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Until recently, Gen. Frank Donovan ran the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, the white-hot center of the Pentagon’s drive for affordable mass and battlefield robots. Now he’s in charge of U.S. Southern Command, which is working hard to put the DAWG’s products to use. Defense One sat down with Donovan during SOF Week in Tampa. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.Q: You’re an expert in autonomous warfare, as a former leader of the DAWG—for which a nearly unimaginable $50 billion has been requested in the next fiscal year. How do you want to develop and use it at…

News May 29, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via Lockheed Martin MOORESTOWN, New Jersey. Lockheed Martin delivered the first Integrated Combat System (ICS)-enabled baseline to the U.S. Navy, the company announced in a statement. The ICS-enabled baseline combines existing combat-system functions with infrastructure intended to support a common development approach across Navy surface combatants, the statement reads. The delivery also begins a planned six-month cycle for updates and certifications that will be fielded across the fleet, according to the company. The first package, known as Aegis BL9.C3.0, was compiled from the Forge development environment and includes…

Clash of Clans June 2026 Gold Pass season is titled “Anime Fury”.Anime Dragon Duke skin becomes the hero’s first skin since debuting in February 2026.Skin features fiery anime-inspired visuals with flaming wings and beast-like design. Clash of Clans is heading into June 2026 with a brand-new anime-inspired season. Titled “Anime Fury”, the June 2026 Gold Pass season in Clash of Clans is set to introduce the Anime Dragon Duke skin, marking the very first cosmetic for the hero since his debut earlier this year with the February 2026 update. Clash of Clans June 2026 Gold Pass Season: Anime Dragon Duke…

The Office of Personnel Management this week announced plans to remove a nearly 80-year-old rule requiring federal workers to serve for at least one year in their jobs before they may be considered for promotion.Time-in-grade requirements, which have been in place since 1950, institute a 52-week waiting period when feds must work in their current positions before they can be promoted. The law that required such a waiting period expired in 1978.In proposed regulations published in the Federal Register Thursday, OPM said time-in-grade requirements were an “outdated” effort to avoid rapid position inflation at federal agencies, as occurred during World…

Saudi Press Agency Thursday 11/12/1447 Aden, May 29, 2026, SPA — President of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi affirmed that the new support provided by Saudi Arabia reflects its continued support of Yemen and its people. He said the support, provided under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, also demonstrates the Kingdom’s commitment to supporting the aspirations of Yemenis for security, stability, and development. Al-Alimi also expressed his appreciation…

Reduction of internalized HIV stigma is key to increasing HIV disclosure and engagement in peer advocacy for HIV prevention—and these latter processes may also be important for making further inroads into minimizing stigma. We examined mediators of the effect of a peer advocacy training intervention, Game Changers for HIV Prevention (GC-HIV), on reduced internalized HIV stigma among persons living with HIV (PLWH) in Uganda. A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 210 PLWH (105 in each of the intervention and usual care control arms) who were assessed at baseline and months 6, 12 and 18. Internalized HIV stigma was measured…

Jack asks: “Hi Murray Do we have enough information to actually describe how the Huns were dressed for war? Did they look much the same as the Goths or other migration era peoples? Is it a misconception to think they looked anything like the later Mongols? Did they go in for bright or rich fabrics in their panoply, like other Warrior cultures? I’ve heard that they were keen to get their hands on silk fabric, did they then wear this into battle? Join us on Patreon patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas – Military Professionals now have instant access to all Army branch journals through the new Line of Departure app, which currently delivers more than 1,200 professional military articles directly to the field. Army University Press launched the app on May 12, 2026, expanding the reach of their Line of Departure website that previously consolidated the Army’s branch journals into a single, searchable interface. The new mobile version enhances the user experience by letting readers receive article alerts, build custom bookshelves, and share content with others. Maj. Nate Green, a Harding Fellow for Armor Magazine, noted that the…

Saudi Press Agency Thursday 11/12/1447 Aden, May 29, 2026, SPA — The Yemeni government welcomed the directives issued by the Saudi leadership, represented by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to provide urgent fuel derivatives support worth $150 million to cover the operational needs of power plants through the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY). In a statement carried by the official Saba News Agency, the government said the support reflects the deep historical ties…

A pair of children’s shoes is an odd place to look for the changing dynamics of American power. But stick with me because, after the past year, it is one of the clearest places to see them.Long before those shoes reach a store shelf, tariffs have raised the cost of materials, components, and importation. Oil touches nearly everything else: synthetic fabrics, foam, adhesives, packaging, and freight. When both shocks arrive together, companies cut margins, cut orders, cheapen materials, delay investment, and eventually pass the pain on to consumers. Now, multiply that across the economy, and you start to see the…