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Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) announced that it has won a contract from the U.S. Army to deliver prototype K9 Mobile Howitzers (K9MH) for the Army’s new Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC) program. The agreement provides for the accelerated delivery of six prototype MTC systems, with an option for an additional 12. This award marks HDUSA’s first major contract with the U.S. Army.   HDUSA will provide a technically superior and rapidly fieldable 155mm artillery system that supports the U.S. Army’s modernization and long-range precision fires objectives. With more than 2,500 K9 Howitzers already fielded globally, Hanwha is uniquely positioned to partner…

For years, international discussion of China’s economic rise has focused on how it has built a manufacturing and export powerhouse and used industrial policy to support such efforts at a continental scale. But there is another, darker side of China’s dominance: its outsize role in the illicit global economy. China purchases roughly 90 percent of Iran’s sanctioned oil exports, which often arrive relabeled as originating from Malaysia and are paid for with money routed through small banks and shell companies acting as intermediaries. Cryptocurrency brokers in China and Hong Kong help North Korean hackers, such as the notorious Lazarus Group,…

Reinier de Ridder isn’t blaming anybody but himself for shortcomings in his past two losses.After a blazing fast start to his UFC career with four straight wins including victories over former champion Robert Whittaker and Bo Nickal, de Ridder just kept the momentum going by booking his fourth fight in 2025 but that backfired spectacularly. He ended up falling to Brendan Allen after his body effectively shut down and his corner was forced to stop the fight.While not the same outcome, de Ridder also felt fairly lifeless in his next fight when he lost to Caio Borralho before finally making…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — As the U.S. military’s critical munitions are overused in the Iran war and underproduced at home, companies are eagerly pitching new low-cost solutions, and the Pentagon is keen to make big deals. But defense experts say those new, cheaper missile options—and the push to rapidly produce existing weapons—aren’t the short-term fix needed to overcome the long-existing problem exacerbated by the Iran war. However, they will provide the military much-needed options in the future.At the Space and Missile Defense Symposium last week, Boeing unveiled a low-cost seeker missile, with crucial hit-to-kill guidance technology used on the PAC-3 missile,…

Dublin , Ireland – 26 July 2026; Mayo supporters celebrate after Darragh Beirne of Mayo, 13, scored their side’s goal during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship final match between Kerry and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. (Photo By Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile via Getty Images) | Sportsfile via Getty Images Here’s your open thread for Friday! MMA ADJACENT What fight moment got you up off your seat? TOTALLY OFF TOPIC Another thing I’d rather watch than Power Slap. I love stories like this. GAME TIME A few of you aced the ‘B’ quiz yesterday. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

The U.S. Navy has awarded Zone 5 Technologies a contract to build its combat-proven Rusty Dagger low-cost cruise missile for the U.S. Navy’s new CHAOS cruise missile program. The U.S. Navy has awarded Zone 5 Technologies, a Kongsberg company, a contract to build its combat-proven low-cost cruise missile, Rusty Dagger, for the service’s Coalition Heterogeneous Affordable Offensive Strike (CHAOS) program, according to details provided to Naval News. The award, announced August 21, is the second contract signed under the relatively new CHAOS effort which seeks to deliver modular, surface-launched cruise missiles to U.S. and allied partners. “As adversaries increasingly deploy…

Introduction The Summer is in full swing; the sun is shining bright outside, the beach sands are glowing, and the outdoors are looking pretty inviting. But what if you just want to stay inside, blast that air conditioner, and just boot up some great video games to relax and pass the time before you inevitably have to go back to school, work, or any other obligation? Well, join me as I show you the 10 best strategy games to play and relax to during your Summer Vacations. No AI was used while creating this article, and if you want to…

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As the federal government’s human resources agency, the Office of Personnel Management frequently posts information on its social media about subjects like performance ratings and retirement processing. On Aug. 6, however, OPM shared a post on its X account of an IMAX theater showing a video encouraging young people to apply to work at agencies with the caption: “Learning why you should join the federal government the way Christopher Nolan intended.” The post is referencing the movie director’s decision to shoot “The Odyssey,” his latest box office hit, entirely with IMAX cameras. It also includes a link to a government early career…

The Hanwha K9-MC is a truck-mounted 155mm howitzer based on the highly successful K9 Thunder tracked self-propelled howitzer. (Hanwha Aerospace)Hanwha Defense USA, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace, was awarded a contract by the US Army to provide its Mobile Tactical Cannon (MTC). The MTC is a wheeled, mobile 155mm artillery system intended to replace towed M777 howitzers. Under the contract, Hanwha will deliver six prototypes, with an option for an additional twelve. The initial contract is valued at up to US$262.9 million. Prototypes will, according to the US Army, be delivered for “a series of operational experiments to…