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The Trump administration still needs to determine how it will remove nuclear materials from Iran after officials from both countries sign documents to end the war, a senior official said Friday.“This is very combustible stuff, very volatile stuff. We’re not just going to, like, go down there with a backhoe and a guy with a backpack and start taking it out,” the official, who did not want to be identified by name, said on a call with reporters organized by the White House. “The technical details need to be figured out, but I think there’s a commitment to do that.”Iranian…

The 11th Airborne Division hosted its inaugural “Angel Ascent” innovation event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson this week, marking a major milestone in the division’s commitment to warfighting transformation and Soldier-driven solutions for the Arctic’s unique operational challenges. The event, modeled as a “Shark Tank-style” pitch competition, brought together Soldiers from across the division to present their innovative solutions to a panel of senior leaders and subject matter experts from various industries and organizations, including the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the 673rd Air Base Wing, DEVCOM, and the U.S. Army Arctic Regions Test Center (ARTC). Angel Ascent will become a bi-annual…

Tonight’s UFC Freedom 250 event was headlined by a lightweight title fight featuring Ilia Topuria taking on current interim champ Justin Gaethje. Topuria (17-1 MMA) wasreturning to action for the first time since violently knocking out Charles Oliveira in the first-round of their title fight at UFC 317 in June of last year. Prior to that triumph, ‘El Matador’ was coming off back-to-back knockout wins over Max Holloway and Alex Volkanovski respectively. Meanwhile, Justin Gaethje (28-5 MMA) was most previously seen in action this past January at UFC 324, where he scored a unanimous decision win over Paddy Pimblett to…

PARIS — France is working on a “kill web” to connect sensors and weapon systems on the battlefield for faster decision making and firing, similar to Ukraine’s Delta system, according to the head of the French Army’s technical section STAT.The kill web will initially be built around France’s Atlas artillery-weapon system provided by Thales, with the intention to expand “to enable dynamic targeting,” according to Gen. Olivier Coquet, who heads the section, in a briefing with reporters here at the Eurosatory defense show on Sunday. He said the kill web will be part of the broader Arcadia AI-powered battlefield command…

The service that the nearly 2 million members of the United States Armed Forces provide every day may not be seen by every single person in the country, but if they are wearing the cloth of the nation, you know that they are doing their part for the greater good of the country. Many of those service members also have families, and they rely on their partners to take care of the very important matters at home so their loved ones can do the business that comes with service. The selfless service these men and women provide is seen even…

The UK has conducted boarding operations against a Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ship for the first time. The vessel, the crude oil tanker Smyrtos, was interdicted in the English Channel in the early hours of 14 June. According to a UK government statement, Royal Marines Commandos and National Crime Agency (NCA) law enforcement personnel undertook the boarding task. In a six-hour operation, the boarding was supported by Chinook, Merlin Mk4, and Wildcat helicopters from the combined Maritime Air Group; a UK Royal Air Force Poseidon P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft (MPRA); and the UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigate HMS…

An uneasy quiescence has come to define U.S.-Chinese relations during U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term. Although both governments are calling it “constructive strategic stability,” U.S.-Chinese relations have been so tenuous and shallow, so lacking in ambition or any affirmative vision from either side, that it seems more apt to describe the current moment as a stalemate defined by “mutually assured disruption.” Going forward, the crucial question for both sides will be who is making better use of this interregnum.For its part, Beijing sees stalemate as a victory—a sign that China has positioned itself as Washington’s peer—and as a vindication…

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is restarting public engagements on delayed cyber incident reporting rules that will likely cover tens of thousands of critical infrastructure organizations. The meetings come as CISA faces pressure to issue the final regulations quickly, while some lawmakers and industry groups also want the agency to amend the draft rules to be less broad and burdensome. Starting Monday, CISA will host a series of virtual town halls to get feedback on the draft regulations to implement the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA). The meetings will run through Wednesday. CISA had initially planned…

PARIS — The French Army showed off an upgraded Leclerc XLR main battle tank fitted with roof-mounted cage armor, a protective measure widely mocked on social media as “cope cages” when similar structures appeared on Russian tanks during the opening months of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but which has since proven useful against drones on the modern battlefield.The French Army technical section built a prototype of the metal cage, which is now being manufactured by KNDS France and in the process of being delivered to the tank units, said Gen. Olivier Coquet, head of the section known as STAT,…

News June 12, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Collin Mackall WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army and allied and partner nations plan to expand the Army’s uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) marketplaces at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris, the Army announced in a statement. The signing of a joint statement of intent is scheduled for June 16 at the Association of the United States Army Pavilion at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, the statement reads. The connected marketplaces are intended to help allies and partners procure drones and counter-drone systems…