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During the Cold War, Europe kept asking whether Washington would risk an American city to save a European one. It was an impolite question, but a useful one, which is why it never quite left the room. It has now packed its bags and moved east. Earlier this year, French President Emmanuel Macron created quite a stir with an important speech on French nuclear weapons policy. Under what he called a new path of dissuasion avancée, or “forward deterrence,” he declared that just as French strategic submarines “dilute naturally in the oceans, guaranteeing a permanent-strike capability,” so also now will…

In the aftermath of his UFC Baku victory, Sharabutdin Magomedov is still intrigued by a potential bout with Israel Adesanya, but he could hand that opportunity to someone else. Shara “Bullet” was featured in the UFC Baku co-main event this past Saturday. He mixed it up with Michel Pereira in a bout that wasn’t without some controversy. Referee Herb Dean was scolded by Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall for failing to deduct a point from Magomedov despite pulling his opponent’s hair and delivering an eye poke. Nonetheless, Shara “Bullet” walked out of National Gymnastics Arena with a unanimous decision win.…

29 June 2026 – New research released today finds that unauthorized drone activity has moved well beyond a theoretical threat, according to international airports, aviation authorities, correctional facilities, and port operators across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. DroneShield, a global leader in advanced counter-drone technology, released the findings of Airspace Under Pressure: A Global Assessment of Counter-UAS Readiness Across Airports and Critical Infrastructure, a new industry report drawing on direct survey responses from more than twenty airport and critical infrastructure operators worldwide. The report finds: Detection gaps are systemic and severe: 70% of respondents identified detection…

Morocco recently played Brazil to a draw at the 2026 World Cup. Close watchers of the game would not have been surprised had the North African giant won outright. Four years ago, when Morocco reached the semifinals in Qatar, the press received it as a fairy tale. What that coverage missed was the underlying implication: the geography of football competence had been quietly reorganizing for years before the established order noticed. The sport’s old cartography, in which European and South American dominance tracked so reliably with broader hierarchies of wealth and institutional depth that it barely seemed worth remarking on,…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – APRIL 13: Justin Gaethje lays on the canvas in the BMF championship fight during the UFC 300 event at T-Mobile Arena on April 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Saab has today signed a contract with the Polish State Treasury Armaments Agency and received an order for the production and delivery of three A26-type submarines. The contract also encompasses a weapon package and a training- and support package. The order value corresponds to approximately SEK 47 billion. Saab will deliver continuously with the final deliveries scheduled during 2038. Saab press release Saab’s A26 submarine is designed to meet the demanding operational conditions of the Baltic Sea and engineered specifically to operate in complete silence and remain undetected. A submarine significantly contributes to naval Multi Domain Operations through its freedom…

Berg, Germany, 24 June 2026: Designed around the theme “New Realities Outpace Training – XR Closes the Gap”, the one-day event hosted by REISER Simulation and Training GmbH and Varjo brought together around selected participants from the aerospace, defense, civil aviation and training communities at REISER’s facility south of Munich. The event brought together operators, integrators, decision-makers and technology experts to explore how high-fidelity XR simulation can keep pace with rapidly evolving operational demands across land, air and civil aviation domains. Rather than presenting XR technology as a future concept, REISER and Varjo invited guests to experience modern XR-based training…

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued several airworthiness directives June 26 for Boeing Co. jets, including 737 Max aircraft and 787 Dreamliners, operating in Canadian airspace that could face interference from 5G radio waves. Radio altimeters used in thousands of Boeing aircraft could be disrupted by wireless broadband operations in a specific portion of the radio spectrum, known as the 5G lower C-band, that may result in certain airplane systems not functioning properly, the FAA said in the directives, which are effective July 1. The directives require revisions to existing airplane flight manuals to incorporate limitations prohibiting some operations requiring radio altimeter…

On September 26 and 27, Sensei Alvaro Oviedo will lead masterclasses in Kyokushin Karate and SENSHI Kickboxing in Popayán, Colombia, in another important training initiative for the development of KWU SENSHI in the region. The event will take place at Dojo Takeda Shingen and will offer practitioners a valuable opportunity to deepen their technical knowledge, refine their skills, and strengthen their martial spirit through direct instruction from one of the organization’s leading figures in the continent. Sensei Alvaro Oviedo serves as Branch Chief for Central America and the Caribbean of KWU SENSHI, playing an important role in the expansion, technical…

As the relationship between the United States and Canada continues to degrade, it now comes at the expense of each country’s industrial security.Last month, the Pentagon announced the unilateral suspension of the 86-year-old Canadian Permanent Joint Board on Defense in response to what the White House sees as Ottawa’s failure to present a credible plan to spend 3.5 percent of GDP on defense by 2035. And the opening of the gleaming new bridge between Detroit and Windsor has been long delayed in the tense run-up to the continental trade deal review.What many policymakers in Washington fail to realize is that…