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Thirty live video feeds fill an operator’s Vezha dashboard. More are available, but these are the thirty selected for the current fight. The operator has filtered the larger pool by unit and geography: reconnaissance crews supporting the maneuver, adjacent teams whose sensors overlap the area of operations, and other feeds likely to affect the mission. The operator knows where those crews are working and can watch what they are seeing in real time. An alert flashes beside one of the feeds. The AI-based Avengers platform has detected a probable vehicle in another crew’s video. A human reviews the cue, classifies…

14 August 2026 – The Danish Armed Forces have commissioned Rheinmetall to supply the MASS decoy system. A contract to this effect was recently signed in Copenhagen. In total, Rheinmetall will supply a number of Multi Ammunition Softkill Systems (MASS): for both the ABSALON-class frigates,  the IVER-HUITFELDT-class frigates and the Royal Danish Navy’s Weapons School. In addition, the Danish Armed Forces have ordered a quantity of Omnitrap-ER decoys. Deliveries are scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of 2027. The contract value, which will be recognised in the second quarter of 2026, amounts to a two-digit million figure in euros…

US Army Announces Vendors for Infantry Last Tactical Mile Operations DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. – Today, the U.S. Army announced the selection of six vendors for the Infantry Last Tactical Mile (ILTM) initiative, a key effort within our mission autonomy portfolio to modernize infantry support for Soldiers on the battlefield. “This project will deliver production-ready prototype autonomous systems supporting manned close combat formations through rapidly deployable logistical resupply platforms capable of performing casualty evacuation operations and network extension to the forward line of own troops,” said Col. Ken Bernier, the Army’s project manager for Autonomous Robotic Capabilities. The selected vendors will provide…

Two simple ways of folding your karate gi – just like the Japanese Shikaku no Gi (Square Fold) Step by Step:Instructions: Put your folded pants over your open jacket. Fold the jacket sides over the pants, then fold back the sleeves. Fold up the jacket/pants from the bottom twice. Tie your belt around the whole package. Put it in your training bag like a boss! Maki no Gi (Round Fold)Step by Step:Instructions: Put your folded pants over your open jacket. Fold the jacket sides over the pants, then fold back the sleeves. Roll up the jacket/pants from the bottom. Tie your…

The recent establishment of a organized-crime task force by U.S. Southern Command is the latest expression of the Donroe Doctrine, the administration’s interventionist—some say imperialist—approach to Latin America. But it may also signal a increased desire to work with regional partners—or just to operate inside their countries.Last year’s launch of Operation Southern Spear marked a return to a more hands-on U.S foreign policy in Latin America. Beginning with U.S Navy strikes against alleged drug-trafficking vessels, it has expanded to encompass the U.S. abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this year and the subsequent re-intensification of U.S economic and military…

Trending:Alex Pereira won’t wait on Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane before his next fight: “I want to fight for the belt”Credit: Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/NurPhotoUFC superstar Conor McGregor shared Ian Machado Garry’s potential path to victory at UFC 330 after Garry’s recent work at SBG Ireland. UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev will face rising contender Ian Machado Garry in the UFC 330 main event this Saturday in Philadelphia. Makhachev returns to the Octagon to fight Garry after becoming the UFC’s latest two-division champ. Makhachev enters UFC 330 as the best pound-for-pound fighter in Mixed Martial Arts, a title that Garry is…

WordCamp US 2026 is coming to Phoenix for the first time on August 16–19, and there’s a lot competing for your time and attention.If you’re planning your schedule, start here: our selection of eight speakers worth catching, hands-on demos of WordPress Studio and WordPress Agent, and something new for students and educators. This year, we’re offering a sponsor code WordPress.com-friend20 for 20% off general admission. 8 talks worth adding to your WordCamp US schedule  WordCamp US 2026 has a strong AI thread this year, and Automattic speakers are right in the middle of it.  We’re talking about vibe coding and…

Ian Machado Garry had nothing but compliments for Islam Makhachev ahead of their main event fight at UFC 330. Still, the Irish welterweight didn’t experience that same level of gratitude from the Philadelphia crowd at the pre-fight press conference on Thursday.From the first time he touched the microphone, Garry was showered in boos from the raucous crowd in attendance. He tried not to play into it too much, but he also fired back with his prediction for how the fans would treat him after Saturday night.“Saturday night that belt’s wrapped around my waist and every single one of you is…

The Drone Evolution Scimitar FPV quadrotor VTOL drone. (Drone Evolution)The Welsh company Drone Evolution produces a range of quadrotor FPV drones called Scimitar. The 10-inch version can carry a 7kg payload for 5 km, or, with a second battery, a 3kg payload for up to 25 km. Now Drone Evolution has launched its first range of interceptor drones, the Searcher 1 and 2. The low-cost, high-capability quadrotor VTOL drones are designed to deal with incoming threats. With their high speeds, 230 km/h for Searcher 1 carrying a 300 g payload, and the 300 km/h Searcher 2 carrying a 1 kg payload,…

An artist’s rendering of the TKMS Type 212 Common Design submarine. Three countries – Canada, Germany, and Norway – are buying the boat. (TKMS)Naval and industrial representatives from Germany, Norway, and Canada met in Kiel, Germany, in early August to launch a trilateral co-operation programme to support the delivery of each country’s Type 212 Common Design (T212CD) diesel-electric submarine (SSK).With Canada deciding in early July to downselect German ship- and submarine-builder TKMS – designer and builder of what the company itself formally calls the HDW-class T212CD boat – as the preferred supplier to meet its Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP)…