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As recent conflicts consume weapons at a ferocious rate, America’s defense industrial base is becoming more prepared to sustain a major war, according to a new report. “The trends are moving in the right direction,” Jerry McGinn, who co-authored the study for the Center for Strategic and International Analysis think tank, told Defense News. However, the study — described as a progress report on reforms to the defense manufacturing and acquisition system — still found numerous problems with ramping up and sustaining wartime production. For example, “according to several measures — manufacturing lead times, critical munitions and materials stockpiles, and…

Vickers Tactical Magazine Release for the GLOCK 43X and 48 Models TangoDown® Inc. is pleased to announce the latest addition to the lineup – the Vickers Tactical™ Magazine Release for GLOCK® 43X and 48 (GMR-007M).   Since GLOCK® introduced the 43X and 48 models, their popularity as EDC firearms has grown extensively.  Recently GLOCK® released their 15 round OE steel magazines, so we created a new 43X/48 magazine release to accommodate the GLOCK® steel magazines.  Hello, GMR-007M! Our GMR-007M offers the standard features our magazine releases are known for.  This updated version of the GMR-007 allows for use with GLOCK®…

As law enforcement intensifies efforts to dismantle organized crime within a particular country, criminals seldom cease their activities; rather, they relocate their operations. This premise is currently influencing the dynamics of Asia’s online fraud industry, leading to significant shifts in its geographic landscape. As Cambodia – under sustained pressure from Beijing and Washington – begins to dismantle the fortified compounds that made it a byword for cyber-scams, the networks behind them are looking for somewhere new to work. Recent reporting suggests one of their chosen testing grounds is Sri Lanka. The numbers are already striking. Since the start of 2026,…

Personnel from the UK Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Montrose intercept suspected pirates during a counter-piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden in 2010, when the original piracy problem off Somalia was at its peak. Recent incident statistics indicate the threat remains. The latest report published by the ICC’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) analysing global piracy trends has highlighted both positive and negative patterns amidst the ongoing piracy risk. On the positive side, the total number of piracy and armed robbery incidents worldwide declined in the first half of 2026, reaching their lowest level since 1992. Only 38 incidents…

“Fudō-dachi” Sensei calls. We all move into stance and yell “OSU”! “Seiza”! We step back and down into a formal kneeling position. First at our hips. “Fudō-dachi!” Sensei calls again. We all get back up with “Osu!” “Seiza”! Again, we step back and down into a kneeling position. First at our hips. “Fudō-dachi!” Sensei calls again. We all get back up with “Osu!” Again and again, we repeat. Eventually, Sensei explains to us that he is correcting our dojo etiquette. We should all be moving as one, with the same precision, and the same energy. He tells us how important it is…

Strawweight prospect Gigi Canuto could be a massive star after recent success on The Ultimate Fighter 34 under Michael Bisping’s tutelage. The Ultimate Fighter 34, led by UFC Hall of Fame coaches Daniel Cormier and Michael Bisping, has featured plenty of entertaining moments. Some of the top prospects in MMA are looking to make a statement in Las Vegas as they fight for a potential UFC contract. One such prospect is strawweight Gigi Canuto, a 23-year-old phenom who entered TUF 34 with lots of momentum. Six of Canuto’s seven professional wins have ended in stoppages, including a pair of first-round…

Credit: Defense FeedsDefense Feeds, Ankara – A potential Türkiye S-400 sale is emerging as one of the most closely watched defense developments involving Ankara and Washington in years.According to recent reports, Turkish officials are considering the possibility of transferring the Russian-made S-400 air defense system to a Gulf nation, a move that could remove one of the biggest obstacles preventing Türkiye from rebuilding defense ties with the United States and reopening discussions surrounding the F-35 Lightning II program.No formal agreement has been announced, and both the reported transfer and any future changes to Türkiye’s status in the F-35 program remain…

Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Amazon plans to build a 248,687-square-foot sorting warehouse in Georgetown, Texas, according to a July 6 Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing. The sorting warehouse within Amazon’s fulfillment network will be equipped with robotic systems that bring items to employees for customer orders prior to being packaged and sent out, Amazon spokesperson Austin Stowe told Supply Chain Dive. The facility will also feature multiple storage areas, including specialty and cold goods, and office and support areas, per the document. The $48…

Click here to watch the full discussion from the webinar, From open source to operational security: Integrating OSINT into cyber defense for global missions. Adversaries are using open source intelligence to target federal missions. And that means agencies face three big challenges: There’s a surge in publicly available data, then there are tools that use artificial intelligence to make sense of that data much more quickly than ever, and finally, there are AI-fueled cyber attacks. All of these things make it much more difficult for organizations to identify what cyber threats matter, and then validating that data quickly and turning…

Series Introduction This is the first installment in a four-part series examining how Special Operations Forces (SOF) should assess, select, and qualify operators for the operating environment of 2040. One argument runs through all four parts: in SOF the operator is the platform, so human performance is decisive, and the validity of any assessment, selection, and qualification (ASQ) system depends on the criterion space the system is built to predict, a space that is now shifting. Part 1 establishes the conceptual foundation: why ASQ system validity depends on the definition of success the system targets, how today’s SOF ASQ systems…