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Danish company J.A. Solutions A/S has presented an automatic deployment system intended for unmanned surface vessels and other maritime platforms, covering both military and search-and-rescue applications. The company has shown the system in two different configurations. One is designed for the deployment of life rafts from a USV during SAR operations. The other is a modular frame arrangement that can be used to carry and release sea mines, drones, sensor packages or life rafts, depending on the mission and the host platform. According to J.A. Solutions, the life raft configuration allows one or more rafts to be deployed remotely inside…

At the G-7 summit in June, the global media eagerly gathered to hear U.S. President Donald Trump provide details about his administration’s latest agreement with Iran. But Trump insisted on returning to one of his favorite subjects: the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuela’s then leader, Nicolás Maduro, in early January. “We have the most powerful military in the world. You saw that with Venezuela, which was . . . 48 minutes, and now our relationship with Venezuela is great,” Trump enthused. “We paid for the cost of the war 40 times, taking millions of barrels [of oil] out. Venezuela’s…

The opening day of the third edition of the KWU SENSHI World Cup for Amateurs 2026delivered intense matchups, spectacular knockouts, and dominant victories. On July 9 in Varna, 48 fighters from 21 countries stepped onto the tatami to launch the competition, demonstrating exceptional skill, excellent preparation, and true fighting spirit. The qualification bouts immediately proved that this year’s edition is once again among the most competitive international tournaments for rising martial arts talents. The tournament features six weight divisions: -70 kg, -75 kg, -80 kg, -85 kg, -90 kg, and +90 kg, bringing together competitors from Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil,…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Scotts Miracle-Gro is expanding its partnership with software company Kinaxis to optimize the fertilizer brand’s supply chain planning operations, according to a June press release. The broader push aims to unify planning, decision making, and execution into a single artificial intelligence-assisted platform, per the release. The company expects the move to improve responsiveness, performance and resilience. The technology replaces manual workflows with limited standardization across business units, according to the release. Prior to the platform, it was difficult for the company to…

On 9 July 2026, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed a contract with the High-Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator Working Group (ARGE HEL) for the development of a high-energy laser weapon system for the German Navy. The ARGE HEL consists of MBDA Deutschland and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition. The two companies are currently forming a joint venture for this purpose. The laser weapon system is expected to be operational by 2029. The contract value is in the mid three-digit million-euro range and covers the development of a complete system for maritime applications, including the entire…

Introduction – Fired Up and Ready to Go! I wanted to take a break from playing strategy games for a while, as 2026 has been quite an intense year so far, and being on the review threadmill can be quite tiresome after a while. So, indulge me, if you will, and come take a look at some of my favorite first-person shooter games of all time. I’m sure there’s quite an overlap between people who love strategy games and those who love shooters. What are FPS games if not faster-paced strategy games played in real time with high stakes? I’m…

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 formal implementation of 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…

Abstract: Critical infrastructure is not attacked only for what its destruction immediately achieves. It may also be placed at risk to communicate capability, shape expectations and alter an adversary’s political choices. Responding effectively, therefore, requires protection of both the physical system and the surrounding decision environment, namely the interconnected legal, informational, and cognitive conditions through which governments, publics, infrastructure operators, and allies interpret an attack, assess future risk, and determine how to respond. The Power to Hurt is Bargaining Power Recent commentary on the operational integration of the physical dimension, including critical infrastructure, and the cognitive dimension, including decision-making, highlights…

• Agreement signed for the full acquisition of FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH for around €1.6 billion • The combination creates a new leading systems provider for military vehicles, propulsion systems, and energy solutions in Europe • FFG will remain operationally independent and, going forward, will form the core of DEUTZ’s defense activities • Milestone for the transformation into a broad-based industrial company: Defense business to become a further cornerstone of DEUTZ • Transaction to accelerate profitable growth: strategic 2030 revenue and margin targets (€4 billion, 10% EBIT margin) expected to be reached ahead of schedule • Families that currently…

SRC has performed flight tests of its Generic Multi-Function Array technology onboard Boeing’s MQ-28A uninhabited collaborative combat aircraft. The company is planning to perform flight tests of its Generation-3 Multi-Function Array by the end of 2027. Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains. Eviden Launches ELIT AI On 18th May, Eviden unveiled its ELIT AI Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) sensor. A company press release stated that ELIT AI provides “real-time tactical radar situational awareness” and “faster visualisation and identification of complex radar waves” via its use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). ELIT…