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Most footwear brands deliberately entered CrossFit. INOV8 didn’t. The British company built its early reputation designing lightweight trail running shoes, but one model unexpectedly found a second home inside CrossFit boxes and communities. What began as an organic discovery by early athletes quickly turned INOV8 into one of the biggest original footwear brands associated with the sport. Many years later, CrossFit has evolved dramatically. Training is more demanding, footwear is more specialised. Throughout those changes, INOV8 has continued to innovate and work with some of CrossFit’s biggest names, alongside the next generation of elite competitors. Today, athletes including Dani Speegle,…

A coalition of federal employee labor unions, nonprofits and local governments is asking the courts to halt the Trump administration’s reorganization of the Agriculture Department that entails moving thousands of employees away from the Washington, D.C., area to new regional hubs across the country. The plaintiffs are arguing that the pending employee relocations to other areas of the country are an attempt to downsize USDA’s workforce. “The actions of this administration to reorganize USDA are a ruse for forcing employees to quit because they work on programs — like feeding low-income women and children, protecting our forests or scientific research — that…

I hear you all, and I understand you wanted more interviews and more in-depth coverage of up-and-coming wargames, so I have decided to reach out to Kraken Studios, the developers of Total Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945, which also went on to develop the fairly well-received WarPlan in 2019, and WarPlan Pacific in 2022. For this rapid-fire interview, I ask the tough questions: How does Total Victory manage to set itself apart? What makes it special from other wargames, and why should people care for it? Let’s dive right in! What made you decide to create the game? The idea has…

Bourgogne, in eastern France, has once again become a focal point for defence industry engagement, as regional leaders and key national stakeholders gathered on 2 July 2026 for the third edition of the “Defence Market Opportunities Discovery Day”. The event underscores a growing ambition: to anchor Burgundy–Franche-Comté as a vital contributor to France’s defence industrial base. Organised by the Bourgogne–Franche-Comté Region and Grand Belfort Agglomeration, in partnership with the French Senate’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces, alongside AER BFC, ADNFC and French Tech BFC, the initiative brought together 400 participants — a clear indication of rising industrial…

Philippine News Agency By Priam Nepomuceno July 7, 2026, 11:30 am MANILA — The Department of National Defense (DND), along with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), on Tuesday expressed concerns over the launching of a ballistic missile by a Chinese submarine in the South Pacific on July 6. In a statement, DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong called the Chinese test firing “a reckless display of military power that shows little regard for smaller countries and the fragile ecological systems that sustain their people.” “This launch serves no peaceful purpose and is a calculated act of taunting and provocation against…

The SIMHA 4×4 MRAP. (Kalyani) The Kalyani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, headquartered in Pune, India, and its partnership with the South African firm Paramount Group has focused on developing and producing 4×4 and 6×6 Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs). At Eurosatory 2026, the SIMHA 4×4 was launched, combining power, agility, and protection. The vehicle is best suited for a mix of urban warfare and on- and off-road reconnaissance. It is essentially a lighter armoured vehicle that shares DNA with the Mbombe 4 and Kalyani’s M4, a high-mobility Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, the localisation of which is made in…

The most produced American military aircraft of World War II was not a small fighter, a trainer, or a simple utility airplane — it was a complex four-engine heavy bomber called the B-24 Liberator. Over the course of five years, American industry produced a staggering 18,482 of these bombers, and they served in every theater of the war.The B-24 was a workhorse with strategic impact, but it would not have had its utility — or possibly even existed — were it not for its wing.Of course, all airplanes need a wing to fly. But the B-24 Liberator’s wing was special:…

NATO allies plan to buy 10 of Saab’s GlobalEye aircraft as the alliance’s next-generation radar plane, snubbing Boeing and its E-7 Wedgetail offering, officials announced on Tuesday.The alliance would replace its Boeing E-3 Airborne Warning and Control aircraft with the Swedish company’s offering, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said during the alliance’s Defence Industry Forum in Ankara, Turkey. “For decades, NATO has relied on a fleet of E3 Airborne Warning and Control Systems, that have been our ‘eyes in the skies’. They have been deployed from Northern Norway to Southern Türkiye. They have served us well and continue to do so,…

Issue Brief July 7, 2026 • 3:36 pm ET Print this page By the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how biological threats can be created, detected, and countered. Following its June 4, 2026, public meeting, “Pandora’s Prompt: AI and the Biological Threat,” the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council established AI as the sixteenth technology priority in The Apollo Program for Biodefense. The Commission assesses AI’s offensive biological risks and defensive opportunities and calls on the United States, working with industry and international partners, to invest in AI-enabled disease surveillance and diagnostics, medical countermeasure…

Dricus du Plessis is determined to prevent the legendary Kamaru Usman from achieving two-division glory in the UFC before the latter retires. Usman wanted to reclaim the welterweight title in 2026 by dethroning Islam Makhachev and then move up once more to middleweight in pursuit of two-division glory. But the matchmakers had other plans. Makhachev is going to defend his strap in August at UFC 330 against Ian Machado Garry. Before that, Usman, who is moving up to 185 pounds, will take on former champion Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC Oklahoma City on July 18. 🚨…