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Espoo, Finland – Savox Communications today announced a collaboration with Beechat Network Systems to evaluate interoperability between the Beechat Kaonic 1S next-generation secure mesh radio and the Savox MissionCore system. The collaboration aims to extend MissionCore’s ability to deliver resilient voice and data connectivity across mounted and dismounted operations. The companies have formalised the collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding. Savox MissionCore is an open and interoperable mission platform designed to modernise battlefield networks with limited disruption. Built on a software-defined, modular, IP-based architecture, it integrates voice, video, and data into a scalable C4ISR environment, helping defence forces connect existing…

Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranThree weeks after it was signed, the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran seems to be quickly unravelling. The two sides skirmished after an April ceasefire and continued to do so after the memorandum of understanding was reached, but had managed to keep those tit-for-tat exchanges from escalating into a full-on return to hostilities. Their agreement nonetheless faced death by a thousand cuts over mutual claims of violations and bad faith.A string…

Robert Whittaker already feels his career has been extended before making his 205-pound debut. Whittaker is scheduled to enter a light heavyweight bout for the first time on Saturday. The former UFC Middleweight Champion will meet Nikita Krylov in the featured preliminary bout of the UFC 329 card in Las Vegas. This will be Whittaker’s first bout since his quick submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev back in 2024. Now that he is done with the 185-pound weight class, Whittaker feels there is new life in his run as a prizefighter. “The Reaper” discussed how crucial making the jump to light…

Don’t worry, Land Rover Defender Octa fans. Despite what you may have heard, the monster SUV isn’t showing up for 2027 with 100 horsepower missing. At least not if you live in America. US shoppers will get the full-fat Defender Octa, along with other model year changes, including a six-cylinder instead of the old basic four, new colors, captain’s chairs, and more. Here’s what’s happening with the latest model. US Version Keeps Its V8, But Europe Gets Better Sound Credit: Land Rover In Europe and some other markets, the Defender Octa trades its 626-horsepower 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 for one that only…

News July 09, 2026 Lisa Daigle Assistant Managing Editor Military Embedded Systems F-35B Lightning II image: U.K. Royal Air Force LONDON. A defense partnership between Thales, RAF Digital, and NAD [National Armaments Director Group] reports that it has accomplished the first operational deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) from the Thales UK cortAIx Factory. According to the announcement from Thales, AI and machine learning (ML) capabilities have been integaated into the   has been used in the Multi-Domain Mission Support System (MD MSS), which has been in use in the U.K. in various versions since 1986, starting life with the U.K. defense ministry as…

For nearly sixty years, EURONAVAL has been at the forefront of major developments in the naval defence sector. For its 30th edition, held from the 3rd to the 6th of November 2026 at Paris Nord Villepinte, the exhibition will take place against an unprecedented backdrop, marked by major geostrategic upheavals, the resurgence of high-intensity conflicts, and the accelerated pace of technological change.  With just a few months to go before the event opens, the key issues that will shape this edition are becoming clear : high-intensity confrontations, the return of large-scale warfare, hybrid warfare and new forms of conflict, threats…

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ disability claims backlog dropped below 70,000 this week for the first time in six years, a milestone the VA hasn’t seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.VA officials said Monday the number of backlogged claims — those pending for 125 days or more — has fallen by 74% since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025. They added that currently, just 11.6% of all pending claims were older than 125 days, compared with 70% of the 600,000 claims pending more than a decade ago.The VA has invested millions in automated systems, including…

The world’s oldest commissioned warship is still afloat — thanks to a forest in Indiana. The USS Constitution, named by George Washington and built with copper bolts forged by Paul Revere, was launched in 1797. The three-masted heavy frigate earned is famous nickname — “Old Ironsides” — during the War of 1812 after an astonished American sailor reportedly watched British cannonballs bounce harmlessly off the ship’s exceptionally thick oak hull and shouted, “Huzzah, her sides are made of iron!” according to the National Park Service.While the wooden ship remains a symbol of durability and strength, its longevity would not be…

A pair of federal employee unions last week sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his April directive that the department terminate most of its collective bargaining agreements, alleging he violated the Administrative Procedure Act and exceeded his statutory authority when he sought to implement President Trump’s anti-union executive order.In March 2025, Trump signed an executive order citing a seldom-used provision of the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act to strip roughly two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining rights on national-security grounds. Unions and the Justice Department have engaged in pitched legal battle ever since, across more than half a…

NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas— Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth has taken a major step forward in aviation safety and operational readiness with the installation of a new AN/FPN-68A Precision Approach Radar. The modern solid-state system replaces the decades-old AN/FPN-63, delivering enhanced digital capabilities that will improve aircraft recovery in challenging Texas weather while significantly reducing maintenance demands.The AN/FPN-68A is a permanently installed radar system that acts as an eye in the sky for air traffic controllers, tracking an aircraft’s exact altitude, runway alignment, local weather and any nearby obstacles. This high-precision data allows controllers…