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Navantia’s Ferrol shipyard has reached a new milestone in the F110 programme with the keel laying of the F113 frigate “Menéndez de Avilés”. Navantia press release The ceremony, chaired by the Director General for Armament and Material (DIGAM), Admiral Aniceto Rosique, and by Navantia’s Chairman, Ricardo Domínguez, took place at midday as a working event within the framework of the shipyard’s regular production activity. They were joined by the Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy (AJEMA), Admiral Antonio Piñeiro, and the Director of the Ferrol shipyard, Eduardo Dobarro, as well as other representatives from the Ministry of Defence and…

What do you do when a monster right hand puts you on the canvas in the opening minute? If you are Suablack, you get up and go looking for a finish of your own. Suablack Tor Pran49 stopped Stephen Irvine via a second-round knockout in their flyweight Muay Thai co-main event at ONE Fight Night 45 on Friday, July 17, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The finish also earned him a US$50,000 performance bonus. The Thai star arrived at this high-stakes contest off consecutive losses, which made the jaw-dropping victory carry enormous personal weight. “I’m happy with this win,…

As federal agencies accelerate artificial intelligence adoption in line with the administration’s AI Action Plan, the conversation has quickly shifted from whether AI belongs in government IT to how agencies can deploy it safely, responsibly and cost-effectively at scale. In mission-critical federal environments, “mostly right” is dangerously insufficient. Federal IT systems support everything from identity and access management to emergency response operations, endpoint security, citizen services and national security infrastructure, and a single flawed automated action can disrupt operations, introduce vulnerabilities and erode public trust. On the flip side, AI has already demonstrated its potential to improve how agencies navigate…

Building a bigger and stronger torso does not require a complicated training program or a gym full of specialized equipment. In fact, a single barbell can provide everything a beginner needs to develop impressive muscle mass across the chest, shoulders, back, and core while also building total body strength. Barbell exercises allow you to lift heavier loads than most dumbbell or machine movements. They also encourage coordinated movement between multiple muscle groups, which helps beginners develop strength, balance, and movement efficiency at the same time. Research consistently shows that multi joint exercises produce significant improvements in muscular strength and hypertrophy,…

ITP Aero has signed a long-term agreement with Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, to provide advanced component repair services for a range of engine parts across the PW1500G and PW1900G engines, part of the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine family.   Under the terms of this 10-year contract, ITP Aero will perform the repairs at its Ajalvir (Madrid) facility. The agreement covers full repair capability and scope for the Inner Diffuser Case Assembly and the HPT 1st Stage Cooling Air Duct Assembly (TOBI), supporting the operational requirements of the global in-service fleet. Industrialization activities are expected to end in 2027, with ramp-up through…

A force that cannot fly, fight, and defeat drones at the squad level is preparing for the last war. But proficiency alone is not enough. The decisive advantage now belongs to the force that can also outproduce and innovate faster than its adversary, fielding better drones more rapidly and scaling them in numbers that overwhelm. This reality was laid bare during NATO’s 2025 Exercise Hedgehog in Estonia, where a small Ukrainian-led team, using roughly thirty drones and an AI-powered battlefield management system, simulated the destruction of two NATO battalions in a single day, rendering an entire battle group combat-ineffective. The…

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order making it harder for U.S. defense contractors to obtain waivers allowing them to buy critical minerals and other materials from China and other prohibited foreign suppliers, the administration’s latest effort to reduce reliance on overseas supply chains for weapons production.The new rules mean defense contractors will have to do much more than simply show that a Chinese supplier is the easiest or cheapest option.Companies seeking a waiver will need to prove they searched for alternatives, explain where their materials come from and lay out a plan to move away from prohibited…

Players will be able to try out Blade for the first time as well as Episode Mode Update: PlayStation has now revealed another villain is joining the Marvel Tokon open beta roster to bring the available characters up to 16. More information for the fighters and beginner’s guide has been added to our story below. After running a couple of closed tests, it’s finally almost time for everyone to be able to get their hands on Marvel Tokon:…

SOFWERX to Host 4th Psychological Operations Group (4 POG) Collaboration Event (CE) SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM 4th Psychological Operations Group (4 POG), will host a Collaboration Event (CE) 23-24 September 2026, to identify and select innovative software tools. The goal is to integrate these tools into a singular, comprehensive software solution to support information dissemination and influence activities.  To enhance operational effectiveness, there is an ongoing need for a unified software platform that can consolidate various influence and information-related tools. Currently, operators utilize a variety of tools to meet mission requirements. The vision is to develop a centralized, sustainable,…

At a speech in Cologne last Monday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed his concerns about the undervaluation of China’s renminbi. Merz argued that the European Union (EU) could never win against a competitor that artificially manipulates its currency and urged China to “allow its own currency to float freely, including in the context of competition in the capital markets.” This isn’t the first time that Merz has raised the issue of China’s currency policies, but his remarks are striking because they mark a departure from Berlin’s unwillingness to publicly challenge Beijing on its trade behavior. Germany is the latest major…