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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 09: Khamzat Chimaev of the United Arab Emirates walks towards the ring before a middleweight title bout during UFC 328 at the Prudential Center on May 09, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images) Getty Images

Same range workhorse. Now available with a 3 MOA green dot. BARNEVELD, Wis. – Shooters have strong preferences when it comes to red dots. Some prefer red. Others prefer green, especially in certain lighting conditions. Now, these shooters have another option with the addition of the new green dot model in the Venom ® Enclosed Micro Red Dot lineup. Range days don’t always come with perfect weather. The workhorse Venom® Enclosed Micro Red Dot family is equally at home on a pistol, offset on a carbine, or piggybacked on an LPVO. Adjustable brightness settings help keep the dot visible in changing light,…

The Government Accountability Office is an independent legislative branch agency that reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of federal programs. For example, in recent weeks, GAO has issued reports finding that the State Department could be overspending on residences for overseas employees because certain housing standards haven’t been updated in more than three decades and that the Federal Emergency Management Agency cut staff without considering the impacts on disaster operations. GAO’s own watchdog, however, determined in a report published on Monday that the oversight agency is taking longer to hire than other federal agencies and that there are issues with how it…

Thursday 20th August 2026 – Tiberius Aerospace, the modern defense technology company building next-generation weapon systems and AI-powered defense solutions for the United States, United Kingdom and allied nations, today announced that Invictusis moving from early laboratory investigation to prove the concept into formal engineering Test & Evaluation (T&E) development, marking a major step towards fielding its next-generation long-range precision strike system. Invictus is a tube-launched, multi-mission system designed for integration across multiple platforms and domains. Its architecture is intended to support launch from vertical launch systems and autonomous vehicles operating across land and sea, giving warfighters greater flexibility in…

Thales LOCADA RAT terminals are equipping the standard radio mounts of US Army vehicles, and form part of the force’s overall modernisation of its Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System infrastructure. The terminals are also optimised to work with future transceivers supporting the army’s Next Generation Command and Control System.Armada’s monthly roundup of all the latest news in the military communications product, programme and operational domains.LOCADA RAT Terminals for US ArmyOn 23rd June Thales announced it had won a contract from the United States Army to provide up to 5,000 of the company’s Low-Cost Data Architecture (LOCADA) Radio Adaptable Transport…

Military analysts are captivated by how the material nature of war is transforming in Ukraine. Unmanned systems have captured Russian infantry units, battered Russian naval and commercial ships, and even, with the help of on-board AI, conducted autonomous strikes deep into areas where Russian jamming foils remote piloting. These technologies are powering a dramatic democratization of military capability, allowing a country to hold off an invader many times its size.But that democratization is only part of the story, and is in fact driven by an equally dramatic consolidation. Strip down any of these battlefield-transforming tools, and you will find remarkably…

HJ Heavy Industries handed over the first PKX-B Batch-II fast patrol boat to the ROK Navy on 14 August 2026. (DAPA)The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has received the first of what will be an eventual 18 Geomdoksuri-B (PKX-B) Batch-II fast patrol boats, with the vessel due to be commissioned later after force integration.The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced that this first-of-class vessel was handed over by shipbuilder HJ Heavy Industries on 14 August.It had been built at HJ Heavy Industries’ Yeongdo shipyard in Busan, and three more craft are slated for handover before the end of this year.…

The Pentagon is defending the safety of M17 and M18 handguns — military versions of the controversial SIG Sauer P320 — saying that “there has never been a mechanically caused accidental discharge” involving the service weapon.The Aug. 7 statement followed a review of the Modular Handgun System, a program led by the Army’s Project Manager Soldier Lethality, initiated after an airman was shot and killed because of an alleged “uncommanded discharge” with an M18 handgun. Last year’s incident resulted in an immediate inspection of all M18 handguns issued by the Air Force Global Strike Command as well as a temporary…

Issue Brief August 20, 2026 • 9:00 am ET Print this page By the US-Colombia Strategic Alignment Coalition Bottom lines up front President Abelardo de la Espriella has made Venezuela a foreign policy priority, positioning Colombia to work with the US to support Venezuela’s democratic transition and economic recovery.The recent earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia have created urgent needs for sustained international support; Colombia could eventually support Venezuela’s recovery.Colombia and Venezuela can gradually expand their cooperation to other shared priorities, including border security and trade, especially if Venezuela makes progress in strengthening the rule of law. Colombia and Venezuela are…

This summer at RIMPAC 26, Lockheed Martin collaborated with the U.S. Navy to successfully demonstrate a rapidly retrainable AI/ML sonar expert for antisubmarine warfare (ASW). The system, known as SensorMAX™, monitors spectral energy including subsurface acoustic data to assist the crew with rapid threat detection. Augmented by over-the-air (OTA) model update capability, SensorMAX aims to dramatically improve the U.S. Navy’s subsurface detection capabilities. Lockheed Martin press release SensorMAX uses AI/ML technology to understand ocean sounds. Taking in subsurface acoustic data from a network of sensors, SensorMAX provides a continuous data stream to the aircrew and sends information to the ground station.…