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A New Jersey Air National Guard munitions expert shared best practices in explosives safety and storage with military representatives from six European nations during the European Partnership Flight Air Base Operations and Development Conference in Tirana, Albania, June 13-17, 2026. Senior Master Sgt. Matthew Foulk, the 177th Fighter Wing munitions flight senior enlisted leader, led discussions on explosives safety, proper munitions storage and storage-area management. Participants included representatives from Albania, which co-hosted the event, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia. As air bases adapt to emerging technologies, including unmanned aircraft systems and automation, multinational…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The State Department has approved a possible $2 billion deal to sell up to 20,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS II) laser guidance kits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The approval for these munitions comes as Iran is increasing attacks on nations hosting U.S. troops in the Middle East and tensions with the Houthi rebels of Yemen are heating up again. The air-to-air variant has become a critical cost effective weapon to shoot down large numbers of long-range one way attack…

Credit: Bell/Matthew RyanDefense Feeds, Arlington – The U.S. Army has taken another step toward fielding its next generation of assault aircraft by selecting RTX to provide critical mission systems for the MV-75 Cheyenne.The agreement expands the aircraft’s capabilities beyond speed and range, focusing on the avionics, sensors and survivability technologies needed to operate in increasingly contested environments where traditional helicopters face growing challenges.The decision reflects a broader shift in Army aviation. Future rotorcraft are no longer being designed simply to fly farther or faster. They are expected to function as highly connected combat platforms capable of navigating complex battlespaces, sharing…

In researching American Aikido, I came across a teacher so silent that not many within the art knew his name – nor of his existence. But hidden away in the far corners of Manhattan resided a gem of an instructor that few learned from and even less would propagate his knowledge beyond. I was intrigued. As I began to seek out more information about this relatively unknown teacher with such a high lineage within the art, the less I found. Sources were lacking and, at times, confused with the overall timeline of this person’s life and tenure in aikido. Others…

Posted by EventHubs • July 15, 2026 at 7:19 p.m. PDT • Comments: 7 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves just completed its second season of content with Kenshiro, and though the Season 3 is on the horizon, there’s still much to talk about where the game goes from here. During Evo 2026, we had the opportunity to speak with Fatal Fury Director Hayato Konya and Producer Shinya Tamaki about their Fist of the North Star guest, what…

Fixed 3D Air Surveillance Radar J/FPS-7 developed by NEC Corporation and operated by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.「JFPS-7 Japan ASDF OKINOERABUJIMA SUB BASE 1」 by 防衛省ホームページの写真を一部加工。is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) has been seeking information from the private sector to support its review of the function and performance of a warning and control radar system that the force is planning to introduce.In a notice published on June 3,[1] the Air Staff Office asked companies to submit information by June 12 ahead of the JASDF’s plan to issue a formal Request for Information (RFI) for technical and…

After a nine-month pause, the Space Development Agency is finally scheduled to launch its next batch of satellites for its sprawling military-communication constellation—even as draft legislation weighs dissolving the agency.SDA is scheduled to launch its next 21 Tranche 1 satellites on Thursday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Their payloads will be part of the data-transport layer of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a network of hundreds of low-earth-orbit satellites to be used for space-based military communications and threat detection. After the first two batches of those satellites were sent into orbit this past…

Shakur Stevenson is the biggest signing in the short history of Zuffa Boxing, but it was an interview with Shannon Sharpe that went viral.Stevenson and Sharpe had a bit of a debate on the former NFL player’s Nightcap podcast, where things got a little bit heated as Sharpe insinuated — then flat out said it to the 25-0 boxer — that Stevenson’s style is “boring.” Things continued on with Stevenson challenging Sharpe’s boxing credibility.Shortly after his appearance on the show, Stevenson reacted to the situation.“It was an intense conversation,” Stevenson told MMA Fighting in Las Vegas. “I feel like it…

Adrian Yanez knew he had a chance to send a statement to the bantamweight division at UFC 329. Yanez was fighting former champion Cody Garbrandt on a massive card, as he knew there were plenty of eyeballs on him, given he was fighting on a Conor McGregor card. Although Yanez entered the bout as the huge favorite, he knew Garbrandt posed a lot of problems, and admitted he was surprised by how fast Garbrandt was. “It wasn’t even the power. I knew he hit hard; it was more about how fast he closed the distance,” Yanez said on BJPENN.com. “It…

A computer-generated image shows the Global 6500 business jet kitted out for standoff jamming and electronic warfare. (Korean Air)South Korea’s procurement of electronic warfare (EW) aircraft – specifically designed for standoff jamming – is proceeding apace, with Bombardier Defense announcing on 14 July that it had signed a contract to sell two Global 6500 airframes.This Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) programme is known as the Block I Electronic Warfare System Development Project. The ensuing aircraft will perform a similar role to the US Air Force’s EA-37B Compass Call aircraft.South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the aircraft are…