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Special Operations Leader to Champion AI-Powered Platform Transforming Veterans’ Benefits Access and Confronting the Veteran Suicide Crisis DALLAS, July 1, 2026 — TurboVets, Inc., the AI-powered platform dedicated to automating and accelerating veterans’ full lifecycle benefits management, today announced the appointment of retired Command Master Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Britt Slabinski, Medal of Honor recipient, as President. Slabinski will lead the company’s operational strategy, veteran community partnerships, and engagement with the VA. This mission execution and leadership are critical as TurboVets scales its technology-driven approach and focus to surpass VA.gov in securing the benefits America’s veterans have earned. Britt Slabinski…

News July 02, 2026 Lisa Daigle Assistant Managing Editor Military Embedded Systems Stock image/Unsplash DELRAY BEACH, Va. IT service provider MicroTech announced that it won three separate contracts on the 10-year/$60 billion (ceiling) NASA SEWP VI Contract for federal IT solutions, one in each of the contract’s three award categories. With awards in every category, according to the company announcement, MicroTech will be positioned to support customers from initial planning and architecture through deployment, sustainment, and ongoing modernization of NASA IT programs.  MicroTech officials note that only 62 businesses nationwide earned awards in all three categories, which puts MicroTech on a short list of…

A photo appearing to show a truck-based launcher for the Norwegian-built Naval Strike Missile (NSM) anti-ship cruise missile surfaced on social media following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to the Command of the Naval Forces of Ukraine. The NSM launcher bears a distinct shape in the missile canisters (with the top 2 corners rounded) and a circle present on the rear of the missile housing, allowing for identification as this particular TEL as different from the other type of anti-ship missiles in Ukrainian service. The circles on the back match 1 to 1 with previous imagery of truck mounted/coastal defense…

00:10 4.7.2026 The British and French leaders said the Gulf state of Oman has agreed to work with the two European countries to ensure that the crucial Strait of Hormuz remains open to world shipping. “The Strait of Hormuz is a vital artery for the global economy. Restoring safe transit for ships of all nations through the strait is a matter of global concern,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron said in a joint statement on July 3. “The Sultanate of Oman has agreed to work with the United Kingdom and France to ensure that its…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 11:26, July 04, 2026 MOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that Russian forces have completed the “full liberation” of the Luhansk People’s Republic. “I note that units and formations of the combined joint force group are fulfilling their missions in accordance with the operational plan devised by the General Staff of the Armed Forces (of the Russian Federation). The full liberation of the Luhansk People’s Republic has been recently completed,” Putin said during a meeting held at one of the temporary command posts of the combined joint force group. The elimination…

Global Times By Liu Xin Published: Jul 04, 2026 10:08 AM Jiang Lue, spokesperson for the China Coast Guard (CCG), stated that on Saturday, the CCG task group led by CCGS Xiushan replaced the task group led by CCGS Daishan to continue law-enforcement patrols in the waters east of China’s Taiwan Island in accordance with the law. Since June, the Daishan task group had been carrying out patrols, vessel verification, fishery protection, and rescue operations in relevant waters to ensure orderly navigation and activities, and to protect the legitimate and lawful rights and interests, as well as the lives and…

Saudi Press Agency Friday 18/01/1448 Riyadh, July 04, 2026, SPA — Statement by the Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki: “Houthi statements against the Kingdom yesterday are merely an attempt to divert attention away from their grave violations against the brotherly people of Yemen, through which they try to export the economic disasters and Yemeni suffering they have caused, in addition to covering the rejections they face from tribal and social components of Yemen, to their regional periphery and neighboring countries. The claims they made are an extension of escalations and hostile…

The MMA world already celebrated the 250th anniversary of America, but it’s time to do it again!While UFC White House took place a few weeks ago, the Fourth of July is finally here, officially ringing in 250 years of the United States. Whenever July 4th comes on a Saturday, it’s always a party, and this year the MMA world carried that same energy, celebrating the birth of the United States in style.Perhaps the biggest celebrant in the MMA world is recently crowned lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, who won the undisputed belt with an epic victory over Ilia Topuria at UFC…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The Ukrainian SBU launched a drone strike on Russia’s Saki Air Base in Crimea on Friday. The attack, the latest in a string of strikes against Russian aviation and logistic assets on the peninsula, is part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s latest campaign to inflict so much pain on Russia that Vladimir Putin moves to end the war. SBU claimed to have destroyed several Russian tactical combat jets today as well as on Wednesday. Saki is home to the Russian Navy’s 43rd…

Europe’s relationship with artificial intelligence in warfare lived for years in the subjunctive mood. Parliament resolutions in 2018 and 2021 called for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapons lacking “meaningful human control.” The European Defence Fund wrote that same phrase into its grant conditions. Brussels positioned itself as the conscience of a world racing toward machine-speed killing. None of it had been tested against an actual war. February 28, 2026 ended the comfort. The United States and Israel launched a joint campaign against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei within hours and striking roughly a thousand targets generated by…