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Black Jack Studio has released the first gameplay trailer and a new collection of screenshots for Langrisser: Sea of Sword, offering a closer look at how the upcoming tactical RPG plans to expand the long-running series. Described as a “next-generation fantasy tactical RPG,” the game is being developed by the original team behind Langrisser Mobile. While the traditional system of heroes commanding soldiers remains intact, Sea of Sword introduces formations built around two heroes and two troop types. Players can assign primary and secondary commanders, then switch their positions during battle to alter their available skills and tactical functions. The…

Credit: Spanish MoDDefense Feeds, Pearl Harbor – Spanish F-101 frigate launches Harpoon missile at RIMPAC 2026, marking a significant live-fire event during the world’s largest multinational maritime exercise.The missile launch demonstrated the Spanish Navy’s anti-surface warfare capability while highlighting the interoperability of allied naval forces participating in the U.S.-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.The event underscores how live-fire drills remain an essential part of multinational naval training, allowing participating fleets to validate combat systems, weapon integration and tactical coordination in realistic operational scenarios. Spanish F-101 Frigate Launches Harpoon Missile at RIMPAC 2026The exercise in which the Spanish F-101 frigate…

Thad Jean is the 2025 PFL welterweight tournament champion and is vying for the lineal 170-pound title this weekend, but also has his sights on other gold in the future. ‘The Silverback’ will clash with Shamil Musaev at PFL Washington on July 25th. At the PFL Summer Series press event in late June, Dan Hardy referenced the size of Thad Jean and how a middleweight move seemed imminent. When touching on if the cut down to welterweight is a cumbersome one, Thad Jean said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “It’s not too bad, honestly. That’s why I said once I hit…

Honeywell Aerospace (Nasdaq: HONA) is seeing demand growth across its international defense business, anchored by its Civitanavi Systems inertial navigation systems now supporting customers across Ukraine, Poland, Italy, the United Kingdom and the broader European defense industrial base. The growth is attributed to the strategic value of EU-origin technology in an environment where program speed and supply chain certainty have become decisive factors. In Ukraine, Honeywell Aerospace has cultivated relationships during the past several years resulting in substantial firm backlog. This includes a significant and growing partnership with Luch Design Bureau, Ukraine’s premier missile and precision weapons developer, via its…

Resilient Statehood: Why and How Some Nations Maintained Long-Term Independence and SovereigntyBy Logan Cochrane and Alexandra WilsonSpringer, 2026 For centuries, historians have been fascinated by empires. We know why Britain expanded, how France consolidated its colonial possessions, and why European powers came to dominate much of the globe. Far less attention has been paid to the opposite question: why did some states remain independent? Resilient Statehood, edited by Logan Cochrane and Alexandra Wilson (2026), begins precisely where much of the literature ends. By shifting attention from the conquerors to those who resisted conquest, the editors make a deceptively simple yet…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The main job of the U.S. Air Force’s growing fleet of F-15EX Eagle IIs has been and continues to be air-to-air combat, especially in defense of the U.S. homeland. However, operational and test units are laying the groundwork for F-15EXs to also take on air-to-ground missions. Despite its primary mission set, air-to-ground capabilities are inherently a part of the F-15EX’s design. The Eagle II is a member of the extended F-15E Strike Eagle family, having been derived from the F-15QA developed for…

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LONDON — Navigating the complexities of hostile drone swarms on battlefields with cost-efficient munitions now anchors nearly every discussion on the future of defense. Such has been the case at London’s 2026 Farnborough Airshow, where Lockheed Martin on Monday introduced what it hopes will be a low cost per kill solution to the ever-evolving unmanned threat. The Morfius X-Rotor is a ground-launched “one-to-many” airborne high power microwave, or HPM, counter-UAS system the company says can “neutralize more than 50 enemy drones in a single flight.” Built, notably, to be recovered and reused, the Morfius is capable of using any command…

AM General, the South Bend, Indiana manufacturer that has built the Humvee since the 1980s, was awarded a $98.7 million contract modification, according to a Department of War contract announcement, adding to an existing agreement for various models of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, commonly known as the Humvee. The modification pushes the total […]

Former UFC fighter Claudio Ribeiro was arrested Wednesday on a domestic violence charge in Varzea Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil. MMA Fighting confirmed the news following a report from Globo.According to the initial report, Ribeiro allegedly admitted to the police he assaulted his wife following an argument. His wife called the cops after allegedly suffering a broken nose from a punch to the face.Ribeiro’s team declined comment.Ribeiro, 13-6 in MMA with a 100 percent knockout rate, fought four times in the UFC for a record of 1-3 between 2023-24, a win over Joseph Holmes sandwiched between knockout defeats to Abdul Razak…