigation as unprecedented in the modern military.This is not the first time the Trump administration has used polygraphs in this way; in 2025, it directed that a wave of tests be administered across the executive branch to expose minor leaks.As someone who has taken roughly a dozen polygraphs during my 27-year career with the CIA, I am wary of…

Bone fragments from the sword hand of a medieval Russian prince who won a famous victory over the Mongols have been sent to the front in Ukraine to raise army morale in the Russian Orthodox Church’s latest show of support for President Vladimir Putin’s war.The sarcophagus of Grand Prince Dmitry Donskoy, who died in 1389 and is revered by Russian nationalists for defeating the Mongol Golden Horde at the 1380 Battle of Kulikovo, was uncovered this summer during restoration work at Moscow’s Cathedral of the Archangel inside the Kremlin.Putin personally inspected what experts said were the prince’s well-preserved remains in…

Abu Dhabi, UAE: 10 September 2026 – EDGE Group has announced the successful completion of Factory Acceptance Trials (FAT) for six ANAVIA HT-100 NAVAL unmanned helicopters, which have now been successfully delivered to the Angolan Navy under the landmark EUR 1 billion naval programme including three corvettes. The trials were conducted from 24 to 28 August at the facilities of ANAVIA in Bilten, Switzerland, and were attended by a high-level delegation from the Angolan Navy and Simportex, Angola’s public enterprise specialising in the supply, acquisition and importation of equipment, materiel and services supporting the country’s defence and security sector. The…

Washington has spent decades encouraging veterans to become entrepreneurs, and Congress backed that with contracting programs meant to give service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses a meaningful chance to compete. A new SBA proposal could unintentionally weaken that commitment.On Aug. 20, SBA proposed replacing nearly 1,000 industry-specific size standards and exceptions with 338 broader ones. In common IT services categories, the threshold would rise from $34 million in average annual receipts to $531 million. SBA estimates 37,002 firms already in the federal market would newly qualify, holding more than 105,000 contracts worth about $71 billion in fiscal 2025.SBA has legitimate reasons to…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, September 10, 2026 – Hanwha Systems, a leading Korean defense company, has unveiled its newly developed next-generation satellite imagery analysis technology, the ‘Space AI Analytics Solution,’ in an overseas market for the first time. The company announced today that it held a launch event for the ‘AI-powered Satellite Imagery Analytics Solution’ on the 9th (local time) in Kielce, Poland, at MSPO 2026, Eastern Europe’s largest defense exhibition, before an audience of key figures from the global space and defense industries. At the event, Hanwha Systems demonstrated AI’s real-time analysis of imagery captured over Eastern Europe by an…

Podcast September 10, 2026 • 2:53 pm ET Print this page By the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense​ In this episode of The Biollywood Podcast, the Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council, Asha M. George, Associate Director for Research, J.T. O’Brien, Associate Director for Government Relations and Policy, Robert Bradley, and Wendy Villalta, Assistant Director for Operations, discuss the 2022 foreign language film “Virus 32” and its implications for disease outbreaks, transmission, and mutation. Premise: A virus spreads throughout the city, causing the infected to become vicious hunters. Iris and her daughter become caught in the…

As a strategic enabling partner to Edgewing, the consortium will deliver information superiority for the future complex and contested airspace. Reading, 10/09/2026 – A new contract has been awarded to the companies of the GCAP Electronics Evolution (G2E) consortium – the international collaboration between the national defence electronics champions for Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom – to further develop the integrated sensing and communications for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). The 18-month contract was awarded by Edgewing – the joint venture established by Leonardo S.p.A., Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd. (JAIEC) and BAE Systems plc that is…

Jean Silva vs. Jose Delgado isn’t the fight we wanted, but it might be the fight we deserve for Noche UFC.On Saturday, the UFC heads to Glendale for the latest installment of its Noche UFC series, headlined by a featherweight banger between Silva and Delgado. Originally, Silva was supposed to fight Yair Rodriguez, but a late withdrawal changed things up, and now Delgado gets a chance to establish himself as a legit player at 145 pounds.On the latest episode of No Bets Barred, host Jed Meshew flies solo as he dives into the full Noche UFC card. Topics discussed include…

Ex Sanguis is a stylish XCOM-style roguelite with tactical, turn-based battles. It releases September 10th on PC via Steam, when it enters Early Access. Developed by Lightbulb Crew and published by Firesquid, the game follows Othercide, which should be immediately obvious to fans from its art style. This indie studio creates experiences that combine a distinctive red, black, and white color palette with a commitment to placing game mechanics at the forefront.  In this preview, I will provide a general overview of the game in its current state. Described as the spiritual successor to Othercide, this dark new chapter builds on that game’s timeline-based…

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 Three F-16s that flew in defense of Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001, will be retired and preserved as museum artifacts.   The three planes all flew on 9/11: two were among the first three jets to scramble in defense of the capital and the third escorted Air Force One as it returned to Washington later in the day.   On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist groups hijacked four U.S. airliners, with two striking the twin World Trade Center towers in New…