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This partnership combines Thales’ expertise in mobile, precise weapon systems with Arquus’ mastery of tactical vehicle design and integration. It offers attractive turnkey solutions for both companies’ target markets. Thales and Arquus today announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate exploratory discussions on the integration of the SpinFire mortar family, including the 120 mm rifled mortar, onto vehicles across the Arquus range. ​ At a time when land forces are seeking fire-support solutions that combine precision, robustness and adaptability, the availability of an intermediate system between the 120 RT (towed rifled mortar system) and the 2R2M,…

Tremendous success for UFC 250, which is great for the continued growth of the sport, the fighters and the fans.MVP MMA had Netflix. UFC 250 had the White House and one of the most recognized global figures in history in President Trump.Only winners here in all scenarios. And UFC 250 was an amazing production, whether you agreed with the location or not.UFC is by far the most dominant brand / the reference brand for the sport of MMA. For MVP MMA to be in the same ballpark of viewership for their biggest event ever is damn good. Don’t care who…

More than 80 years after its sinking, long-buried documents in both the American and Japanese archives held the key to locating the seemingly lost location of the Japanese “Hell ship” Hōfuku Maru. Now, explorer Josh Gates, working with the Hellships Memorial Foundation, is taking viewers along for that historic journey in an all-new season of Expedition Unknown.The first episode of the two-hour event premieres on Wednesday, June 24, at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the Discovery Channel. On Sept. 21, 1944, the Hōfuku Maru, alongside 10 other ships forming Convoy MATA-27, was transporting more than 1,000 Allied Dutch and…

Today Dr. Nathan Clough demonstrates the process of hand grinding a sword blade to correct weight and geometry after heat treatment, followed by polishing and sharpening. The blade in the video is from our Black Prince sword, an Oakeshott type XV blade of the mid-late 14th century and used primarily for armored combat. Arms and Armor Black Prince Sword As always, our swords and other weapons are entirely made by us, by hand, at our shop in Minneapolis, MN. Sword blades are hand ground of 6150 carbon steel, hardened and tempered to 50-52 Rockwell. All of our products are made…

President Donald Trump headed to Camp David on Friday for a weekend of policy and political meetings as negotiations with Iran move toward an inflection point, a White House official told Military Times. Trump, speaking at an event unveiling a new Air Force One aircraft, said that if Tehran fails to agree to a final deal with Washington within the 60-day negotiating window, “We will do things that won’t make them happy.” He added, “I don’t think it’s going to get to that. I think it’s going to be very good.”The president signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…

Zabit Magomedsharipov will finally return to competition on July 5, but it will be under grappling rules.The retired MMA prospect has booked a 155-pound no-gi match with Raul Rosas Jr. as the main event of the upcoming ACBJJ event in Moscow, Russia. The co-headliner features UFC welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov versus Armen Petrosyan.Magomedsharipov was originally rumored to be facing Dan Hooker at the event, but instead, it’s Rosas who faces the former featherweight contender.Magomedsharipov walked away from MMA in 2020 after another cancelled bout with Yair Rodriguez, ending his career with a pro record of 18-1 with six straight wins under…

Grayson Wells battles Tyler Tremblett on June 19th as part of Havoc FC 22 for their heavyweight bare-knuckle boxing title. This is a belt that Grayson Wells never lost and previously vacated after a history-making win over Steve Roy. As the former Havoc FC MMA champ and bare knuckle champ explained why he came to vacate the latter crown, Grayson Wells said [via Bare Knuckle Bowker], “Yeah, man. I technically didn’t lose the title. I gave it up. I won the title and then they asked me to fight a couple times and I was working in film at the…

The DACH region duo of Alexander Rončević and Tim Wenisch have won the Elite 15 Men’s Doubles at 2026 HYROX World Championships. They crossed the line in 48:57.37, one of four teams to finish in under 50 minutes. Let’s take a look at the athlete lineup. Elite 15 Men’s Doubles Field 1 Alexander Rončević & Tim Wenisch AUT / GER2 Jake Williamson & Hunter McIntyre GBR / USA3 Rich Ryan & Pelayo Menendez Fernandez USA / ESP4 James Kelly & Jake Dearden AUS / GBR5 Hidde Weersma & Thierry Willigenberg NED / NED6 Charlie Botterill & Ollie Russell GBR /…

The National Science Foundation is reviewing employees’ reasonable accommodations, as the agency relocates its headquarters to a nearby building. But several employees allege that officials are using the move to revoke telework flexibility for workers with disabilities. While President Donald Trump ended work from home for most of the federal workforce at the start of his second term, his administration exempted employees with disabilities who telework under a reasonable accommodation. Officials are legally required to provide reasonable accommodations (e.g. accessible technology) to better enable a worker to perform their job, unless doing so would result in an “undue hardship” for the…

The Marine Corps has set a new goal to grow its force by up to 5% by 2032, adding thousands of troops as the service tries to envision its role on the future battlefield. The plan, which would expand the Corps to its highest end strength in about a decade after years of downsizing, aims to fill combat capability gaps that arose in earlier versions of the Marine Corps’ controversial Force Design blueprint — an ambitious overhaul of the service’s approach to modern war. “We’re learning to iterate,” Lt. Gen. Eric Austin, deputy commandant for combat development and integration, said…