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As adults across the United States prepare to formally celebrate the Fourth of July and the long journey taken to reach this point in the nation’s history, the largest youth generation in U.S. history is also speaking out about their appreciation for the country—as well as where improvements can be made to sustain the 250-year-old democratic republic. For months, Gen Z individuals in all 50 states have posted handwritten messages sharing their hopes, dreams and frustrations as part of more than 250 interactive “Wish Walls” found at museums, historic sites, libraries, campuses and public gathering spaces. The civic initiative, organized…

Credit: US DoDDefense Feeds, Quantico – The MADIS counter-drone system is entering a new phase of modernization as the U.S. Marine Corps integrates autonomous ground vehicles to strengthen protection against increasingly sophisticated unmanned aerial threats. The initiative reflects the Corps’ effort to improve mobile short-range air defense while reducing risks to personnel operating in highly contested environments.The upgrade comes as drones have become one of the most significant battlefield challenges in modern warfare. Recent conflicts have demonstrated that low-cost unmanned aircraft can threaten maneuver forces, logistics hubs and command posts, prompting militaries to invest heavily in layered counter-UAS capabilities. MADIS…

Jamahal Hill is already having fun as he prepares to jump to a new division.The former UFC light heavyweight champion recently announced his plans to move to heavyweight on the heels of a three-fight losing skid at 205 pounds. Since defeating Glover Teixeira for a vacant UFC title in 2023, Hill has struggled with losses and injuries, and seeks a new start against the biggest and best in the promotion.Hill is well-known for voicing his opinions and throwing shade at his rivals and he released a video on social media trolling his potential opponents Thursday. Watch the clip below.Hill opens…

Henry Cejudo is the latest fighter to lash out at Herb Dean for his questionable officiating, and he’s calling for action. Dean’s work as a referee has been looked at under a microscope recently due to his failure to deduct points for fouls. Alex Pereira was infuriated with the veteran official for failing to recognize Ciryl Gane hitting him in the back of the head during the UFC Freedom 250 co-headliner. While Dean defended himself in a video, he ended up coming under fire for his performance at UFC Baku. Dean officiated a middleweight scrap between Sharabutdin Magomedov and Michel…

Parties, protests, displays of historic documents and odes to the Founding Fathers, along with a large political rally by the president, will mark a divided nation’s 250th anniversary on this Fourth of July.Pomp and circumstance will abound for the semiquincentennial as the similarly named America250 and Freedom 250 offer different slates of programming on Independence Day and beyond.A countdown and ball drop will ring in the holiday across the eight time zones in the United States and its territories. The milestone birthday celebration will close with an “unprecedented pyrotechnic spectacle” in the skies above the National Mall, livestreamed.In Philadelphia, a…

When the word Giraffe is mentioned in the military context, almost everyone thinks of the radar family launched by Ericsson Microwave Systems nearly 50 years ago; the anniversary falls next year. At Eurosatory, Saab, which acquired Ericsson in 2006, presented the latest addition to the family, the Giraffe AMB D. This radar falls within the portfolio of Saab’s Surveillance Division, which is organised in five Business Units, one being Surface Sensors Solutions click on image to enlarge Although the name has remained the same, the radars of Ericsson and then Saab, have constantly evolved to remain state-of-the-art. This year it…

The federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program posted mixed results in June, ending two straight months of consistent growth.The Thrift Savings Plan’s S Fund, which is made up of small- and mid-size businesses, saw the best performance, gaining 4.34% last month. Since January, the S Fund has grown 18.41%.The fixed income (F) fund increased 0.25% last month, bringing its 2026 performance to 0.74%. And the G Fund, which is made up of government securities, increased by its statutorily mandated rate of 0.37%. So far this year, the G Fund has swelled 2.18%.But the I Fund was virtually flat in June,…

Abstract The rapid integration of large language models and autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) systems into defense, critical infrastructure, and enterprise environments has created a fundamentally new attack surface—one that existing cybersecurity frameworks were not designed to address. This article examines the emerging threat of AI systems being leveraged to target AI infrastructure itself, with particular focus on four documented attack classes: sponge examples for resource exhaustion; neural trojan backdoor attacks; adversarial workload scheduling; and model extraction through black-box querying. Drawing on published academic research and documented adversary behavior from state-sponsored threat actors including Russia’s Sandworm unit and China’s People’s Liberation…

Credit: Air National Guard/Staff Sgt. Joseph PaganDefense Feeds, Washington. The Singapore AGM-114R Hellfire missile sale has received approval from the United States, reinforcing Singapore’s precision strike capability and supporting the continued modernization of its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter fleet.The proposed Foreign Military Sales (FMS) package includes AGM-114R Hellfire II missiles and associated equipment, enabling the Republic of Singapore Air Force to maintain a highly capable air-to-ground strike capability amid evolving regional security challenges.The approval underscores the long-standing defense relationship between Washington and Singapore while highlighting continued investment in advanced precision-guided weapons across the Indo-Pacific region. Singapore AGM-114R Hellfire Missile Sale…

Contracts ARMY AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $500,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of commercial counter-unmanned aerial systems and counter small-unmanned aerial systems capabilities. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 29, 2029. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W912CH-26-D-A073). Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $347,500,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for development, fabrication and testing of improvements to prototype air and missile defense systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will…