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The small Montana-based tech company Reveal Technology announced that its biometric tool Identifi has been formally adopted as a program of record by U.S. Special Operations Command, or USSOCOM. And, according to last week’s announcement, it’s a major milestone, not just for the company but for the technology as well. Garrett Smith, Reveal’s chief executive officer, explained that the “milestone represents years of partnership” needed to develop the technology. “Identifi ensures that biometric identification and verification remain accessible, secure and mission-ready across the spectrum of operations,” he said. The Identifi tool is an application programmed on a mobile device that…

Discovering and launching reusable WordPress environments in WordPress Studio just got easier: the Blueprints Gallery is now available in the Studio desktop app. For custom or community Blueprints, using them in Studio often meant bringing in a configuration from outside the app, whether through a URL, ZIP file, JSON configuration, or GitHub example. Now, with Blueprints Gallery, you can browse, preview, and launch ready-to-use WordPress setups directly inside Studio. Studio is WordPress.com’s fast, free, open source desktop app for building, testing, and managing WordPress sites locally.  What are Blueprints?  Paired with Studio’s no-server-setup local environment, Blueprints make repeat projects faster…

A year after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Army to take on a long list of tasks—including jettisoning unwanted vehicles and aircraft and  re-focusing on unmanned systems—the Army Transformation Initiative is on uncertain ground.Hegseth has said he’s giving the document “another look,” but has declined to be more specific, frustrating lawmakers who want a detailed roadmap and timeline they can fund—or not.  “We’d like to see a concrete plan on how the Army intends to modernize, where it invests, where the investments will be made, what risks to readiness will be absorbed, and what impact it will have on…

Europe’s security landscape has not looked like this in a generation. The war in Ukraine has rewritten the operational playbook across land, air and cyber domains. Autonomous systems, counter-UAS technologies and electronic warfare are no longer future concepts – they are present requirements. Against this backdrop, Prague will once again become a central forum for defence and security when the 16th Future Forces Exhibition & Forum (FF26) opens at PVA EXPO PRAGUE on 21–23 October 2026. For over 25 years, Future Forces events have connected operational users, capability developers, policymakers and industry. What began as a specialised exhibition focused on…

Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) held a delivery ceremony and a “self-defense ship flag raising ceremony” this week for the Natori (なとり). The event means the ship, the ninth Mogami-class FFM, was officially commissioned with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The event comes amid growing international interest in Mogami-derived designs, following Australia’s selection of the upgraded Mogami-class design for its future naval program and amid ongoing interest from New Zealand and Indonesia. JS Natori was inducted into Patrol and Defense Squadron 5 of the newly established Patrol and Defense Group at Ominato Naval Base in Aomori Prefecture. Natori…

The controversial Enhanced Games event will take place on Sunday, May 24, at Resorts World Las Vegas. This article explains everything you need to know to watch the Enhanced Games live from your time zone. How to Watch the Enhanced Games Live from Your Time Zone Opening events begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, with main event coverage starting at 9 p.m. ET. You can watch the action live on The Roku Channel, as well as via streaming platforms including Twitch, Rumble, Kick, and YouTube. Below is a table that breaks everything down for you, wherever you are in the world.…

A B-52H Stratofortress is staged on the ramp at RAF Fairford, 12 September 2025. Credit: DVIDS. The organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) have announced the cancellation of the annual airshow that was set to take place in mid-July this year. Drawing more than 175,000 people in 2025, including 41 global air chiefs, the Royal Air Force-led event, which traditionally takes place at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, will close its doors for the fifth time in its 55-year history. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media…

New Zealand Defence Force The Royal New Zealand Navy’s (RNZN) two Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs) have just completed the second of two border security operations for Customs, monitoring marine traffic in Northland. 22 May, 2026 The two 7.4-metre USVs, which use solar, wind or wave motion to power their monitoring systems and propulsion, undertook two sustained maritime patrols across both east and west coasts, all under remote control from an operations room at the Devonport Naval Base. The USVs – named Tahi and Rua – are a joint acquisition between the RNZN and Customs, entering service last year. Using radar,…

Discover how modern defence forces are transforming GEOINT, multi-sensor fusion and real-time operational awareness with Vantor’s sovereign spatial intelligence architecture.This new briefing explores how sovereign spatial intelligence systems can:• Fuse satellite, airborne and ground-based intelligence• Deliver real-time tasking and collection control• Support GPS-denied operations• Enable persistent monitoring and rapid threat detection• Create a shared operational picture across all domainsThe report highlights how nations can leverage Vantor’s imaging satellite constellation and Tensorglobe spatial intelligence platform to build, deploy, and operate secure, mission-ready intelligence systems fully under sovereign control.Read the full PDF to explore the future of operational GEOINT and defence intelligence…

This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Catarina Buchatskiy, the co-founder and director of analytics at the Snake Island Institute, a Kyiv-based defense analytics center, and Viktoriia Honcharuk, the institute’s director of defense technologies. We asked them to share their views on how Ukraine’s military and defense firms turn battlefield feedback into rapid innovation, what Western investors and defense tech companies can learn from Ukraine, and what a future Ukraine-West defense industrial partnership might look like. Sign Up for Our Newsletter American and allied defense companies often speak about testing their products in Ukraine, but few have consistently done so. Why…