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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)…

A strong commercial space industry is an important partner for the U.S. government, as it contributes to building more robust space and defense capabilities and facilitates innovation more broadly. As competition between the United States and China heats up, both countries look to the commercial space sector to help them get ahead in both the space race and defense technologies. We asked five experts: What is a crucial step for the United States to take now to stay ahead in commercial space competition with China?Read more below.Rebekah ReedAssociate Director in the Belfer Center’s Program on Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and…

Conor McGregor has shared his prediction for the highly anticipated UFC 330 main event between Islam Makhachev and Ian Machado Garry. Set to take place at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the card will feature Makhachev’s first welterweight title defense, with Garry, on the other hand, challenging for the UFC title for the first time in his career. With only a couple of days left for the showdown, Conor McGregor weighed in on the fight in a recent Instagram post. Stating who he was rooting for and who would win, McGregor said: Let’s go Garry…He has the tools,…

Today we take a look at some of the ways that Christian invocations and holy relics were used in the medieval and Renaissance periods to imbue swords with supernatural qualities. From the many examples of medieval swords with prayers chiseled into their blades, to Durandal in the Song of Roland, it was common practice to attempt to gain protection from death and injury by building religious symbolism into swords. Relic of St. Pancratious in armor Dr. Nathan Clough describes some of the ways the this was done and how it was thought to work in medieval Europe. He also shows…

Key PointsJapan’s Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets on August 12, 2026, after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft flew through the East China Sea.The aircraft flew south of Nagasaki Prefecture’s Danjo Islands and northwest of Okinawa’s main island before returning toward mainland China.Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighter jets Wednesday after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance aircraft flew through the East China Sea near southern Japanese territory, the Ministry of Defense said. The Joint Staff Office said the Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft flew from mainland China on the afternoon of August 12, crossing the East China Sea south of the Danjo Islands…

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday announced its latest efforts to establish the first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force. Called Task Force Falcon Strike, the unit will reportedly employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea and operated by U.S. military support staff and regional partners. The timing of the launch comes nine months after CENTCOM established Task Force Scorpion Strike, the U.S. military’s first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East. “Task Force Falcon Strike will expand on Scorpion Strike’s success given the tremendous innovation happening among our regional…

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 A new report on modernizing Air Force training and education suggests borrowing a method from the civilian technology industry to help Airmen and Guardians build skills in key new areas like artificial intelligence: stackable certificates. Also called stackable certifications, this approach breaks up long-duration coursework into smaller, bite-sized options that build skills upon each other to reach a higher level of technical expertise, with certifications along the way. The idea is for training…

Huta Stalowa Wola S.A. has placed orders with a total gross value of more than EUR 150 million for the delivery of several hundred chassis manufactured by CSG Group companies. Under the licensing rights granted, HSW will use them to produce complete Waran 4×4 and Heron 6×6 multipurpose tactical vehicles ordered by Poland’s Armament Agency under contracts financed through the EU’s SAFE programme. CSG has received three orders from HSW S.A. Two of them concern deliveries of 4×4 chassis to Huta Stalowa Wola. The chassis covered by the agreements are manufactured by CSG Group companies. The deliveries will enable HSW…

Cam Nelson is one of the most promising, surging prospects on the Canadian MMA scene, and he now prepares to showcase his skills on a global level. The 28-year-old has been mapping out making history in the UFC for years now, and Nelson gets a chance at doing just that at UFC Shanghai against Ding Meng on August 29th. During an interview with me prior to this UFC bout agreement being publicly confirmed, when Cam Nelson was just on the heels of winning his first professional MMA title under the Fight League Atlantic banner. When discussing the broader goals that…