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Well known for its armour package solutions, Plasan of Israel is unveiling three new protection systems for armoured vehicles: ATHENA, against shaped charges and medium calibre KE rounds, TAPS, against top attack bomblets, and LAPS, aimed at avoiding leg damages in case of IED or mine explosion Historically one of the armour specialists in the western world, Plasan is always looking at new technologies and material to improve vehicles protection. Three new products have been announced, the three of them covering the overall panel of threats, direct fire, top attack, and underbelly blast. click on image to enlarge ATHENA is…

Rohde and Schwarz and Infozahyst signed a memorandum of partnership during the 2026 EW Europe conference and exhibition in Helsinki to deepen their collaboration and work towards developing a modular electronic warfare mission system to equip ground platforms. Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains. Top of the MOPs Rohde and Schwarz and Infozahyst signed a Memorandum of Partnership (MOP) at this year’s Association of Old Crows’ Electronic Warfare Europe conference and exhibition held in Helsinki between 19th and 21st May. The MOP will combine Rohde and Schwarz’ “cutting edge…

RAND Style Manual Luckey, David, Combating Chinese Fentanyl Trafficking: Policy Considerations for Supply Reduction and International Coordination, RAND Corporation, CT-A5040-1, 2026. As of June 4, 2026: Copy Text Chicago Manual of Style Luckey, David, Combating Chinese Fentanyl Trafficking: Policy Considerations for Supply Reduction and International Coordination. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2026. .

For the past two decades, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has served as a stage for Russian President Vladimir Putin to impress foreign guests and showcase his strength. Indeed, the glitzy annual event in Russia’s second city has become so closely associated with the Kremlin dictator that it is routinely referred to as “Putin’s Davos.” This year’s forum was supposed to be an opportunity for Putin to reset the narrative following months of unfavorable headlines focusing on mounting Russian economic woes and a lack of progress in Ukraine. Multiple American influencers had been recruited to attend, while Chairman of…

Igor Severino and Zhalgas Zhumagulov are fighting for more than belts this weekend in Slovakia.The champion vs. champion clash could end up being one of the best non-UFC fights of 2026, with the two looking to make history and prove that being let go by the UFC is not the end of the world.Severino and Zhumagulov, who headline Oktagon 89 this Saturday in Bratislava, Slovakia, had completely different journeys in the UFC. Severino’s was a short-lived one, which saw him released after he bit Andre Lima in his first UFC fight. Zhumagulov, on the other hand, fought seven times in…

By Trent Pollard 4 June 2026 When the first Australian-made AS9 Huntsman fired on its distant target, you’d have been forgiven for mistaking it for cracks of thunder, which is fitting considering the name of its Korean predecessor, Hanwha’s ‘K9 Thunder’. Thirty gunners from Townsville’s 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, fired the new domestically produced AS9 self-propelled howitzers at the conclusion of a six-week course at the School of Artillery in Puckapunyal, Victoria. From the production line in Geelong to completion of its first introduction-into-service training course has taken a matter of months. Director General Systems and Integration Brigadier James…

Over the last decade, open-world games have become so ubiquitous that they almost seem passé, and new releases need to push themselves further than ever before to leave their mark. Otherwise, in 2035, they might find themselves featured in retrospective discussions about fantastic games forgotten by time and players. Let’s take a look at a few open-world titles that suffered that fate, out of no fault of their own. Naturally, most releases cannot possibly remain relevant indefinitely, especially if they don’t form part of a franchise that churns out sequels eternally or reach a level of acclaim that cements their…

Introduction I have spent most of my childhood playing all sorts of World War 2 videogames. Those were all the rage back then, in the late 90s and early 2000s. A huge portion of World War 2 veterans were still alive and were now grandparents in their late 60s and 70s. Stories were being passed down, new blockbuster movies were being made, with Saving Private Ryan kickstarting a gold rush that saw countless others trying to capitalize on its success. This wasn’t limited only to movies and books, and the rising media of videogames was coming into its own too,…

The Department of Defense has filed a motion to block a June 2 court order that required it to allow recruits with asymptomatic HIV to enlist or commission into the U.S. military.Attorneys for the Pentagon filed a motion Wednesday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to reconsider its Tuesday decision in the case, Wilkins v. Hegseth, which lifted a stay on prohibiting HIV-positive people whose infections are controlled by medication and who otherwise qualify from serving while the case continues.In 2024, Circuit Court Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Eastern District Court of Virginia ruled that with…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Air Force would keep all of its 184 F-22 Raptors until at least the end of fiscal 2032 under an amendment added to the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization bill. In a June 4 markup, the committee approved by voice vote a plethora of amendments related to the Air Force and its fleet. They include provisions that would allow the Air Force to buy more…