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LONDON, UK, 10 July – Omnia Training has been awarded a £2bn contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to serve as the British Army’s Strategic Training Partner and deliver the Army’s Collective Training System (ACTS). The Raytheon UK-led consortium, consisting of Capita, Cervus, Rheinmetall UK, Skyral, will deliver the ACTS in partnership with the British Army.  The 15-year contract will provide soldiers with an integrated, digitally enabled collective training system that transforms how they train, prepare, and adapt for future missions. Raytheon is an RTX business. By combining virtual, synthetic, and data-driven environments, it upgrades traditional live exercises to…

Credit: Crown Copyright / LPhot Joe CaterDefense Feeds, Brussels – Belgium has taken another step in modernizing its Special Operations Forces by ordering a fleet of Polaris MRZR D4 tactical vehicles, reinforcing the military’s ability to deploy rapidly across demanding terrain. Valued at approximately €10.6 million, the procurement focuses on improving mobility for elite units that often operate where conventional armored vehicles are too heavy, too large or too slow to maneuver effectively.Although lightweight tactical vehicles rarely attract the same attention as tanks or missile systems, they remain essential for special operations. Success in these missions often depends less on…

يصل رئيس الوزراء العراقي الجديد علي الزيدي هذا الأسبوع إلى واشنطن في أولى زياراته، حيث يترقب لقاءً مهم مع الرئيس دونالد ترامب. وبعد أن حظي بدعم أمريكي مبكر وقوي لحكومته، يُتوقع أن يشدد الزيدي على استعداده لنزع سلاح الميليشيات المدعومة من إيران، وعلى توقيع سلسلة من الاتفاقيات مع شركات الطاقة الأمريكية. وتُعد هاتان المسألتان من صميم أجندة إدارة ترامب تجاه العراق، وهي أجندة لا تنبع من التزام تاريخي، بل من أهداف أمنية واقتصادية أمريكية أكثر ضيقًا وتحديدًا على المدى القريب. وفي أعقاب الحرب مع إيران وتداعياتها الكارثية على العراق، يقود الزيدي بلدًا يواجه تحديات أمنية واقتصادية خطيرة في الداخل، ومشهدًا…

Speaking at CNE 2026, COMSUBFOR Vice Admiral Richard Seif revealed the US Navy is deploying offensive and defensive capabilities to secure “seabed superiority.” The US Navy (USN) is seeking “seabed superiority” in both offensive and defensive operations around the ocean floor as part of enhancing asymmetric advantage in underwater warfare, the USN’s Commander, Submarine Force (COMSUBFOR) told the annual Combined Naval Event 2026 (CNE26) conference. Incidents of threats to critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) in the Baltic Sea and elsewhere across the Euro-Atlantic theatre have driven NATO submarine forces’ and other alliance assets’ focus on seabed security. However, alliance navies –…

Published Jul 13, 2026, 4:42 PM EDT A brand-new horror game coming to Steam lets players watch classic horror movies, amidst its creepy paranormal investigation premise. Credit: Game Rant | Source Images: Steelkrill Studio, Steam Originally published by  Game Rant A brand-new indie horror game coming to Steam will allow players to watch full-length movies in the game, alongside its mystery-tinged psychological horror gameplay. Where Dolls Hang looks to combine elements of games like Resident Evil, The Forest, and much more with its Steam release. Horror has been a popular genre for many indie developers looking for their big break, with a…

In 2023, I was in conversations with an intermediary to scheduling an interview with John Eley, one of the longest American students of Koichi Tohei and active member within the Ki Society. Unfortunately, the interview never materialized, however I was offered a previous interview Eley did in 2008. The quality is not the greatest, however, such aikido history must be retained for future generations. As an ongoing project, I have transcribed the first interview and edited Eley’s responses into one continuous narrative. Any mistakes are my own. Read the first part here. The split between Fumio Toyoda and Koichi Tohei…

The U.S. military will begin enforcing a maritime blockade on Iran on Tuesday, the U.S. Navy-led Joint Maritime Information Center said on Monday. The blockade, covering all of Iran’s ports, oil terminals and coastal areas, will be enforced for all vessel traffic — regardless of flag — from 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on July 14, the center said in an advisory. “Any vessel suspected of entering or departing the blockaded area without authorization is subject to interception, diversion, and capture. Non-compliant vessels may be legally compelled with force,” the statement said. The center said neutral transit through the Strait…

Air Force officials continue to reinforce the necessity of focusing on fitness, dress and appearance standards to airmen in a Monday letter sent to the force.In the letter, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach argued that every airman needs to focus on fitness and appearance standards in an effort to strengthen the service’s readiness and should familiarize themselves with the updated physical fitness rules.“Fitness remains essential to every Airman’s ability to execute the mission under challenging conditions,” he wrote.Unless medically exempt from the waist-to-height ratio component of the force’s fitness assessment, airmen are required to upload their current…

One of two AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles launches from the wing of an RNZAF P-8A Poseidon during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026. (NZDF)A Boeing P-8A Poseidon of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) launched two AGM-84 Harpoon missiles on 27 June. This event was significant, since it was the first time the RNZAF platform had fired this type of missile.The drill occurred in waters off Guam during the multilateral Exercise Valiant Shield, held from 22 June till 1 July. The pair of missiles, actually supplied by Australia, hit the decommissioned ship target USS Juneau.The Kiwi aircraft performed the sinking exercise…

Tina Black wants everyone to know her name by the end of The Ultimate Fighter 34. And not just for herself.Currently competing as a strawweight on the latest season of the UFC’s long-running reality competition, Black spoke to MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz about her transformation from Valesca Machado to Tina Black, her decision to move to California to train with Urijah Faber and Team Alpha Male, and her promise to not return to her homeland of Brazil until she has a UFC contract in hand.The origin of her nickname began in her childhood but has taken on greater importance as…