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GE Aerospace secured a three-year engine support contract from Boeing Defence UK to maintain the T700-GE-T701D turboshaft engines powering the British Army’s fleet of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters. The contract places a GE Aerospace field service representative permanently on-site at Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk, the British Army’s primary Apache base, and routes engine repair […]

Gaza did not have to look the way it looks. That is not a moral claim. It is an operational one.Claims of necessity are invoked to explain the scale of civilian harm, but they founder in the face of operational logic. Supporters of Israeli methods argue that Gaza’s urban battlefield — tunnels, rocket fire, extreme population density, hostages held underground — left no viable alternative to large-scale destruction. That argument rests on a false assumption: that large-scale fires were inevitable rather than chosen, and that the only tradeoff was between more fires and mission failure. That is a false choice,…

The remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper was the workhorse in the U.S. air campaign against Iran, Air Force leaders told Congress on May 20, even as the service’s fiscal 2027 budget request still pours the bulk of aircraft dollars into crewed fighters.Having repeatedly proven their worth, unmanned aircraft will “play an increasingly important role as we build out into the future across the board,” Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink told the House Armed Services Committee. When Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., asked whether manned and unmanned systems represent the future of the Air Force, Meink answered, “Absolutely.”Air Force Chief of…

Rome, 20/05/2026 – Leonardo announces that it has signed a major contract with EDGE Group’s Naval Arm, Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), to provide next-generation naval combat systems for the Falaj 3 configuration for the Kuwait Navy “Al Dorra” missile boat program. With an estimated value of around € 320 million, this contract represents a significant milestone in the strategic partnership with EDGE and ADSB. It reinforces a well-established and successful collaboration that has already led to the delivery of more than 25 naval units, demonstrating a proven track record of excellence and reliability in more than 20 years of…

Ketlen Vieira is no longer part of the UFC roster, MMA Fighting has learned.The top-15 ranked bantamweight has parted ways with the company despite winning her most recent fight against Jacqueline Cavalcanti on May 16.Ranked No. 5 in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, Vieira won 10 of 15 UFC fights in nearly a decade fighting for the promotion, a run that includes big wins against the likes of Sara McMann, Cat Zingano, Miesha Tate and Holly Holm.Vieira bounced between wins and losses in her last six UFC bouts with the defeats coming in decisions against future champion Kayla Harrison, Raquel…

Bertuğ The Simulation-Supported Command Post Phase conducted as part of the EFES 2026 Exercise was carried out this year for the first time using the indigenous software solution BERTUĞ. Developed by ETE Teknoloji with contributions from HAVELSAN, the system was deployed during the phase conducted under the Multinational Joint Warfare Center Command in Istanbul, supporting exercise management, operational simulation, and analysis processes. BERTUĞ is used as one of the core components of the “Kutup Yıldızı-BERTUĞ” product family, which has been developed for crisis management, war gaming, computer-assisted exercises, and operational experimentation activities. The system is capable of running multi domain…

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The Royal Navy is navigating one of the most demanding periods in its modern history. The 2025 Strategic Defence Review set a clear direction: a more powerful but, more affordable, hybrid fleet, blending crewed and uncrewed platforms into an integrated, lethal force. At the same time, the threat environment has shifted dramatically. Drone strikes on sovereign territory, asymmetric attacks on commercial shipping, and the return of peer-state submarine competition have moved from theoretical risk to operational reality, often in the space of months, not years. Sponsored by: For the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, that means every platform in…

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UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria and boxer Ryan Garcia aren’t likely to fight each other any time soon — if ever — but that didn’t stop them from engaging in a war of words over that potential showdown.As he gears up to defend his title in the main event at the UFC White House card in June, Topuria touted his interest in not only making the move to boxing one day but he’s confident he would find immediate success. In fact, Topuria said in a recent interview that he would be “very comfortable” taking on someone like Garcia and he…