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The US Army currently has fifteen Patriot battalions and eight THAAD batteries—finite resources that are badly needed across the service’s global operational footprint. EUCOM needs them to deter an ever-encroaching Russia. CENTCOM needs them shooting down Iranian missiles and drones. PACOM needs them to protect Guam, Japan, South Korea, and a growing list of bases and logistics nodes spread across the most dispersed theater on earth. One Patriot battalion is needed to perform the critical testing and modernization mission. And now the homeland does too, as Golden Dome revives a mission the Army hasn’t resourced since Project Nike and the…

KIELCE, Poland — U.S. defense-technology company Anduril Industries has teamed up with Poland’s state-run defense giant PGZ for local assembly and production of the surface-launched Barracuda-500M cruise missile. Pending ongoing negotiations with the Polish Ministry of National Defence, the producer is also pitching its Fury autonomous combat aircraft and the Thunder autonomous attack rotorcraft to Poland in an effort that could make the nation their first European user.Brian Moran, the company’s vice president for Europe, told Defense News at the MSPO defense show here that, while advancing the Barracuda project in partnership with PGZ, the company is also offering two…

The Pentagon is finding ever more uses for the AI-powered command-and-control system called Maven Smart System, including logistics, force readiness, supply chain and budgeting data, the Defense Department’s AI chief said Tuesday.Maven, which is used by all U.S. combatant commands for intelligence and operations data analysis, drew attention in the early days of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran by facilitating strikes on thousands of targets in lightning-quick succession.But the war also revealed DOD’s need for a better way to plan operations against a 90-day picture of its munitions inventory, Cameron Stanley, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer, said at…

CAE and WB Electronics, a leading company in Poland’s defence sector specializing in advanced technologies, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at MSPO 2026. The agreement marks an important step in strengthening defence cooperation between Canada and Poland while supporting the growing need for training and mission readiness in the unmanned and autonomous systems sector. CAE and WB Electronics, a leading company in Poland’s defence sector specializing in advanced technologies, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at MSPO 2026. The agreement marks an important step in strengthening defence cooperation between Canada and…

ERIE, Pennsylvania—There are some days that never leave you. September 11, 2001, is one of them. As governor of Pennsylvania, I spent that day confronting events that no public servant—or, frankly, any American—could have imagined. Late that afternoon, I stood in a field outside Shanksville where United Airlines Flight 93 had come to rest after a violent struggle between ordinary Americans and extraordinary evil. First responders had rushed to the scene hoping to find survivors. All they found was a charred, smoking hole in the earth as families waited for answers that would never ease their pain. It is impossible…

Justin Gaethje saw Ilia Topuria make numerous mistakes — both during their memorable lightweight championship main event at UFC White House and on the road to the event.Gaethje survived a tough second round, and eventually unleashed a hellacious beating on Topuria, en route to a fourth-round corner stoppage victory to win the undisputed lightweight title for the first time.In Gaethje’s eyes, it was not only Topuria’s overwhelming confidence that did him in leading into the fight, but Topuria also made a massive blunder by treating this matchup like any of the others he’s won in the past, including the early…

The Pentagon has codified sweeping changes to military fitness requirements, some of which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered last fall. The new regulations, published Aug. 31, spell out testing timelines, standards for troops in combat arms specialties, guidelines for pregnancy and postpartum fitness and establish tracking mechanisms for testing results across the services. The policy incorporates directives issued throughout 2025 into a set of standards for the services. Among them: commanders must allow time for physical fitness every duty day and troops in jobs designated as “combat arms” must be held to male fitness standards on regular fitness tests. Many…

The brightest tribute to perfection. Gardone Val Trompia, June 26th, 2026 – Beretta continues its extraordinary streak of oneofakind creations celebrating its 500year anniversary with a new pinnacle of design and manufacturing perfection. A contemporary reimagining of an exceptional historic oneoff, this piece pays tribute to what is perhaps the most iconic expression of Beretta excellence: the 92FS. The 92FS Diamondstands as a singular creation – an object that transcends time and nature to embody the very essence of luxury: the diamond. More than a handgun, it is a rare jewel, a work of art conceived for those who appreciate…

Terry Gerton We are all much more aware of brain injuries than we used to be between football players and combat injuries. And military folks by their very nature have more exposure risk to blast brain injuries. You’ve been watching this for a while. What has been DoD’s approach in the past to both monitoring and then treating military brain health? Alyssa Hundrup Yeah, so I think in the past, I think it was understood that for like big events like explosives that there was an injury, but what we’ve been learning over time is that there’s really a serious…

WARSAW, Poland (September 8, 2026) — FlyFocus, a Polish defence technology company specialising in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and avionics, unveiled TASACK, its new precision loitering munition, for the first time at MSPO 2026 in Kielce, Poland. With its interface built around a point-and-click design, TASACK’s operator does not need real piloting skills to engage a target, unlike conventional FPV systems, which require extensive pilot training. Designed for precision engagement of stationary and moving targets, TASACK combines a flight range of up to 110 kilometres with a 5 kg payload and speeds of up to 300 km/h. The system has…