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The Indian Navy will lease two MQ-9B SeaGuardians from GA-ASI for a period of 30 months. (GA-ASI)India announced on 17 August that it had signed a contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to lease MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the Indian Navy.The contract valued at approximately INR19.43 billion (US$203 million) will cover the lease of two MQ-9Bs and associated equipment to the Indian Navy (IN) for 30 months.According to India’s Ministry of Defence, the UAVs will be equipped with advanced sensors and mission systems to enhance the IN’s maritime domain awareness and provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and…

Anthony Hernandez looks to get back on the winning track this weekend, but Gregory Rodrigues stands in his way.On Saturday, “Fluffy” returns to the cage for the first time since losing to Sean Strickland, looking to start another eight-fight win streak that might put him back in title contention. But “Robocop” has other ideas as the former BJJ world champion is finally making his own run up the 185-pound ladder. Can Hernandez stop Robocop’s march to the title, or is he about to face the wrath of Rodrigues’ own prime directives?On the latest episode of No Bets Barred, host Jed…

As agencies prep for a reported second round of conversions of federal positions out of the competitive service and into the at-will Schedule Policy/Career, experts have taken to reading new job postings as tea leaves in an effort to understand the initiatives current and future scope.The new job category, ostensibly for “confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, and policy-advocating” positions in government, was formally implemented in June, when President Trump signed an executive order converting around 8,000 positions from the apolitical competitive service into the excepted service.Employees placed into Schedule P/C are effectively at-will employees; they no longer may challenge adverse personnel actions…

Contents Since the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, several European countries, including Czechia, Germany and Switzerland, spurred on by the possibility of closer integration and security ties with the US, have signed contracts for the F-35A. While Denmark increased its order by 17 to 43. That means there will be 19 foreign operators: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Israel, Japan, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and the UK. Only five of these air forces are not part of NATO, but Israel, Japan, Singapore, South Korea are very…

Tyler Mane is the former heel pro wrestler who battled André the Giant in Japan, and traded blows with icons like Sting and the British Bulldog in WCW. And, having transitioned to the big screen, the man once known as “Big Sky” became a supervillain all over again, using his towering physicality to succeed in the role of Sabretooth in X-Men and Deadpool & Wolverine.”At 6’8″ he also became the tallest person to play the evil Michael Myers in Halloween (2007)  and Halloween II (2009), but after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and bravely sharing his treatment journey on social…

With Thomson’s Movotrak Cobot Transfer Unit (CTU), Rodriguez is offering a collaborative reach extension for cobots for the first time. The solution extends the workspace by a movable 7th axis and enables a cobot to be deployed at multiple stations within a production line. This allows production processes to be structured more flexibly and robot systems to be utilised more effectively. The CTU supports the flexible deployment of cobots in changing production environments without the need for time-consuming retooling. Cobots can reach various working positions along this path. This allows larger areas to be covered, for example along machine lines…

In 1984, months after the Reagan administration’s decision to deploy Pershing II intermediate-range nuclear missiles to Western Europe brought hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets of Europe’s major cities, a clutch of senior French, German, and Italian officials cornered NATO Secretary-General Peter Carrington outside his Brussels office. Tensions were still running high, and the Americans, they complained, were rude, reckless, and dismissive of allied counsel. Carrington heard them out. Then he shrugged and offered his usual verdict on why American indispensability demanded allied forbearance: “Alas, they are the only Americans we have.”Today, that forbearance is being severely tested.…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Kimberly-Clark launched an alternative natural fiber program to transform fibers from succulent plants into a sustainable material used in the manufacturing of products, according to an Aug. 3 press release. As part of the program, the company is building a pilot facility in Yuma, Arizona, to evaluate the hesperaloe plant, which the consumer-packaged goods manufacturer identified as potential year-round fiber source to be used within its hygiene products. The company’s natural fiber program is expected to help advance integration plans…

One of Golden Dome’s most supportive voices in Congress fears that prioritizing Iran war funding along with continuous partisan gridlock threatens President Donald Trump’s plans for a sprawling missile defense shield.Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., told Defense One in an interview Wednesday evening that funding for Golden Dome is a “concern of mine.” Only about $400 million of the $17.5 billion the White House is seeking next year for the homeland missile shield is in the baseline budget, while the rest relies on funds through a Congress-controlled funding maneuver known as reconciliation. A third $90 billion reconciliation package working through the…

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia is racing to nearly triple its biggest missile barrage, from 77 missiles fired at once to as many as 200, a salvo built to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses in one shot rather than over days, the commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces said last week.Russia has been ramping up both its barrages and the production lines feeding them: it launched a record 351 missiles at Ukraine in July, including 153 cruise and 198 ballistic and hypersonic, while its factories ran at 110% to 120% of monthly production targets – already reaching their annual production goals for…