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KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian firm behind many of the long-range drone strikes that now regularly hit Russian oil refineries hundreds of miles inside its borders is moving into missile defense, signing a major deal this month to build a low-cost ballistic missile interceptor with foreign partners — a turn that positions the company as a key provider at both ends of the deep-strike war.Fire Point makes the munitions bolstering much of Ukraine’s campaign against targets deep inside Russia, including the FP-1 deep-strike drone, the shorter-range FP-2 and the FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile.Last week, the firm announced plans to build…

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 Three of four congressional committees with influence over defense policy have voted to change the official name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War—but final approval of the Pentagon rebrand is months away and not yet assured.  The House Appropriations Committee voted on party lines to amend its version of the 2027 federal spending bill to remove all references to the Department of Defense, the Office of the…

Remember Studio Code, your agentic WordPress expert in the terminal? It’s now available in the WordPress Studio desktop app on macOS, Windows, and Linux. And it’s still free to use while in beta.  Goodbye, AI assistant; hello, Studio Code Studio Code replaces the V1 of the AI assistant in the desktop app.  The assistant was a good first step towards AI-supported coding. It helped you run WP-CLI commands inline, could generate code, and made suggestions based on your local site specs. If the assistant was a reliable sedan, Studio Code is a brand-new, bright-red Ferrari. Studio Code is much more…

Push-ups remain one of the most effective bodyweight exercises for building upper-body strength, but according to ATHLEAN-X founder Jeff Cavaliere, many people limit their chest development by relying on the same variation over and over again. In a recent Youtube video, Cavaliere highlighted a lesser-known technique called the “prisoner push-up,” a variation designed to place more emphasis on the chest while reducing the role of the triceps. Why Traditional Push-Ups Can Limit Chest Growth Cavaliere has long advocated for full range-of-motion push-ups because they train the chest, shoulders, triceps, and core simultaneously. However, he explained that when the goal is…

Terry Gerton  We are launching a new monthly series. We’re going to call it The Data Dish, where we talk all about federal data. So Denice, you come from that background. When you look across government right now, what do you see as the state of federal data? Denice Ross I see that federal data capacity has been incredibly weakened, and some of that’s intentional and some it is really just collateral damage from the loss of so many federal employees, the contracts that support data collection and publishing, and the termination of federal scientific advisory committees that are so…

To car enthusiasts, the words “market share” might mean nothing when compared to “turbocharged” or “wide-open throttle” or “zero to 60.” But the truth is, every automaker wants to outsell their rivals because it keeps dealers and shareholders happy, can mean better profitability, keeps assembly plants humming, and signals strong brand loyalty among customers. Selling more cars than your competitors means growing market share, and it’s a fierce battle in the US to gain just a few tenths of a point from year to year. Credit: Ford So, as 2026 sales numbers are studied by Cox Automotive analysts as the first…

Global Times By Xinhua Published: Jun 25, 2026 08:09 AM Normal navigation through the Strait of Hormuz should be restored as soon as possible to ensure the stability of global industrial and supply chains, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a phone conversation with Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar. During the conversation, Wang thanked the Pakistani side for promptly informing China of the new stage of negotiations between Iran and the United States.…

Crownlings features tactical turn-based battles focused on positioning and strategy.You can recruit, upgrade, and command a growing roster of heroes to battle across unique maps. Angry Banana has announced the launch of its new competitive tactical strategy title, Crownlings, now available on iOS. It is live in select regions like the U.S, the U.K, Canada, and Ukraine on Android. You can build a powerful army and outsmart opponents in tactical medieval battles So, Crownlings is a medieval turn-based strategy title where every move of yours can shape the outcome of the battle. Here, you can recruit heroes, build your army,…

Probably the first nation to develop UAVs over 50 years ago, Israel is at the forefront also of C-UAS solutions, one more being added by Rafael at Eurosatory, despite the limitations imposed by France on the presence of Israeli stands. Although not present in mock-up form, Israel unveiled the Iron Wasp, an interceptor drone developed in cooperation with SpearUAV, now part of Uvision, the system being integrated on a vehicle together with several other Rafael solutions to give birth to the Force Protector, a mobile C-UAS layered defence system click on image to enlarge Putting together the know-how of two…

Welcome back to Five Questions for a General, a production of the Modern War Institute at West Point. This series features specially selected cadet hosts who are given an incredible professional development opportunity—to sit down with senior military officers and ask carefully crafted questions about everything from leadership to their unique experiences while serving to their expectations about the future of war. In this episode, Cadet Zach Olson sits down with retired General Robert Brown, the former commander of US Army Pacific and current president of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), to discuss leadership, innovation, and a commitment to…