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The RAAF’s fleet of ten C-27Js has been in service for just over a decade, but much of its operational history has been problematic. (Roy Choo)Among the few capability revelations in Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program, unveiled in April, was the planned withdrawal of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) C-27J Spartan light transport aircraft.Operated by No. 35 Squadron from RAAF Base Amberley, the fleet of ten C-27Js has been in service for little more than a decade.The withdrawal decision, however, was not unexpected, given longstanding questions over the aircraft’s capability deficiencies, operating and sustainment costs,…

Taufkirchen / Germany, 28 May 2026 – The sensor system house HENSOLDT presents the modular SAR solution for satellite-based reconnaissance OrbitISR that combines high-performance imaging with a high degree of integration flexibility. The SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) electronics kit combines high-resolution, all-weather, day-and-night operation with an architecture that provides system integrators with increased certainty during development, integration, and subsequent upgrades. OrbitISR supports precise situational awareness through various SAR modes and configurable observation parameters. This makes the system suitable for diverse mission profiles and demanding operational conditions where reliable data and robust target characterization are critical. At the same time, OrbitISR…

On April 15, technology podcaster Dwarkesh Patel published a two-hour interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. For roughly forty minutes, Patel asked one question six different ways. The question was this: If American-made compute trains AI models with the serious cyber-offensive capabilities Anthropic’s Mythos Preview demonstrated — and that compute is sold to a strategic adversary — what responsibility does the seller bear?Huang’s answers hovered a safe distance away from the question. AI is a “five-layer cake,” he told Patel, and ceding any layer to China would be industrial suicide. The Chinese, he argued, already have enough compute to do…

The biggest Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) gi event of the year is upon us, with the 2026 IBJJF World Championships happening at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California on May 28 – 31, 2026. This is also a milestone event, as it’s the 30th edition of the IBJJF Worlds.The 2026 IBJJF Worlds or “Mundials” will stream LIVE on FloGrappling, starting at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, and will continue until the event concludes on Sunday. A free live stream of the earlier matches will likely be on YouTube, which will be embedded below once it’s available.2026 IBJJF Worlds PreviewWith this…

UFC heavyweight legend Cain Velasquez has given his thoughts on potentially fighting again at some point in the future. As we know, Cain Velasquez is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights to ever compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a multiple-time world champion, and he has picked up some huge wins throughout the course of his illustrious career. RELATED: Cain Velasquez set to appear at Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano as analyst for first MMA role since prison release While he has certainly had some issues to deal with outside of the cage, Velasquez is still viewed…

News May 28, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems Image via Kongsberg KRAKÓW, Poland. Kongsberg signed a contract with Poland’s Institute of Meteorology and Water Management to deliver a satellite ground station for Sentinel and polar-orbiting meteorological satellites, the company announced in a statement. The system will receive, process, and distribute remote sensing satellite data using antenna systems, signal processing, and software from Kongsberg’s MEOS technology portfolio, the statement reads. Installation is planned for Kraków in autumn 2026, and the contract includes a one-year warranty, according to the company. The ground station will support data from Copernicus Sentinel…

The transition from employee to annuitant can be stressful, especially when someone is worried about income, benefits, deadlines, taxes or missing paperwork. It helps to get the answers you need when there are delays or a perceived problem with your benefits. These days, it is even harder to get help since many agencies are short-handed and overwhelmed by the number of employees who have retired at the same time. When you find someone who might be able to resolve your problem or explain something that you do not understand, it is important to include the relevant facts and not bury…

Introduction For years, before the fall of the Assad regime and the emergence of Syria’s new government under Ahmed Al-Sharaa, trucks steadily rolled into northern Syria from Turkey into territory controlled by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). The Sunni Islamist group, formed from the ex-al-Qaeda branch Al-Nusra Front, was widely designated as a terror organization at the time. These trucks carried the fuel that powered the wartime economy in Idlib and its surrounding northern region. HTS’s exploitation of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing was no secret, but what is less known was the network of Turkish nationals behind this illicit trade…

A new front has opened in the U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence: open-weight, local AI models. Until recently, the most capable AI models were too big and too costly to run anywhere but in giant data centers packed with expensive, specialized chips. But now these systems are rapidly migrating from the cloud to consumer hardware—including laptops and mobile devices—where they can answer questions, write code, and take actions on a user’s behalf without sending data to a remote server. Thanks to technological advances in both AI models and chips, the so-called open-weight AI models that increasingly underpin most local AI…

Romania summoned Russia’s ambassador, convened its highest national security body, and received a personal condemnation from the President of the European Commission on Friday morning, turning a drone strike on a Galați apartment building into the most significant diplomatic confrontation between Bucharest and Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia […]