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GA-ASI Demonstrates Disaster Relief Comms System With SoftBank Corp Japanese Supplier Working With GA-ASI on Communications Payload for MQ-9B SAN DIEGO – 1 October 2026 – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed a successful flight test using its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) featuring a new communications payload developed by SoftBank Corp., a major Japanese telecommunications and technology operator. The Disaster Relief Unit (DRU) communications pod can be used for disaster relief and recovery communications in areas where cellular service is not available. The pod was integrated onto an MQ-9B and flown by GA-ASI on July 27. DRU lets…

During the ongoing EURONAVAL 2026 Press Tour organised by the French Maritime Industry Association (GICAN), MBDA confirmed that the company is offering its submarine-launched Exocet anti-ship missile for Indonesia’s future Scorpène Evolved submarines. Responding to a question from Naval News, MBDA said it is offering the SM39 Block 2 Mod 2, the latest submarine-launched Exocet variant currently in full production. The company also confirmed that the ongoing contract for two Scorpène Evolved submarines already includes the capability to launch the SM39, as Naval News previously reported. MBDA said it is offering the SM39 rather than the next-generation SM40, which remains…

Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and dial 1, text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net.Fewer veterans died by suicide in 2024 than the previous year, and the rate — the number of deaths per member of the veteran population — also declined slightly, according to a new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs.The VA’s annual suicide prevention report, released last week, said that 6,488 veterans died by suicide in 2024, down from 6,662 in 2023. The rate of suicide among…

Home › UFC News › Watch: Sean O’Malley’s Hilarious Voice Message To Former Opponent As He Hopes To ‘Beat His A** Again’ Sean O’Malley shared a hilarious voice message he sent to a former opponent, hoping to run it back with him. The former rival in question? Petr Yan. O’Malley and Yan faced off back in October 2022 at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. ‘Suga’ won via a razor-close split decision, eventually earning him a title shot against Aljamain Sterling. ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – OCTOBER 22: (L-R) Petr Yan of Russia and Sean O’Malley talk after their bantamweight…

As of July, the Pentagon had been prepping artificial intelligence tools that analyze text, voices and faces to estimate trustworthiness, according to declassified presentation slides and prior Defense Department statements. Now, Pentagon officials say that some of that AI is not part of the current revamp of the polygraph interview process, after Defense News asked for a response to concerns about the earlier statements and the slides. On Wednesday, the Pentagon’s Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, or DCSA, which vets security clearance holders and applicants, said in an emailed statement that “active research and development” for the “Modernizing Polygraph” effort…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — More than 600 Soldiers reclassified to the new 40D Tactical Space Operations Specialist MOS, Oct. 1, 2026. These Soldiers join the new Army Space Operations branch and become the newest warfighters in the space domain. “We had nearly 3,000 Soldiers apply, and selected over 600 of the most capable, professional Soldiers in the Army,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Rickey Jackson, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. “We drew talent from Military Intelligence, Air Defense Artillery and the Signal Corps, but the 40D MOS is open for anyone to apply. Ultimately, we…

Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, will be executed by a U.S. Army firing squad, the Pentagon announced Monday. “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced. “He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’…

A federal appeals court has seemingly cleared the way for the Veterans Affairs Department to allow its contract with the American Federation of Government Employees to expire.Last month, a federal judge for the third time blocked VA management from cancelling its collective bargaining agreements with AFGE, the latest in the long-running dispute over the department’s implementation of President Trump’s executive order barring unions across much of the federal government.U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose had previously ruled that the VA likely violated union members’ First Amendment rights when it first sought to terminate the contract in August 2025. A three-judge panel…

VIENNA — Germany plans to stand up its first dedicated drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced, as Berlin attempts to institutionalize lessons from the war in Ukraine after years of domestic foot-dragging on unmanned warfare.Speaking Oct. 1 at the Bergen military training area during the army’s “Experimentalserie Land” trials, Pistorius said ground forces will begin forming the regiment in 2027. Officials credited direct operational exchanges with Ukrainian frontline units for shaping the live-fire trials, which tested both aerial drones and unmanned ground systems. Pistorius emphasized that ground robotics will serve as an equal operational pillar alongside aerial…

The UFC Meta Rankings have been updated following the UFC 332 MMA event last weekend in Salt Lake City, and top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) prospect Payton Talbott has snatched former two-time Flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo’s spot in the rankings, knocking him out of the rankings, just like he knocked him out in Utah (watch highlights).Former NFL Linebacker Anthony Wint entered the rankings after just two fights in the promotion (fighting cans). Johnny Walker also entered the Heavyweight rankings after starching Mick Parkin in under four minutes (watch highlights).Check out the updated UFC Meta Rankings below (for an explanation on…