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The 2026 Summer Games Fest has brought a whole host of new details for the upcoming Star Wars: Zero Company, and seeing how it was one of my most anticipated games of 2026, I couldn’t be more excited. Let’s dive into all the details we know about this XCOM-like experience and how the Star Wars theme will make it special! Star Wars Zero Company is a single-player, turn-based tactics game that effectively brings XCOM-style strategy to a galaxy far, far away. Developed by Bit Reactor, a studio stacked with veteran developers behind legendary strategy titles like XCOM and Civilization, in…

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Boeing’s 757 Flying Test Bed was recently spotted carrying a stealthy underwing infrared sensor pod under its fuselage. This may be the first time this aircraft, better known as ‘The Catfish’ because of its unique and highly modified nose profile, has ever been seen lugging around a store on this station. The pod itself is part of a larger “Raptor 2.0″ upgrade package being developed for the F-22. Catfish has served as a key systems integration testbed for the Raptor since the…

New product launches, live gear configuration presentations, and special guests from GROM SMU. Direct Action® invites you to visit its booth at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris. Direct Action® will be present at Eurosatory 2026, taking place on June 15–19, 2026, in Paris, France. The brand will showcase its latest solutions developed for special operations forces, military personnel, and law enforcement professionals operating in demanding environments. Eurosatory is one of the world’s leading defense and security exhibitions, bringing together manufacturers, military representatives, and end users from across the globe. For Direct Action®, the event is an opportunity to meet professionals, exchange…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — UFC lightweight contender Mauricio Ruffy joins MMA Fighting’s José Youngs to discuss everything from his favorite anime—including his deep love for One Piece and its wildly popular main character Monkey D. Luffy—and more.Ruffy (13-2) competes Sunday at UFC White House against former Bellator star and one-time UFC title challenger Michael Chandler. The Brazilian knockout artist won his first three fights after being signed off of Dana White’s Contender Series in 2023, including a Knockout of the Year candidate against King Green when he flattened the longtime veteran with a spinning wheel kick.After suffering his first loss at…

A thick, wide, and powerful back is one of the most impressive features of an athletic physique. Beyond aesthetics, a strong back improves posture, enhances athletic performance, increases pulling strength, and helps protect the spine from injury. Whether your goal is building a V taper, increasing deadlift performance, or simply creating a more balanced physique, focusing on the right exercises can dramatically accelerate your results. The challenge is that many people spend years doing countless sets of random rows and pulldowns without making significant progress. The reality is that certain movements consistently outperform others when it comes to stimulating the…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise face shortages of memory components as demand for artificial intelligence servers surges among enterprises and data centers, executives said recently on separate earnings calls. Although facing similar challenges, the two computer makers are taking slightly different tacks toward the memory constraints. Dell is prioritizing large strategic customers, while HPE is working with memory partners to secure supply and lock in capacity through long-term agreements. A historic structural disruption in the memory market is driving the current…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has long been looking for this weekend to be a big one for his presidency. The World Cup returns to the U.S. on Friday for the first time in 32 years after Trump threw himself into winning the bid to co-host the soccer tourney during his first term. He’ll be feted Sunday, his 80th birthday, during a UFC fight night that’s expected to draw thousands to the White House grounds. Hours after the final bout, he’s scheduled to jet off to the G7 summit in the French Alps for talks with several world leaders…

The wreckage of a Shahed suicide UAV in Ukraine. Ukrainian air defenders have successfully devised ways to jam these aircraft by examining their navigation systems. Russian and Iranian engineers have responded in kind by developing increasingly sophisticated electronic counter-countermeasures. Ukrainian experts have shared details on the electronic counter-countermeasure techniques used by Shahed suicide UAVs against electronic attack systems. Shahed series suicide Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) began to appear in the ongoing war in Ukraine from January 2024. The weapon was developed by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Shahed Aviation Industries Research Centre. Shaheds have been supplied to Russia and are…

Missiles, drones, and maritime disruptions do not stop at national borders. Gulf defense architecture still too often waits for national permission to act. The Gulf Cooperation Council has spent decades building defense institutions, diplomatic forums, and a language of indivisible Gulf security. Recent crises in the Red Sea, the Strait of Hormuz, and the airspace above the Gulf have exposed a harder test: whether those institutions can move at crisis speed when a missile salvo, drone attack, or maritime disruption gives the region minutes or hours, not days, to respond.The Gulf has no shortage of capability. The region has advanced…

“One hand, one million dollars, no tears,” was how Salomon Brothers CEO John Gutfreund challenged a trader, as recounted by Michael Lewis in the book Liar’s Poker. The game itself, in which players make bets based on the serial numbers printed on dollar bills, is centered on rewarding those capable of analyzing risk under uncertainty while projecting confidence, absorbing pressure, and intimidating opponents through sheer force of will. In many ways, the Iran war has resembled a geopolitical version of liar’s poker. For one hundred days, nations, markets, intelligence agencies, and military planners have attempted to determine not only capabilities, but intentions. Every…