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Türkiye’s MARLIN unmanned surface vessel (USV) has completed mine-laying trials using the MALAMAN smart bottom mine, adding a new mission set to the Turkish Navy’s first operational USV. The demonstration included the release of MALAMAN mines in both remotely controlled and autonomous modes. According to information released by state-owned Anadolu Agency on August 17, the work covered the design and production of a mine carriage and release arrangement, as well as the integration of mission-planning interfaces and algorithms for autonomous mine-laying operations. MARLIN was developed by Sefine Shipyard and ASELSAN under the coordination of Türkiye’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB).…

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons, the Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an “economic D-Day” against a country that has withstood nearly five decades of punishing American sanctions. With sparse details, President Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. would be imposing an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare and isolation on Iran, aiming to force its leadership to cave to demands to end its nuclear program and fully reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to oil and natural gas tankers.…

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When it comes to a fight, there is always the question of “what if?” Andy Souwer: “What if I didn’t go down? What if my opponent didn’t land that punch on my stomach? These thoughts can linger in our minds and make us wonder about different outcomes. For example, when talking with Lucas Achterberg from Germany yesterday [after the SENSHI 19 gala night], I couldn’t help but think, what if he hadn’t been hit in the stomach?” Would things have turned out differently? It’s natural for these kinds of questions to arise, and they can even give us motivation to…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Vital infrastructure at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, is suffering due to years of deferred maintenance and climate-related stressors, government auditors said in a new report. The Government Accountability Office said in the report released Aug. 21 the Defense Department had more than 736,000 facilities worldwide in fiscal 2025, and about one-third of those buildings are more than 50 years old. With its budget limited,…

Cris Cyborg’s PFL Tampa championship fight has been spoiled by her opponent badly missing weight.Saturday’s main event was to be for Cyborg’s featherweight title, but challenger Ketlen Vieira weighed in at 152.2 pounds, seven pounds over the 145-pound limit for a championship bout.Cyborg shared video of Vieira’s weigh-in gaffe, which you can see below.The bout will proceed as a non-title affair at a catchweight, with Vieira, who recently parted ways with the UFC, forfeiting a percentage of her purse as penalty.Cyborg later reacted to the situation, speaking to ESPN Brasil.“Today, when I went to weigh in, I found out that…

A good government group is asking a federal watchdog why it’s taking so long for officials to resolve Hatch Act complaints that the nonprofit has filed against senior political appointees in the Trump administration. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on Thursday sent a letter to the Office of Special Counsel, which enforces rules that govern the political activities of federal employees, contending that the agency has opened investigations into six senior officials, five of which have been pending for more than 10 months. Many of the Hatch Act complaints deal with comments made during media briefings and interviews by officials,…

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This essay is from the Security & Defence PLuS Emerging Voices Series, which highlights the next generation of scholars and practitioners shaping thinking on strategy, security, and defense. The series brings together perspectives from PhD candidates and early career researchers, grounded in the complex geopolitical realities of the 21st century. The collection explores a “Latticework of Resilience” that connects often-overlooked sectors, such as subnational diplomacy and critical infrastructure inherent in agriculture security, to the core of national security. Taken together, the essays emphasize the importance of adaptive, multidisciplinary approaches to building resilience in an increasingly complex global environment. The first event in the Emerging…

Mick Terrill has vowed to deliver a hometown knockout when he headlines BKB 60 against Kamil Sokolowski at Utilita Arena Newcastle on October 10. The North Shields heavyweight will lead BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing’s first event in Newcastle, returning to the same venue where he won the BKFC UK heavyweight title against Jay McFarlane in March. Terrill has now signed with BKB on a multi-fight deal and is focused on working his way toward the promotion’s heavyweight champion, Gustavo Trujillo. “There’s nothing like fighting in front of my own people,” Terrill said. “Newcastle has seen me become a world champion…