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Boeing MQ-25A Stingray. Credit: Boeing. Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray uncrewed aircraft has been cleared for Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) after receiving Milestone C approval from the US Navy.   The approval, announced by Navy acting secretary Hung Cao, follows the first operational test flight of the aircraft, conducted by Boeing and the US Navy on 25 April 2026.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more This milestone represents a significant development in the Navy’s uncrewed carrier aviation efforts, with a contract for LRIP Lot 1 covering three aircraft anticipated this summer and additional priced options planned for Lot 2 with three aircraft and Lot 3 with five aircraft. …

New charges have been announced by the U.S. Army against Maj. Blaine McGraw, a former obstetrician gynecologist accused of sexual crimes and previously assigned to the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas. Officials within the U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel preferred the charges, announcing on Wednesday that McGraw now faces a total of eight charges and 273 specifications that allegedly occurred on multiple occasions between 2019 and 2026. The total number of alleged victims in this case is now 96. It’s an increase from Dec. 9, 2025, when the officeannounced four charges and 61…

By Reid Standish and Colin Hood May 20, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 20 for talks centered on deepening energy ties and presenting a united front against what both leaders cast as a Western-dominated global order. Speaking at the start of meetings at the Great Hall of the People, Xi said China and Russia should continue to support each other’s “development and revitalization,” while Putin described bilateral ties as being at an “unprecedented level” and said Russia remained a “reliable energy supplier” amid the war in Iran and closure of the…

Saab has received an order from Lithuania for the Carl-Gustaf M4 weapon and training equipment. The order value is SEK 460 million with deliveries planned 2026-2029.  The order is part of a newly signed contract between Saab and Lithuania, which allows for potential options collectively valued up to a total of SEK 640 million. The agreement is valid for ten years and includes Carl-Gustaf M4 weapons, sub-calibre adapters for the use of training ammunition and Carl-Gustaf Outdoor Trainers. The agreement also includes cooperation with the Lithuanian defence industry in accordance with Lithuanian regulations. “We are proud to continue providing the Lithuanian…

HAIFA, ISRAEL – Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. today announces a follow-up order from an international customer for advanced naval electronic warfare (EW) self-protection solutions, including the company’s C-GEM™ high-power RF active off-board decoy. The order expands on a previous procurement of Rafael’s Naval Decoy Control & Launching System (DCLS) and reinforces the customer’s layered maritime survivability architecture. It encompasses a combination of multiple passive decoy types alongside the C-GEM™, reflecting growing international confidence in Rafael’s active decoy technology and its proven operational readiness on naval platforms. Rafael is a global leader in high-power RF active EW decoys for strategic…

Objective The Balancing Incentive Program (BIP), legislated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, offered states financial incentives to increase access to Medicaid home-based and community-based services (HCBS). Despite the major infrastructure changes required by BIP, no evaluation to date has quantified the increase in spending attributable to BIP, which is of concern to Medicaid HCBS policymakers, providers, and consumers. This is the first causal estimate of BIP’s effects, including the timing of implementation in each state, compared with a counterfactual. Design Using state-level expenditure data, we estimated the change in HCBS spending as a percentage of LTSS spending in 17…

On 19 May, the launching ceremony for the second Defence and Intervention Frigate ordered by the French Government defence procurement and technology agency (DGA) for the French Navy (Marine nationale) took place at Naval Group Lorient shipyard. This second French FDI frigate is scheduled for delivery in 2027. The launching ceremony for the FDI, named Amiral Louzeau, was attended by Amiral Nicolas Vaujour, Chief of staff of the French Navy, representatives of French Government defence procurement and technology agency, and Pierre Éric Pommellet, Chairman and CEO of Naval Group. In the coming days, Naval Group teams will carry out the…

Voice of Belldona launches on Steam with two playable heroes, over 120 cards, and formation-based battles.Voice of Belldona is now available in Early Access on Steam, giving PC players a first full look at StoryCropStudio’s sci-fantasy roguelite deckbuilder. The game launched on May 20, 2026, with LoveStoryProject and Okasan’s Recipe listed as publishers. It is still unfinished by design, but the current build already has the main combat loop in place.The core idea is not just to draw cards and play damage numbers. Voice of Belldona builds its combat around party formation, summoned allies, route choices, and build scaling across…

Today PROOF announced their new PXT (PROOF Exponential Twist) barrel technology which promises to double the barrel life even with high pressure ammunition. PXT has also been shown to enhance precision and reduce torque during the recoil cycle. The concept comes from an accelerating twist rate demonstrated on medium and large caliber barrels and combines it with radius rifling to enhance precision for any projectile. This is said to also result in dramatic improvements in high pressure /high velocity cartridges. Originally developed for Medium Caliber Cannon projects in 2018 with a contract award for further development in 2021, the work…

In 2025, Choong-Koo Lee wrote, “Putting the Screws on the Partnership Between North Korea and Russia,” where he argued that the United States and South Korea should work together to weaken Pyongyang and Moscow’s military relationship. A year later, we asked him to revisit his arguments.Image: The Kremlin via Wikimedia CommonsIn your 2025 article, you argued that the United States and South Korea should work together to limit the deepening military relationship between Russia and North Korea. How has the U.S.-South Korean relationship evolved over the past year, and what does that mean for the prospects of any joint effort? Separately,…