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How to enable defence enterprises to improve outcomes? With the pressure increasing on defence organisations to improve efficiency, productivity and long-term support of defence equipment new thinking and new practices are required. A set of possible solutions was outlined in an E-book released by the ARAS Corporation entitled “MISSION TRANSPARENCY – An Essential Guide for Modernizing Defense Processes and Enhancing Efficiency.” [Photo © Aras]This book describes how major corporates in Germany, Sweden, the UK and the US, and even the US Army, have used ARAS solutions to improve their practices.  Anything that can increase efficiency is worth knowing, thus looking…

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Joint Interagency Task Force 401 and the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, completed a comprehensive five-day operational training exercise July 6-10, 2026, at Fort Benning to evaluate and employ the Bumblebee V2 counter-drone system in defense of military installations and domestic critical infrastructure. This training represents the latest tactical integration of low-cost, low-collateral air-to-air interceptors designed to secure domestic airspace and installations from drone threats. The training at Fort Benning marks a major step forward in transitioning cutting-edge, artificial intelligence-enabled drone technology into the hands of elite rapid-response warfighters. Developed under an initial $5.2 million agreement…

Conor McGregor may be out of action while recovering from surgery on his injured knee but that won’t stop him from hosting a new competition series for BKFC with the show headed to FOX Nation in 2027.On Tuesday, BKFC officially announced World’s Baddest Man — a new original documentary competition series — with fighters from all over the globe competing in a bracket style bare-knuckle tournament. McGregor, who is also a co-owner of BKFC, is hosting the series and he’ll be featured prominently throughout the show.“BKFC has changed the game of combat sports, and I couldn’t be more excited to…

The “Ranger” uncrewed surface vessel successfully demonstrated its seaworthiness during Sea Acceptance Tests in Germany. GABLER, a leading provider of submarine systems, and German defence technology company FLANQ have successfully completed the Sea Acceptance Test (SAT) demonstrating seaworthiness of their jointly developed Torpedo-Tube-Launched Uncrewed Surface Vessel (TTL USV) capability demonstrator. GABLER press release The demonstrator vehicle, named Ranger, combines GABLER’s decades of expertise in mission-critical submarine components and defence manufacturing with FLANQ’s capabilities in autonomous maritime systems, mission software, AI-enabled autonomy and open capability architectures. Launched from a standard 21-inch submarine torpedo tube, the Ranger TTL USV is designed to autonomously surface…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. For several months, Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport was so packed with U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tankers deployed for the fight against Iran that officials in Jerusalem complained about the toll that presence was taking on airport operations. The issue came to a head on Tuesday, when Israel’s Transportation Minister placed a limit on how many of these jets can land at Ben Gurion Airport. The move comes despite an increase in fighting between the U.S. and Iran and with several Arab…

This photo shows the Japanese-built, 97m-long patrol vessel BRP Melchora Aquino of the Philippine Coast Guard. The force is routinely harried by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea. (PCG)The Philippines has marked the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which found that China has no legal basis for claiming historic rights over much of the South China Sea under its so-called Nine-Dash Line.Fourteen countries, including Australia, Japan, the UK and USA, issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of the ruling and rejecting “any destabilising or unilateral…

UFC Oklahoma City has a late addition to the mix.This Saturday, the UFC heads to Paycom Center in Oklahoma City with a middleweight main event between former champion Dricus du Plessis and former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. And on Tuesday, MMA Fighting confirmed that a late addition fight between undefeated prospects takes place on the undercard when Damien Anderson takes on Ezra Elliott in a featherweight contest. Marcel Dorff was first to report the news.Anderson (5-0) is a 29-year-old fighter out of Texas, with all of his MMA wins coming via stoppage. Anderson spent most of his MMA career in…

Former UFC two-division champion Jon Jones’ relationship with CEO Dana White might be moving in the right direction after UFC 329. Jon Jones watched cageside as his heavyweight protege, Gable Steveson, finished his UFC debut with a first-round knockout against Elisha Ellison at UFC 329 last Saturday. It marked Steveson’s highly-anticipated first appearance in the Octagon after the Olympic gold medalist signed with the promotion earlier this year. After retiring from Mixed Martial Arts last summer, Jones has turned his full-time attention to advising Steveson to potential UFC gold. Steveson is one of the most highly touted prospects in recent…

Some 20,000 U.S. Forest Service employees could soon get their telework and remote work agreements restored—and for some ex-workers, their jobs back—after an independent arbitrator last week found the agency violated union contracts when it canceled those deals last year.In April 2025, Forest Service management unilaterally canceled the two workplace flexibilities en masse, as part of the agency’s implementation of President Trump’s January 2025 directive that federal employees report to agency offices on a full-time basis. The National Federation of Federal Employees, a union that represents around 20,000 Forest Service workers, filed a grievance, asserting violations of its contract with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In rare congressional testimony, Supreme Court justices shared chilling stories Tuesday about the threats they increasingly face in public life and fielded questions about ethics and emergency appeals. The appearances from Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan were the first of their kind since 2019. Their testimony came weeks after the conservative-majority court handed down a series of major opinions, including one that increased President Donald Trump’s power over federal regulatory agencies and one that rejected his wide-ranging tariffs. Those rulings and more sparked harsh personal criticism of the justices. The main focus of…