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Home › MMA News › Former UFC Double Champ Wants AI Replacing Judges in the UFC A former UFC double champion wants AI judging in the UFC after watching the scorecards from the Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong fight. This past weekend at UFC 332, Silva dominated for most of the bout, held the advantage in both striking and wrestling, and earned a unanimous decision win to capture the women’s flyweight title. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – OCTOBER 03: Natalia Silva of Brazil punches Wang Cong of China in their flyweight bout during UFC 332: Silva v Wang at Delta…

Former Air Force Sgt. Larry Kerr has been lobbying for years to come up with a plan to honor the Vietnam veterans who developed cancers and other related diseases from exposure to the Agent Orange defoliant that their leaders, and what was then the Veterans Administration, claimed was safe.“I just got tired of watching my friends die” without recognition, Kerr said of what drove him two years ago to found the Utah Agent Orange Veterans Foundation, a non-profit with the mission “to honor veterans of the Vietnam War who were exposed to the deadly herbicide known as Agent Orange.” In…

Rheinmetall, as a global integrated technology group with specialist air defence capabilities, has partnered with Australian company Praetorian Aeronautics to deliver AERIE; Autonomous-Engagement-Rapid-Interceptor-Effector – a containerised Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft System (C-UAS). The Australian collaborative research and development partnership has delivered a prototype from concept within 12 months and signals Rheinmetall’s and Praetorian Aeronautics’ shared commitment to rapid advanced development to meet today’s evolving challenges. The AERIE containerised air defence solution is an interceptor agnostic self-sustained, containerised deployable C-UAS launcher. It has the ability to house 20+ interceptors and is highly mobile, packing in to a 20ft ISO shipping container. The demonstrator…

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Thales has been selected by DALO, the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation, to supply and deploy an RSM NG secondary surveillance radar at the Sornfelli site in the Faroe Islands. This project highlights Thales’ dual expertise in civil and military air traffic management, demonstrating its ability to address complex, shared airspace requirements. Although procured by a military authority, the radar will also support civil air traffic operations through integration with Air Navigation Services Providers Naviair and AVIANS systems, ensuring safe and continuous service across both domains. The RSM NG will replace an existing Thales RSM 970 radar.…

Israeli company Microcon Vision has unveiled MICRO-D, a compact electro-optical sensor designed for small aerial vehicles. Weighing 1.9 kilograms, the system combines seven sensors and functional channels with a 30 mJ laser designator, enabling small platforms to perform reconnaissance, target tracking, and laser designation. According to the company, initial orders have already been received, with first deliveries scheduled for the end of 2026. MICRO-D is designed for small unmanned and other lightweight aerial vehicles. The system combines electro-optical and infrared reconnaissance capabilities with laser target designation in a compact payload. According to the manufacturer, the payload is particularly suited to…

OSHKOSH, WI — Oshkosh Defense, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) business, announced today it has received a second Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) order from Optimum Vehicle Logistics, LLC (Milwaukee, WI) for the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. The follow-on order includes 50 Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) A1 tractors and 50 MN573 heavy-duty trailers designed and manufactured in partnership with Broshuis B.V. The order also includes associated parts, services, and training, advancing Morocco’s investment in strategic heavy-equipment transport capabilities. The first tranche of HET A1 tractors has been delivered and are now operational, enabling Moroccan forces to fully integrate the platform…

German Reich (1938-1945?)Training Vehicle – At least two converted Fighting a war on several fronts and being outnumbered by the Allies, the Germans were forced to modify their armored vehicles to fulfill various tactical roles. One of the more important aspects was creating training tanks. This was often done by simply removing the turret and superstructure. In some pre-war and early Second World War photographs, at least two modified Panzer I Ausf.As can be seen fitted with mock-up turrets. While their purpose is not fully known, nor their precise design or history, or even names, there is some evidence that…

L3Harris displayed its next-generation connected vehicle system suitable for upgrading Australian Bushmaster vehicles. (Gordon Arthur)L3Harris Australia was highlighting its communications credentials at the Land Forces 2026 exhibition in Perth, Western Australia, particularly its ability to upgrade comms suites inside the Bushmaster 4×4 protected mobility vehicle.On 5 October 2026, a day before the show opened, L3Harris announced it had won a contract under Project Land 4111, which encompasses an integrated command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) solution for the Bushmaster.The company stated: “As part of this programme, L3Harris will provide an end-to-end C4I solution for candidate in-service command and troop…

Leonardo today opened a new building at its Sesto Calende facility dedicated to the development and manufacture of helicopter flight simulators. The investment builds on the training technologies and services available at the site since 2006, when the “A. Marchetti” Training Academy opened as Leonardo’s first helicopter training academy. It further establishes Sesto Calende as a development and production hub for simulation systems across the Company’s rotary-wing business. The building provides more than 6,000 square metres of space and can accommodate up to five simulators at a time. It brings engineering, design, development, production, assembly, integration and testing together under…