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On October 6, 2026, the U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced Arsenal-2, a new software-defined shipyard backed by a $3.7 billion private capital investment by Anduril Industries. The facility will manufacture critical components for the Virginia-class submarine, adding significant new capacity to America’s submarine industrial base in support of the Navy’s effort to increase attack submarine production. Anduril press release Under President Trump’s leadership, the U.S. Navy has awarded Anduril a contract of up to $2.9 billion, with payments tied directly to demonstrated production outcomes. This contract structure ensures that Anduril, not the taxpayer, takes on the majority of the…

As violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank has escalated, often with the acquiescence or support of Israel’s military, and the Israeli government has increasingly constricted Palestinian daily life, the potential for a new intifada — or uprising — has intensified. The first Palestinian intifada began in late 1987 and continued for several years. Civil society played a major role in organizing the first intifada, which started as mostly nonviolent and included economic measures such as strikes and boycotts. The second intifada broke out in 2000 and lasted into 2005. It was much more violent than the…

Key PointsBLADE, formerly HDT, submitted its Hunter WOLF robotic vehicle for the U.S. Army’s Infantry Last Tactical Mile resupply and casualty evacuation initiative.The U.S. Army selected six vendors in August and plans an operational assessment with an Army unit in early 2027 to inform production.BLADE, the robotics company formerly known as HDT, said it has submitted its Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicle for the U.S. Army’s Infantry Last Tactical Mile initiative, a prototype effort to use robotic vehicles for resupply and casualty evacuation near the front line. The company was one of six vendors the U.S. Army selected for the…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush arrived in Phuket, Thailand, on Sunday for a scheduled port call after 188 days at sea, leaving just one carrier strike group, led by USS George Washington, in the Middle East for the first time in months. Across the Pacific, USS Abraham Lincoln, which Washington relieved in August, is holding off the west coast of California to disembark her air wing and offload ammunition ahead of a well-deserved homecoming this week. With several outlets now confirming…

In a milestone ceremony marking the end of an unprecedented service transition, the final group of Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard members officially swore into the Space Force during a transfer ceremony. Space Force Col. Andrew S. Menschner, deputy commander, Space Systems Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base, presided over the oath-taking ceremony on October 1, 2026, and emphasized the historic nature and unique responsibility resting on the shoulders of the incoming Guardians. “I’ve had the chance to enlist people, commission people, retire people, promote people … I’ve never had the chance to transfer people from one…

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Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Closet organization brand Moralve is using Amazon Global Warehousing and Distribution to centralize its inventory pool to meet demand across global markets, Co-founder and CEO Mo Kuhail told Supply Chain Dive. Since the company’s launch in 2021, Kuhail said that Moralve wanted to expand beyond the U.S. market, which currently represents about 75% of the company’s sales. However, global expansion is difficult as supply chains can be fragmented. In Kuhail’s case, suppliers couldn’t justify tracking smaller shipments to certain markets because the…

Moral injury, the distress that can arise from experiences that violate deeply held moral beliefs and expectations, is an important concern for U.S. military veterans. In this report, the authors examine the landscape of U.S. community-based organizations that provide faith‑based or spiritually informed support for moral injury among military veterans. Drawing on a systematic scan of publicly available information and qualitative interviews with 19 representatives from 17 participating faith-based organizations (FBOs), the authors describe how these organizations conceptualize moral injury, the approaches they use to support veterans, and how their work intersects with the broader veteran-support ecosystem, including the U.S.…

NEWINGTON, N.H. – On the factory floor at gun maker Sig Sauer’s headquarters, giant shipping pallets of the brand-new M8 Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle sit shrink-wrapped on shelves, ready for dispatch to soldiers.Fielding of the M8 carbine, which appears set to replace Sig Sauer’s M7 as the Army’s standard rifle less than three years after the M7’s initial fielding began, will begin in December with some units at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, company executives confirmed to Military Times Monday. The NGSW new weapons rollout also includes Sig’s M250 machine gun, which will replace the aging M249 Squad Automatic Weapon…

Rheinmetall and defence technology startup Breaker have signed a teaming agreement to bring human machine teaming to armoured vehicles. Breaker’s tactical orchestration agent will be integrated into the Australian Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) through the platform’s open architecture, allowing the crew to control teams of autonomous systems by voice. This marks a step change in armoured vehicle operations capability by combining crewed and uncrewed platforms to extend the Boxer’s reach and situational awareness without adding personnel. It will enhance survivability and lethality on the battlefield by reinforcing the Boxer crew with teams of robots, allowing them to stay entirely…