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To strengthen Patria’s strategic ambition to grow significantly in the upcoming years, the company has established a new unit, CEO Office, which will be headed by Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Petri Vihervuori as of 1 September, 2026. Vihervuori has been nominated also as a member of the Patria Group Management Team. He will be reporting to Patria’s President and CEO Panu Routila. Petri Vihervuori is a senior ownership steering professional with more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of corporate functions, including over a decade in the defence sector. Vihervuori holds a Master of Arts degree from…

PARIS — The French Army has so many applicants that it has had to slow recruitment, while at the same time lacking hardware in areas ranging from spare parts to deep-fires weaponry and counter-drone defense, said deputy chief of staff Gen. Patrick Justel.France faces a different challenge from Germany and Poland, which have ample funding for equipment but struggle to attract enough personnel to meet force targets, according to Justel. The French Army has “more than enough” recruitment candidates, and last year declined to recruit the equivalent of a regiment due to budgetary constraints, the deputy chief said in a…

President Donald Trump’s choice for acting intelligence director, Bill Pulte, has proved controversial. Pulte’s thin background has sparked resistance from Democrats on Capitol Hill, which is not surprising. But some Republicans too have expressed dismay at the president’s choice, a Trump loyalist who currently runs the Federal Housing Finance Agency. “No qualifications,” said U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas.The current director, Tulsi Gabbard, is leaving the job at the end of June 2026.Here’s why it matters who holds the job of director of national intelligence. Principal national security adviserTo speak of telling truth to power seems terribly old-fashioned these days, but as a veteran of White House intelligence operations, I…

CAE’s relationship with Germany spans 65 years, starting with F‑104 Starfighter simulators for the Luftwaffe. Today, CAE is a  trusted partner to the Bundeswehr, supporting a highly ready military. A recent conversation with Thibaut Trancart, VP, Domestic Markets, CAE Defense & Security and General Manager for Germany, describes how CAE supports Germany and allied nations in addressing evolving defence needs. How does training and simulation support NATO readiness? Trancart: Military readiness is key to modern defence discussions, with training and simulation playing a critical role. As platforms become more advanced and interconnected, operational success depends on human performance as much…

Justin Gaethje and Ilia Topuria are just days away from fighting each other but that hasn’t stopped an escalating war of words that has now turned personal.In the leadup to the lightweight title unification bout that headlines the UFC White House card on Sunday, battle lines have been drawn with family members now getting pulled into the fray. Gaethje’s father made a prediction for the fight, which got under Topuria’s skin and then Gaethje commented that he understood why Topuria’s wife wanted a divorce due to his inflated ego.That led to Topuria promising to knock out Gaethje inside of two…

BERZGALE, Latvia — A French military Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone that entered NATO member Latvia’s airspace from Russia on Monday, the latest in a series of such security incidents along Europe’s eastern border regions.The Latvian army, without saying who launched the drone, said it entered from Russia “as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare.”Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs, in a post on X, hailed “swift decision-making and professional action” over the incident.A French army spokesperson confirmed French warplanes had shot down an unidentified drone, and a NATO official said: “It shows once again NATO’s determination and ability…

WARSAW, Poland — Polish-Ukrainian anti-drone radar company Molfar Defence said it is developing a new generation of tactical radar systems for drone types that have doggedly managed to penetrate Ukrainian defenses.The technology aims to find small, low-altitude drones, including those connected to operators via long command wires, a setup that makes them immune to defensive electronic warfare.Maks Dzherikhov, the co-founder of Molfar Defence, told Defense News the company is working on solutions to complement the existing air-defense infrastructure, which is increasingly struggling to identify smaller and slower-moving airborne threats.“We see how quickly drone production is scaling up globally, and how…

The U.S. needs to ramp up focus on building a variety of cheaper weapons systems at scale to ensure sufficient supply for future fights, according to Anduril’s president and chief strategy officer.U.S. industry became complacent and got “ambushed by the future,” said Christian Brose, who was on hand last week at the Washington Post’s inaugural Building America Summit to discuss defense industry developments. “There was just no way of thinking that this formidable capability institution could be disrupted, and I think that there was a failure of imagination,” Brose said. Brose added that the nation has been “systematically failing” at…

Strong legs are one of the most important foundations of health, performance, and longevity. For men over 50, lower body strength is not just about building muscle or maintaining athletic ability. It is directly linked to mobility, balance, bone health, metabolic function, and independence as the years go by. After the age of 50, the body naturally begins to lose muscle mass and strength through a process known as sarcopenia. Research shows that muscle mass declines progressively with age, while strength often decreases at an even faster rate. This loss affects the legs more significantly than many other muscle groups.…

Iran Press TV Monday, 08 June 2026 6:52 AM The spokesman for Yemen’s armed forces has announced a missile strike on Tel Aviv and emphasized that navigation in the Red Sea for Israel is now completely prohibited. “In the context of confronting American and Zionist aggressions against the axis of resistance in Iran, Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen, and in opposition to the Zionist project based on establishing a “Greater Israel” under the name of a “New Middle East,” Yemen’s armed forces have targeted sensitive enemy Israeli sites in Tel Aviv with several missiles,” Yahya Saree said. He stated in…