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A weapon designed when propeller aircraft and armored vehicles dominated the battlefield is now appearing in a fight increasingly shaped by cheap drones. The KPV Heavy Machine Gun seems like an unlikely counter-drone weapon, yet its enormous 14.5 mm cartridge has given the Soviet-era design a surprisingly long second life.The KPV Heavy Machine Gun entered Soviet service in 1949, originally as a heavy machine gun built around the powerful 14.5×114mm cartridge. That ammunition had its roots in Soviet anti-tank rifles, giving the weapon considerably more punch than conventional machine guns.But the KPV Heavy Machine Gun’s story didn’t follow a straight…

Two U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria’s defense minister said on Saturday, nearly a month after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.The United States, which has been at war with Iran since Feb. 28, requested their temporary deployment under an agreement governing the joint use of military facilities. Iran said at the time that their deployment would constitute complicity in “aggression and war crimes”, a charge that Sofia dismissed.The two U.S. Air Force KC-135 planes left Bulgaria on Friday, Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters.The U.S. authorities could not be immediately reached for comment.…

The BFG® Integrated Stealth Harness (ISH™) Combines Three Critical Systems Into One Certified Platform A gun belt carries the equipment needed to do the job. A restraint system keeps a professional connected during aircraft operations. A climbing harness provides certified protection when the mission moves into vertical terrain. Traditionally, those have been three separate pieces of equipment. The Blue Force Gear® Integrated Stealth Harness, or ISH™, brings them together. The patented ISH combines a combat gun belt, rotary-wing restraint system, and independently certified Type C sit harness in one lightweight platform. It allows trained professionals to carry their equipment on…

Jiri Prochazka recently set the record straight on rumors surrounding his next fight. He also admitted that he is ‘sure of one thing.’ The former light heavyweight champion had a recent back-and-forth with Paulo Costa, and there was also speculation that the two would fight at UFC 332. Earlier this year, in April, Prochazka had even suggested that Costa and Magomed Ankalaev were the potential opponents he had in mind. However, it looks like there is no fight set for the man from the Czech Republic, at least for now. Taking to Instagram, where he shared a boatload of photos…

BEMOWO PISKIE TRAINING AREA, Poland — U.S. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment conducted squad tactical exercises and live-fire training from Aug. 4-13, 2026 at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, testing their ability to maneuver, communicate and engage targets in day and night conditions. The training progressed from team live-fire exercises to squad-level tactical movements, allowing Soldiers to build proficiency at the smallest level before operating as a larger formation. “You just have to make sure the lowest element is trained,” said Sgt. 1st Class Geordie Blower, platoon sergeant with Charlie Company, 2-37 AR. “You need to make…

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 A small civilian plane carrying eight people and contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crashed Aug. 20 near a remote Alaskan radar site managed by the Air Force in support of NORAD, killing all aboard. A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration told Air & Space Forces Magazine the Cessna 441 crashed west of Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site at 12:15 p.m. local time, after taking off from…

The Fort McCoy East Barracks Project has reached 99 percent completion, marking another major milestone in the installation’s continuing effort to modernize its infrastructure and strengthen its ability to support Soldiers training at the installation. According to the latest project update provided Aug. 21 by Nathan Butts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, contractor punch-list work is nearing completion, with 94 percent of the punch-list items verified as of Aug. 21. The project also has completed its required seven-day endurance test, and no new requests for information remain. Only one closeout submittal was listed as being under review. The…

Gregory Rodrigues is soaring up the middleweight rankings and he’s certain a big-name opponent has to be next.“Robocop” put on the best performance of his career Saturday, putting on a complete performance against a gritty Anthony Hernandez to win a five-round unanimous decision in the UFC Sacramento main event. It was the fourth straight win for Rodrigues, who called out former 185-pound champion Dricus du Plessis in his post-fight interview.“Dricus du Plessis, where are you, man?” Rodrigues said. “I want you. Let’s go. No. 1 contender to fight for the belt. Dricus du Plessis, I want you.”Rodrigues entered UFC Sacramento…

Another week goes by, and it seems like the strategy and wargaming news never stops flowing. I remember when I started this website a decade ago, and finding newsworthy stuff was a major challenge. Now, I can confidently say that it’s a lot harder to pick what to feature, instead of the other way around. Just have a look at this roundup: Darkest Dungeon, the turn-based strategy classic, gets a new DLC; Magna Conquest, a new medieval RTS, reached 100,000 Wishlists; We have a free DLC for Total War: Warhammer III – Lords of the End Times, a new sneak…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) staged UFC Sacramento yesterday (Sat., Aug. 22, 2026) inside Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif., which saw Gregory Rodrigues defeat Anthony Hernandez via unanimous decision in the headlining bout (recap here). In the co-main event, Vitor Petrino defeated Serghei Spivac, also by unanimous decision, while Reinier de Ridder returned to the win column with a bizarre first round destruction of Roman Dolidze (see it here).Winner: Gregory RodriguesWho He Should Face Next: Caio BorralhoAfter his big win, Rodrigues called for a showdown against Dricus du Plessis, but I just don’t see that fight happening next since “DDP”…