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Lithuania’s State Defence Council announced in May 2026 its intention to procure 936 Patria 6×6 armoured vehicles. Following the announcement, Patria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lithuania-based defence company KOVO Armor, the first company of the planned long-term partner network for technology transfer in Lithuania. The MoU will initiate detailed discussions on industrial cooperation with Patria, including local production, technology transfer and labour skills development. Patria held extensive discussions with various potential partners across development, manufacturing, and maintenance capability, and Lithuania has all the needed capabilities for technology transfer. “Through this cooperation, Patria is taking the first…

Welcome to the MWI Book Club, a new podcast dedicated to the proposition that a military that reads books is a military that wins wars. The idea is not a new one. As long as war has been waged, great soldiers, from Napoleon to William Tecumseh Sherman to George S. Patton, have readied themselves for battle by hitting the books. And though technologies may change, the imperative to study the profession through close reading is evergreen. Join us, your cohosts John Amble and Theo Lipsky, as we consider one book each episode. We’ll cover fiction and nonfiction, old and new, bestseller…

Exercise Balikatan was “a real strategic victory” that showed how far the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment has come, its commander said.“There’s a lot more growth to happen, there’s a lot more work. But this was a pretty good year to kind of showcase something that went from concept to a real capability that certainly the joint force and the combined force is appreciative of,” Col. Gabe Diana told Defense One by phone from the Philippines, where he was preparing for exercise Kamandag. During Balikatan in May, “3rd MLR basically did exactly what it was designed to do, and that’s serve as…

The Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall has successfully completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Croatia-based DOK-ING and is thus expanding its portfolio as planned through an acquisition in the field of unmanned vehicles. The company will operate under the name “Rheinmetall Unmanned Vehicles d.o.o.”. In March this year, Rheinmetall signed an agreement in Zagreb to acquire a majority stake in Croatian innovation hub specialized in the field of unmanned vehicles DOK-ING. Rheinmetall is acquiring 51 per cent of the company, while the company’s founder and previous sole owner, Vjekoslav Majeti?, will retain the 49 per cent. The strategic partners…

Longtime broadcaster Heidi Androl joins MMA Fighting’s José Youngs to reflect on her time as a backstage interviewer with Strikeforce on the latest episode of Anything But Fighting.Androl, who serves as one of the UFC’s backstage interviewers, has also worked as a host on the NHL Network and an interviewer for Strikeforce.

Editor’s note: This is a developing story.A U.S. Navy aircrewman is missing after a helicopter carrying four crew members made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, the Navy said.The MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush, had an emergency water landing at 3:30 a.m. EDT. While the cause of the emergency landing wasn’t immediately clear, the Navy said it did not appear to be the result of any hostile activity.“Three of the helicopter’s four crew members have been recovered and are in stable condition aboard George H. W. Bush,” the Navy said. “U.S.…

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 There’s a new Air Force One: The Boeing 747-8 acquired from Qatar is now officially flying as the VC-25B “Bridge” presidential aircraft. The airplane, a gift to the U.S. by the Qatari royal family, and equipped at U.S. government expense to meet presidential airlift requirements, made its official debut July 1, carrying President Donald Trump from Joint Base Andrews, Md., to North Dakota, using “Air Force One”—the call sign given to VC-25s carrying…

X-Bow Systems said Monday it has delivered more than 1,100 solid rocket motors, a sharp production milestone for a U.S. defense market trying to rebuild a rocket motor supply base that has struggled to keep pace with missile and drone demand. The company did not identify every customer or program tied to the 1,100 motors […]

Din Thomas believes the UFC should take a different approach to save the BMF title. Charles Oliveira is the current BMF titleholder. The Brazilian dethroned Max Holloway earlier this year at UFC 326 to capture the strap. But the BMF title bout was a snooze fest instead of a slugfest because Oliveira decided not to stand and bang for the majority of the fight. He took “Blessed” down 5 times, dragged Holloway to the ground, controlled him for more than 20 minutes, and cruised to a unanimous decision victory, just not the way fans wanted in a BMF outing. After…

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 25: Umar Nurmagomedov of Russia reacts after a victory against Mario Bautista in a bantamweight fight during the UFC 321 event at Etihad Arena on October 25, 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)