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The maritime industry is undergoing a profound transformation. At SMM 2026, companies from around the world will showcase technologies that are already changing shipbuilding and ship operations today. These include numerous world and European premieres. One thing is clear: no single technology will define the future of shipping. What matters is how different approaches work together. Many are no longer visions of the future but are already moving towards practical application. Reducing emissions remains one of the key challenges facing the shipping industry. Accordingly, the sector is working intensively to use energy more efficiently on board and bring new propulsion…

The fight between Dana Whtie and Eddie Hearn over who is promoting Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury has gone on for so long and is getting so ridiculous that it has started to overshadow the Joshua vs. Fury fight itself.In a perfect world, Joshua vs. Fury would have been officially announced the moment Fury beat Mariusz Wach and Joshua beat Kristian Prenga in a series of questionable warm-ups nearly a month ago. But since then we’re heard nothing but non-stop accusations of promotional malpractice and contractual interference from Joshua’s manager, Eddie Hearn.Hearn says Joshua has a contract that demands UFC…

HD HHI and SIMA Perú have launched BAP Chimbote, the second landing support ship (BALOG) built for the Peruvian Navy, just one week after the launch of the lead vessel, BAP Talara. On Tuesday, August 18, approximately one week after the launch of the first landing support ship / logistics support ship (Buque de Apoyo Logístico – BALOG) for the Peruvian Navy, B.A.P. Talara, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) successfully launched the second vessel in the class, B.A.P. Chimbote, in collaboration with Peru’s state-owned shipyard, SIMA Perú (Servicio Industrial de la Marina). B.A.P. Chimbote, launched this time, is actually…

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls has been out in the hands of players for almost two weeks now, and the game just had its first taste of the spotlight. CEO 2026 served as the first offline major for Marvel Tokon with over 1,000 entrants, but which of the 4v4 title’s 21 characters showed up to play the most in the hands of the current best competitors? Well, we’ve decided to craft…

The Marine Gunnery Sgt. John David Fry Scholarship provides education benefits to the surviving spouses and children of service members who die in the line of duty after Sept. 10, 2001. The scholarship was created to honor the memory of Fry, of Lorena, Texas. With only a week left in his Iraq tour in 2006, Fry, 28, injured his hand and was given the option of going home early with a Bronze Star. Fry declined the offer and volunteered to go on one last run to defuse bombs. Fry was killed March 8, 2006, by an improvised explosive device in…

Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall will sue the Trump administration in an effort to regain his security clearance, alongside others whose clearances have been revoked since President Donald Trump took office for the second time.Kendall, who served as secretary from 2021 to 2025 under the Biden administration, announced last week on CNN that he will be suing the White House after the Pentagon alleged he shared classified information regarding Air Force One capabilities with a media outlet. The former secretary said that Mark Zaid, a Washington, D.C.-based attorney who specializes in security clearance and whistleblower cases, would represent him.Zaid…

The Accuracy International AWM has earned a reputation for extreme-range military sniping, but its story didn’t begin with the famous .338 Lapua Magnum. It grew from the company’s earlier Arctic Warfare rifle family, with Accuracy International adapting the established design to accommodate longer, more powerful Magnum cartridges.That evolution produced configurations chambered for .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua Magnum, giving the AWM a different role from conventional 7.62mm precision rifles. The rifle became particularly famous through Britain’s L115 series. The L115A3, a .338 Lapua Magnum configuration, is listed by the British Army with a 6.8 kg weight, 1,300 mm length and…

Frankie Edgar secured a big victory under the Real American Freestyle banner that transpired on July 18th at RAF 11, getting the decision over Clay Guida. The wrestling clash between the pair of UFC Hall of Famers was a long time coming, and when reflecting upon the big takeaways from that RAF 11 win against ‘The Carpenter’, Edgar said [via Bowks Talking Bouts], “It was great to get out there, be on the winning side. Clay is a legend in the game. Super nice guy. Obviously been friends with Clay for quite some time. It’s kind of crazy that we…

A Thales GM-400 S-band (2.3 gigahertz/GHz to 2.5GHz/2.7GHz to 3.7GHz) ground-based air surveillance radar is seen here atop Mount Pilatus in central Switzerland. These radars form the surveillance backbone of Switzerland’s FLORAKO integrated air defence system.Plans are afoot to deepen the interoperability between Switzerland’s FLORAKO integrated air defence system and neighbouring air defence architectures. Switzerland’s FLORAKO Integrated Air Defence System (IADS) was activated in 2004. The FLORAKO acronym translates from German as Florida Radarersatz Radarluftlagesystem Kommunikationssystem (Florida Radar Replacement and Air Situation Communications System). Florida was the name of the previous IADS which was developed and implemented by Hughes. Legend…

MMA Fighting has DWCS results for the second week of season 10 from the Meta APEX in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.In the main event, Namo Fazil and Kaik Brito compete in a welterweight contest. Brito has performed before on DWCS and came up short, losing a decision to Oban Elliott in 2023. Since then, Brito went on to become Oktagon champion. Fazil, meanwhile, last fought at MVP MMA’s debut event, submitting Jake Babian on the undercardDouglas Rodrigues and Trent Miller clash in a middleweight contest in the co-main event.Check out DWCS results below.Kaik Brito def. Namo Fazil via KO…