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Global Times By Liang Rui Published: May 27, 2026 12:37 AM After a week the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy announced that it sent a carrier task group led by PLANS Liaoningto relevant waters of the Western Pacific, the Japanese side on Tuesday claimed it had detected the formation operating in the region, with the Type 054B frigate Luohe, making its first public appearance in a carrier task group. A Chinese military affairs expert told the Global Times that the reported deployment, if confirmed, marks the Type 054B frigate’s first far-seas training mission since entering service, adding that the…

Despite 81 years since the island of Iwo Jima was declared secure — and several years since these two Marines last saw one another — the first thing out of their mouths wasn’t sentimental, it was trash talk. “Hey, get outta that chair,” barked the 101-year-old Don Graves. “Sitting in that chair with your arms folded.”“I’m freezing!” rejoined William “Billy” Byrd, now 100.“He looks like he’s been through battle right now,” Graves continued. The two Marines, part of the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division that was famously tasked with capturing Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, had been…

SARASOTA, FL – (May 26, 2026) – Mountain Horse Solutions, a Global Ordnance company focused on mission-critical support, unmanned systems, and integrated defense solutions, in partnership with AG3 Labs and Draganfly, has been selected to participate in the Drone Dominance Program Phase II Qualifier in June 2026 at Camp Grayling, Michigan. “Being selected to compete in Phase II of the Drone Dominance Program is a testament to our approach to rapid, scalable drone production,” said Bill Allen, president of Mountain Horse Solutions. “We’re proud to demonstrate capabilities that support the warfighter in the complex operational environments that define modern conflict.”…

Is it too late to stop criminals and American adversaries from exploiting AI to conduct cyberattacks or design novel pathogens? Has regulation kept pace with the threat civilian drones pose to critical infrastructure? AI researcher Lennart Heim, Army drone strategist Paul Lushenko, and CEO of Sentinel Bio Claire Qureshi join Jonathan to discuss the trade-offs between protecting the public and letting the private sector forge ahead. The conversation gets into synthetic DNA, the risk of drones at the FIFA World Cup, and whether the U.S. government should get early access to Silicon Valley’s newest large language models.Image: T. T. Paris…

The Bundeswehr has once again awarded Rheinmetall a major contract for Laser-Light-Modules. Following budget approval by the German Bundestag’s Budget Committee in December 2025, a further definitive call-off has now been made under the framework contract, which was concluded in June 2021 and extended in December 2025. Between 2026 and 2032, and additional six-figure quantity of ‘LLM-VarioRay’ Laser-Light-Modules is to be delivered to the troops. This second definitive call-off represents a further net order intake of several hundred million euros for Rheinmetall. It will be booked in the second quarter of 2026. The devices are ‘made in Germany’ and are…

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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 Space Systems Command has awarded a massive $2.29 billion contract to SpaceX for the “backbone” of its new Space Data Network, a constellation of satellites in low-Earth orbit that will provide connectivity for the entire joint force. SDN is the Space Force’s new program to transport data from sensors to shooters around the globe, combining both military and commercial satellites to manage both tactical and enterprise communication needs. The “SDN Backbone” was…

Turkiye’s FNSS and CSG recently showcased their CLT-120 Karpat, a 120mm L45 main gun mounted on a 34-ton tracked combat vehicle. The design aims to meet the Slovakian Army’s requirement for a mid-weight tank to replace its ageing T-72M1 fleet. (FNSS) For some militaries, the combat weights of current main battle tanks (MBT) are reaching levels that are incompatible with their transportation networks. Seventy-tonne tanks cannot cross many bridges and culverts and can exceed the capacity of road networks, especially in rural areas. For these countries, a weapon system that offers MBT firepower and some protection, yet can operate freely…

Darren Till will make his debut with BKFC later on this week, and an undercard fighter making his promotional debut, after previous bouts in BKB Bare Knuckle, has weighed in on Till’s entry into gloveless combat. This was expressed by George Hillyard, who is booked to throw down with Luke Brassfield on May 30th at BKFC 90. Hillyard has ties with the ex-UFC title challenger as ‘Hit Hard Hillyard’ was initially booked for Darren Till’s Gorilla Promotions within their mapped out eight-man prize-fighter tournament. With Darren Till making his bare-knuckle debut on this event in the co-main event against Aaron…

Tampa has always felt to me less like a headquarters town than a frontier outpost of the American imperium—humid, kinetic, restless, permanently humming with the quiet traffic of planners, operators, diplomats, technologists, spies, contractors, and warrior-scholars moving between conference rooms and conflict zones. For more than two decades, MacDill Air Force Base and the larger Tampa Bay region have stood at the operational crossroads of America’s post-9/11 security state. CENTCOM. SOCOM. Coalition warfare. Counterterrorism. Influence operations. Global manhunting. Strategic competition. Gray-zone campaigning. All of it, in one way or another, has flowed through Tampa. Each year, SOF Week becomes its…