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News August 14, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Triton via Northrop Grumman CANBERRA, Australia. Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force are working to integrate the MQ-4C Triton autonomous surveillance aircraft into Australian maritime operations, the company announced in a statement. The aircraft is intended to support surveillance across Australia’s maritime domain and operate alongside crewed platforms such as the P-8A Poseidon, the statement reads. Triton can fly above 15,000 meters for as long as 24 hours and cover up to 14 million square kilometers during a single mission, Northrop Grumman says. Its…

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII—The Marine Corps’ “future lies in the Pacific,” Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said Tuesday as Lt. Gen. James Glynn transferred command of roughly two-thirds of the service to Lt. Gen. Roger Turner.Glynn is a “once-in-a-generation” talent whose “efforts under a constrained budget, doing things across the expanse of the Indo-Pacific” have been “truly Herculean,” Smith said at the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific change of command ceremony here. But Turner, who comes to the command from the Okinawa-based III Marine Expeditionary Force, also has “spectacular” leadership skills, technical ability, and interpersonal skills, Smith said.“We’re a Pacific-facing nation,…

In the complex security landscape of South-Eastern Europe, Türkiye has re-emerged in recent years as one of the most active and influential external actors. Ankara’s approach provides a mix of hard security interests with investment, cultural diplomacy, and selective political engagement. For European defence and security audiences, understanding Türkiye’s role requires moving beyond simplistic “neo-Ottoman” narratives and recognising a pragmatic strategy shaped by NATO commitments, regional ambitions, and shifting relations with the EU and Russia. Increasingly, Türkiye is not merely present in the region, it is embedded across multiple layers of governance,from infrastructure and finance to defence institutions and security…

Islam Makhachev has a chance to make history at UFC 330.Later tonight (Sat., Aug. 14, 2026), Makhachev attempts to break his shared record with Anderson Silva by extending his current win streak to 17. If he’s able to dispatch Ian Machado Garry, he’ll also score his first Welterweight title defense to accompany the record-setting four defenses he accomplished in the Lightweight division.Already, Makhachev is more credentialed than his friend and coach, Khabib Nurmagomedov, who retired at the top of his game as an undefeated champion. Makhachev has more UFC wins and more title wins already, yet to some extent, he…

Trending:Arman Tsarukyan vs. Charles Oliveira 2 cancelled as Tsarukyan set for new UFC 331 fight@venum on InstagramUFC star Arman Tsarukyan has looked ahead to his future in the promotion as he prepares to return to action at UFC 331. As we know, Arman Tsarukyan is easily one of the top contenders in the UFC’s lightweight division. Unfortunately, due to a few disagreements between him and the promotion, as well as his own actions, he has yet to compete for the undisputed title. RELATED: Arman Tsarukyan booked for Dillon Danis title fight just weeks after UFC 331 co-main Tsarukyan is certainly…

Jamal Ben Saddik has left GLORY and signed with World Fighting League, the kickboxing and MMA promotion led by former fighter Melvin Manhoef. The Belgian-Moroccan heavyweight is set to make his WFL debut on October 3 at Lotto Arena in his hometown of Antwerp, with an opponent still to be announced. The news was first reported by FSI247. Ben Saddik will be part of WFL’s “Final 16” event, which begins a heavyweight tournament with eight fighters competing across four bouts. The October show serves as the first stage of the format, and WFL now has one of the best-known heavyweight…

Federal wildland firefighters will soon have more opportunities to receive hazard pay in connection with their work fighting and preventing wildfires, thanks to newly finalized regulations from the Office of Personnel Management.Currently, federal firefighters are eligible for hazard pay—a 25% increase over their normal salary—only when working to extinguish an unplanned wildfire. But they do not receive this increased pay when working on prescribed burns, in which officials intentionally ignite decaying forest material in the hopes of mitigating the risk of an uncontrolled wildfire breaking out in the future.In a new rule published in the Federal Register Friday, OPM finalized…

The OneGov program has saved the federal government about $1.62 billion — including about $1.4 billion through limited-time discounts on artificial intelligence — since its inception, a General Services Administration official said Thursday.“That number may not capture the full impact because some agencies might have used the OneGov pricing to negotiate pricing on their own contracts outside of GSA’s [involvement],” Birgit Smeltzer, director of the agency’s Office of IT Products, said at the GovCIO Federal AI Forum. Indeed, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is one example of an agency that has negotiated technology discounts beyond OneGov. But federal agencies…

This article provides a primer on illegal drug markets, with a focus on the structure and nature of these markets and the enterprises involved. The markets for illegal drugs are large, with annual retail expenditures likely exceeding $100 billion in the United States alone. Many drugs are easy to produce, and their high value-to-weight ratios make them attractive to smugglers. Some features of illegal drug markets have been quite stable, such as the small size of retail purchases, in part because most sales are to people who use frequently and typically do not buy in bulk. Between production and consumption,…

Palantir has secured another lucrative commitment from the Defense Department: a pledge to pay the company up to $243.9 million to use its software through March 31, 2027.In a memo viewed by Washington Technology, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg has directed DOD departments to identify options for more spending on Palantir products from April 1, 2027, and Dec. 28, 2028.In the memo, Feinberg says Palantir’s software is “providing valuable support to improve efficiencies with the defense industrial base”—for example, by flagging delays in munitions and delivery-vehicle production and maintenance.Feinberg made no mention of specific contracts or vehicles.The action follows a July award of a 10-year, $10 billion…