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Patria and Norway have agreed on the purchase of 20 Patria 6×6 armoured vehicles under the multinational Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) programme. The order comprises C2 Command and Control variants and Kongsberg PROTECTOR RS4 Remote Weapon Stations, as well as related support, training and spare parts. The agreement also includes options for an additional 40 C2 vehicle variants and RS4 Remote Weapon Stations. Deliveries are scheduled to begin already in 2026. “Norway’s procurement is another important step in strengthening common protected mobility capabilities in the Nordics and across the wider CAVS community. By building on shared requirements, interoperable systems…

Gregory Rodrigues and Anthony Hernandez went to war in the UFC Sacramento main event, and they’ll both have the scars to show for it.On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions stemming from the event with both main event fighters looking at potential six-month layoffs due to eerily similar injuries.Rodrigues, who ultimately earned a unanimous decision win in the fight, is looking at a potential six-month layoff due to “possible fracture to right leg” that has to be cleared by a physician if he hopes to come back any sooner.As for Hernandez, he’s facing a similar six-month…

A warship can be three decades old and still be expected to operate in some of the world’s most contested waters. USS Benfold (DDG 65) is a good example of why age alone doesn’t tell you much about the usefulness of a modern destroyer.Commissioned on March 30, 1996, USS Benfold is one of the early Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers. The ship was built for an era when the Cold War had just ended, yet its career has carried it into a very different naval environment shaped by ballistic missiles, advanced sensors, increasingly contested waters and persistent competition in the Indo-Pacific.The…

Merab Dvalishvili has given his two cents on why he lost his RAF rematch against former UFC double champ Henry Cejudo. This past weekend at RAF 12, “Triple C” returned to the mats to run it back with “The Machine.” As the bout began, Cejudo flipped Dvalishvili, scored a quick takedown, and then squeezed Dvalishvili to secure a pinfall in just 36 seconds. With the victory, Cejudo not only avenged his previous RAF Georgia defeat to Dvalishvili but also captured the inaugural Real American Freestyle Lightweight Crossover title. Earlier today, during an interview with Ariel Helwani, Dvalishvili confessed that he…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 24: Bella Mir poses on the scale during the weigh-in for Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10, Week 3 at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino on August 24, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Powers/Zuffa LLC) Welcome to Midnight Mania! I’m filling in for Andrew tonight and tomorrow. He’s off on an adventure and hopefully he’ll tell us all about it when he gets back. Let’s start the night off by taking a look back over the three biggest stories of Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Islam Makhachev had to throw in the…

You can now manage your WordPress.com site from ChatGPT using the new WordPress.com ChatGPT plugin. Set it up once, then talk to your site to publish posts, moderate comments, check traffic, update media, and handle the small jobs that start after the writing ends. After you add the plugin, type @WordPress.com in any chat and hand off those chores to ChatGPT. Publish your words without the busywork You wrote the post, maybe in your notes app, maybe in a doc, maybe in a voice note. Getting it live on your blog can be time-consuming, but with the ChatGPT plugin, you…

Most people don’t think much about how they divide their earnings between checking and savings. But when you’re in the military, getting your savings vs. checking account balance right is especially important. PCS moves, deployment pay changes, and BAH resets can put real pressure on cash flow throughout your career. Here’s how much money you should keep in each account and where extra cash should go so it works for you. The Difference Between Checking and Savings Accounts Checking accounts and savings accounts both store your money, but they do different jobs and have different purposes: Checking accounts are built…

Tactical Adventures has confirmed that multiplayer is coming to Solasta II on September 10, 2026, as part of the RPG’s first major Early Access update. The update will introduce online co-op for up to four players, alongside the new Warlock class, additional world events, character customization options, cloud saves, and several requested quality-of-life improvements. Multiplayer has been one of the biggest missing pieces since Solasta II entered Early Access, especially given how closely the series draws from tabletop RPGs. From September 10, groups will be able to take an existing campaign online or start a new adventure together. Four-Player Co-Op,…

“Doublespeak,” “internally inconsistent,” and “inappropriate post-hoc justification.”A coalition of federal employee unions had harsh words for regulations submitted last month that formalized a policy to block some labor groups from obtaining independent arbitrators to hash out disputes with management.Earlier this year, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service abandoned more than four decades of precedent when it began asking parties about a grievance’s arbitrability prior to issuing a panel of arbitrators for a union and their agency to choose from. An April memo stated that it would no longer appoint arbitrators for grievances at agencies named in President Trump’s two 2025…

BAE Systems Australia laid the keel for the first Hunter-class frigate at Osborne Naval Shipyard on 24 August 2026. (ADF)BAE Systems Australia formally laid the keel for the first Hunter-class frigate on 24 August 2026. The ceremony took place at Osborne Naval Shipyard near Adelaide in South Australia, coming eight years after the platform was selected in June 2018.Two ship blocks, which form part of the keel, were displayed, and they will soon be joined by others as this first anti-submarine warfare frigate for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) takes shape. Each frigate comprises 78 units that contribute to 22…