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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…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency now has full access to Anthropic’s flagship Mythos Preview model, according to a U.S. official and a second person familiar with the matter.The cyberdefense agency received access around a week ago, the official said. Both sources spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The White House Office of the National Cyber Director has not yet set clear parameters for how the agency should use the model, the official added.The lack of parameters echoes earlier Nextgov/FCW reporting showing federal tech leaders have privately complained that ONCD has not adequately briefed them on implementing…

Company Will Produce Service’s New Uncrewed Combat Jets SAN DIEGO – 17 June 2026 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has received a production contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for the FQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The initial order is a significant milestone, beginning the delivery of production aircraft to the warfighter. GA-ASI designed, developed and flight-tested FQ-42A on an accelerated schedule unlike any fighter in recent history. “This is an exciting day for our company and the nation,” said company President David R. Alexander. “Moving to production on FQ-42A is the result of an extraordinary partnership…

Credit: CZ DefenceDefense Feeds, Paris – The Tadeas 4×4 command vehicle was unveiled at Eurosatory 2026 as Czech defense manufacturers seek to address growing NATO demand for mobile and survivable battlefield headquarters.Designed to operate close to frontline units while maintaining command-and-control capabilities under combat conditions, the vehicle reflects the increasing importance of protected communications and battlefield coordination in modern warfare.Recent conflicts have highlighted the vulnerability of traditional command posts to drone surveillance, precision-guided munitions and electronic warfare attacks. As a result, NATO members are investing in more mobile and resilient command platforms capable of relocating quickly while maintaining connectivity across…

PARIS, June 17, 2026 ― Teledyne FLIR Defense, a pioneer in intelligent sensing solutions and part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced the launch of its advanced CheMSense™ Protect continuous and autonomous air monitor for rapid chemical detection. As the first commercially available chemical detection system utilizing Teledyne’s Multi-Dimensional Mass Spectrometry (MDMS™) technology, CheMSense Protect represents a major leap forward in speed and sensitivity, equipping real-world infrastructure with fast positive identification of threats and one of the lowest unit maintenance costs on the market. CheMSense Protect monitors airflow non-stop and can detect and identify potential Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) and…

More than 54 years after he crawled beneath the Dong Ha Bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John Ripley entered the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes on Thursday. For generations of Marines, the moment represented recognition of one of the most legendary acts of battlefield leadership in the Vietnam War. But for Ripley’s son, Tom, the ceremony was about far more than a medal. In an exclusive interview with Military.com following the ceremony, Tom Ripley said the Medal of Honor awarded to his father represents the Marines who fought beside him, the military spouse who held their…

When the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February, the regime in Tehran was in an unprecedented position of weakness. It faced existential economic and environmental crises, diminished defensive capabilities, and internal turmoil and external scrutiny following a brutal January crackdown on protests that killed thousands of its own people. But after 40 days of war and two months of shaky cease-fire, the Islamic Republic has emerged intact, emboldened, and armed with a new deterrent that appears even more powerful than all the weapons its adversaries damaged with airstrikes: its control over the Strait of…

Ahead of the EU leaders’ security summits in Copenhagen in October 2025, the Danish Armed Forces engaged Saab to deploy several Giraffe 1X systems for surveying both civil and military infrastructure. Saab responded promptly, and after successfully operating the systems for over six months, the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) has now placed a permanent order for the systems.  Leading up to and during the high-profile summits in Copenhagen, industry and military units from several NATO countries, including the Swedish Armed Forces with Saab’s anti-drone system, which includes the Giraffe 1X, were deployed to support security…