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Terry Gerton Various big news in the government contracting world. Exciting times. The FAR rules have finally dropped, or at least the first tranche of them. Tell me what the headlines are, what you’re looking at. Dan Ramish So The Revolutionary Far Overhaul, of course, has been going on since last year. The first phase of that project involved various deviations to implement a rewrite of the FAR. Now we’re moving into the second phase, which is phase two, which notice and comment rulemaking on all the proposed rules. And so there are 12 total rules planned that will be…

Clash Royale’s Heads Will Roll event runs from June 29 to July 5, 2026.Jackpot rewards include maxed accounts, 1 million Gems, and Pass Royale.Winning one battle daily gives you a chance at massive jackpot rewards. Clash Royale has kicked off a brand-new limited-time event called Heads Will Roll, and this one might be the biggest “luck” based event yet, and I’ll tell you why. The event plays into a fun storyline where the King has apparently pushed things too far, the troops have had enough, and now he is literally on the chopping block with a six-day countdown ticking toward…

SAE Media Group is pleased to announce that Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA (UMST USA) 2026 returns to Arlington, Virginia, this September 14-16, 2026. As North America’s premier event dedicated exclusively to maritime robotics and autonomous systems, UMST USA 2026 will convene senior naval leadership, government decision-makers, and industry innovators to accelerate the development and operational integration of robotics and autonomous systems (RAS) across the maritime domain. New for 2026: RAS to Protect Critical Infrastructure Focus Day A dedicated focus day looking at how robotic and autonomous systems are being used to protect key maritime assets, including ports, offshore energy…

Background U.S. Home healthcare agencies (HHAs) are key providers of skilled care. Rural HHAs face unique challenges that may affect care quality. With COVID-19 impacting urban and rural communities differently, we examined how HHAs experienced and responded to the pandemic by rurality. Methods We conducted a nationally representative survey of 1501 HHAs (11/2022-03/2024), and received 474 responses (41% rural). Urban/rural status was based on agency office location. Weighted frequencies and means were calculated; χ2 or t-tests assessed urban-rural differences. Results Geographically, staffing skill-mix was similar. During the pandemic, more rural HHAs reported no change in primary admission sources or issues…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 09:36, June 30, 2026 TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) — Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) has deployed a Type-12 surface-to-ship missile launcher and related equipment on Minamitorishima, the nation’s easternmost island, for the first time. The GSDF announced the deployment in a social media post on Sunday, saying the equipment was transported to the remote island as part of preparations for the construction of a live-fire training range. According to the GSDF, the deployment is intended to verify whether the equipment can operate properly under local conditions. It said that no missile bodies were transported to the…

AJ McKee feels he’s the best Bellator MMA fighter ever, has similar aspirations in PFL, but is also keen on snagging the Rizin crown too. ‘The Mercenary’ is on the heels of his PFL San Diego main event win that saw him put the first blemish on the pro MMA record of Salamat Isbulaev. At the post-event press conference, with video footage provided by Home of Fight, McKee was asked about his keenness to clash with another unbeaten fighter in RFF featherweight kingpin, Razhabali Shaydullaev. There is a bit of a precedent set with fighting in Japan, as McKee earned…

Early in the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukrainian forces exhausted NATO’s annual peacetime production of 155-millimeter artillery shells within weeks (AVV Action 2023). This shortfall revealed a failure of strategic assumptions about modern war rather than battlefield strategy. Since the end of the Cold War, Western militaries have planned for short, precision-driven, and technologically decisive conflicts. Precision-guided munitions, networked command systems, cyber operations, and space intelligence promised swift, economically contained, and limited wars. The 1991 Gulf War seemed to validate this model, and two decades of counterterrorism operations reinforced the belief that mass mobilization, large stockpiles of weapons, and sustained industrial output…

KONGSBERG has signed a contract with Raytheon for deliveries of the NASAMS air defence system to Kuwait through the US Foreign Military Sales programme. The programme has a value for KONGSBERG of about USD 400 million. NASAMS will form an integrated part of Kuwait’s layered air defence architecture, spanning short-range to long-range air defence, and will strengthen the country’s ability to protect its population, critical infrastructure and strategic assets against a wide range of aerial threats. “The acquisition will help address Kuwait’s urgent operational need for modern, flexible and combat-proven air defence. It underscores NASAMS’ role as one of the…

The Kurds’ fortunes have ebbed and flowed in recent years, but the fall of the Assad regime in Syria in December 2024, the 2025 decision by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to dissolve and engage in talks with the Turkish government, and the 2026 U.S.-Israeli war with Iran had enormous ripple effects on the lives of Kurds in the Middle East and Kurdish hopes for autonomy. We asked four experts to assess how recent regional events are presenting risks and opportunities for the Kurds in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, and Iran.Read more below. Gönül TolSenior Fellow at the Middle East InstituteThe Iran…

WB GROUP and Saab are expanding their industrial and research and development cooperation, focusing on projects that will strengthen defence capabilities and military interoperability across the Baltic Sea region. The agreement identifies specific areas with the greatest potential for joint industrial and capability development in Poland and Sweden. On 29 June in Gdynia, during the event accompanying the Polish Ministry of National Defence’s signing of the Orka submarine programme contract, WB GROUP and Saab signed an agreement defining key areas of industrial cooperation in the field of unmanned reconnaissance and strike capabilities (C4ISR UxS). Signed alongside the Orka submarine programme –…