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In the three weeks since the General Services Administration updated its proposed regulations for the basic safeguarding of data within large language model artificial intelligence systems, vendors and other interested parties have only officially submitted six comments. But that is not because there isn’t a lack of interest or questions about the new proposed rule that GSA would apply to all schedule and governmentwide acquisition contracts under their purview. The comments likely will start pouring in after GSA holds a listening session on July 14 in Washington, D.C. Registration closed on July 3. Vendors and other AI experts say GSA…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 13:10, July 07, 2026 BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) — The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Tuesday expelled a Japanese boat that had intruded into the territorial waters of China’s Chiwei Yu. The CCG vessels took necessary measures to warn and expel it in accordance with the law, said Jiang Lue, a spokesperson for the CCG. Noting that Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are China’s inherent territory, the spokesperson urged the Japanese side to immediately stop all infringement and provocative acts in relevant waters. The CCG will continue to conduct rights-protection and law-enforcement operations in the…

Credit: DGADefense Feeds, Paris – The Mirage 2000D RMV upgrade is reinforcing the French Air and Space Force’s tactical aviation capability by extending the operational life of the Mirage 2000D fleet through at least 2035.Led by Dassault Aviation in partnership with the French defense industry, the modernization program equips the aircraft with new avionics, enhanced weapons integration and improved survivability, ensuring the platform remains a capable precision strike asset alongside the Rafale during the coming decade.The program reflects France’s balanced modernization strategy, maintaining proven combat aircraft while gradually expanding its fleet of next-generation fighters. Mirage 2000D RMV Upgrade Delivers Enhanced…

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have exposed a strategic reality that military planners are only beginning to confront: In a data-centric age, digital infrastructure has become part of the battlespace. Data centers and cloud regions are now the digital backbone of military power and economic prosperity. As such, they present attractive targets for rapidly proliferating long-range strike systems, drones, and cyber capabilities. As the protective value of physical distance erodes, strategic depth — once conceived in geographical terms — must now be measured in the resilience of data and compute.Alex Rough detailed the physical vulnerability of data…

This contract, with a maximum value of €120 million over a period of seven years, will notably benefit the satellite communications capabilities of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. Paris, June 19, 2026 – The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction générale de l’armement – DGA) has awarded the French company Greenerwave, and its co-contractors Airbus Defence and Space and Thales, the CAMELEON framework agreement covering the design, development and production of next-generation satellite communication (SATCOM) terminals. With a duration of seven years and a maximum value of €120 million, this framework agreement will enable the award of subsequent contracts…

New facilities in Canada, North Carolina, and Florida are expected to more than double INKAS®’ armored vehicle, defense, and special-purpose production footprint by July 31, 2026 Toronto, Canada, June 30th, 2026 – INKAS®, a Canadian armored vehicle manufacturer and systems integrator, announces a major expansion of its North American manufacturing footprint, with three additiona production facilities across Canada and the United States expected to be in full operation by July 31, 2026. The three newly leased facilities are comprised of a mix of manufacturing and production space, with approximately 42,000 square feet at an additional Toronto facility in Canada, 200,000…

Ballistic missiles are accounting for a growing share of Russia’s increasingly deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities, as Moscow unleashes a new bombing strategy seeking to exploit a global shortage of US-made Patriot air defense systems. For the first time, concentrated Russian bombardments aimed at one primary target are featuring dozens of ballistic missiles, while also involving hundreds of drones and other missile types in a bid to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses. If current trends continue, Russia is on track to launch more than a thousand ballistic missiles this year, a nearly fifteenfold increase compared to 2023. This comes as Ukrainian air…

PAL Aerospace has been selected by Air Greenland to support the modification and configuration of two DHC-8-200 aircraft for Maritime Domain Awareness operations in Greenland. PAL Aerospace press release PAL Aerospace is proud to confirm the signature of a contract with Air Greenland to support the missionization of two DHC-8-200 aircraft for Maritime Domain Awareness operations in Greenland. The program includes aircraft modification, configuration, integration, and related support activities, and is intended to deliver a capability tailored to Air Greenland’s defined operational requirements. PAL Aerospace will provide mission systems integration and related software capabilities as part of the aircraft missionization…

Conor McGregor finally makes his comeback at UFC 329 on Saturday where he’s an underdog against Max Holloway in his first fight in five years.Coming off a devastating broken leg, combined with all that time off, has a lot of fighters, fans, critics questioning if McGregor can even come close to the same person who once conquered two divisions in the UFC while becoming the biggest global superstar in combat sports. UFC welterweight knockout king Matt Brown has argued for several years now that he never believed McGregor would fight again, but just days away from his return, the narrative…

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