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The Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole-source contract with a $131.23 billion ceiling to produce, modernize and sustain F-15 fighters for U.S. and foreign customers through 2037.Designated F-15 Eagle Crest, the Aug. 24 award lets the Air Force place orders over time rather than buying a fixed number of aircraft at signing. Orders may run through Aug. 24, 2031, with an option to extend to 2036. The framework rolls new production, upgrades, retrofits, sustainment and depot support into a single contract for the Air Force, the Air National Guard and foreign buyers.The contract also covers work to stand up…

The more we learn about the attacks on the U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) in Manama, Bahrain, during the opening days of Operation Epic Fury, the clearer it becomes why the news of its near destruction was not initially reported or acknowledged.Extensive damage to one of our most significant forward bases in the Middle East is likely to have profound tactical and strategic repercussions that are only now coming into focus. The idea that this broad functioning hub, built over decades, was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable. I have fond…

The State Government of Hesse and Rheinmetall intend to work together to further develop and economically strengthen North Hesse as a centre for innovation and defence. Minister-President Boris Rhein, Minister for Economic Affairs Kaweh Mansoori and Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall AG, presented the plans for the ‘North Hesse Defence Hub’ on Thursday, 27 August 2026, at Kassel Airport. They also signed a corresponding Memorandum of Understanding. With funding from the State of Hesse, Rheinmetall will establish a new logistics and technology centre at Kassel-Calden Airport, expand its site in Kassel and develop new technologies locally. The total investment amounts…

Patria has successfully demonstrated the remote operation of a Patria AMV armoured vehicle in Finland from a remote operating desk in Tokyo, a distance of more than 7,800 kilometres. Hosted by the Embassy of Finland in Japan on August 25–26 the demonstration combined drive-by-wire vehicle technology, secure 5G connectivity and real-time situational awareness into an integrated remote-operation concept. The Patria AMV was positioned at the Parola military testing area in Finland, while the operator controlled it from Tokyo. The demonstration showcased secure long-distance remote operation enabled by resilient data links, advanced situational awareness, and a modern armoured vehicle platform with…

President Donald Trump’s mandate for a new “Space Academy” puts defense leaders under a NASA-led initiative that could mean military service requirements for the future school’s graduates.Trump signed the executive order on Friday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston during a ceremony where he presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four crew members who are to take the Artemis II spacecraft around the Moon. It appoints a commission, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and chaired by NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, to “strengthen the nation’s space workforce” by planning for a…

Recent guidance issued by the National Archives and Records Administration says that the use of artificial intelligence platforms “does not, in and of itself, result in the creation of federal records,” although it notes that AI inputs and outputs may still qualify for recordkeeping if they influence broader agency operations.In an Aug. 21-dated memo to agencies, NARA says that “whether an AI material is a federal record depends on the circumstances surrounding the creation, maintenance, and use of the materials, such as whether the agency relies on it in decision-making, uses it to conduct official business, circulates the material to…

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Objectives To test whether consumer inertia in choosing primary care clinics (PCCs) in a tiered total cost of care system can be reduced by supplying tailored information on clinic cost directly to consumers during open enrollment. Study Design Randomized controlled trial among individuals with employment-based health insurance. Members were randomly assigned by their zip code of residence, with 100 zip codes assigned to the treatment group and 100 to the control group. Methods During the open enrollment period for calendar year 2020, members in the treatment group received emails providing enhanced tier information on the most popular PCCs in their…

BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing brought fight week to Miami on Friday, with Gustavo Trujillo, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Aspen Ladd and other BKB 58 competitors taking part in a media workout at KO Zone ahead of Saturday’s show at the James L. Knight Center. BKB 58 Open Workout The workout came with a major late switch at the top of the bill. BKB heavyweight champion Trujillo will now defend against former multi-promotion titleholder Mick Terrill after Mark O’Neill encountered visa complications. Terrill stepped in on short notice, restoring the heavyweight championship bout to the main-event slot. BKB CEO David Tetreault addressed the…