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HONOLULU — The U.S. Army is continuing to tweak its formations to position the service for success in future fights, with the latest move the establishment of the Multi-Domain Command-Pacific, or MDC-PAC.The new two-star command will combine the 7th Infantry Division and the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, Army leaders announced during the 2026 Land Forces of the Pacific Symposium and Exposition in Hawaii. Speaking to reporters at the symposium, U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane, commanding general of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, where the merging units are headquartered, lauded the change as a forward-looking departure from the…

Credit: Defense FeedsDefense Feeds, Washington — The United States is reshaping its future naval warfare strategy as the US Navy Zumwalt destroyers shift toward hypersonic strike role through a broader repositioning of the stealth destroyer fleet.The Navy is increasingly viewing the Zumwalt-class as a platform for advanced long-range strike missions and a potential technological bridge toward future BBGN-style battleship concepts centered on hypersonic weapons.Originally designed as stealth-focused land attack destroyers, the Zumwalt-class ships have undergone major strategic reassessment over the past decade. Rising demand for long-range precision strike capability and hypersonic weapons integration has given the class a new operational…

FENTON, Mo. (May 14, 2026) — FirstSpear®, the industry leader in innovation and standard-setting load-bearing technology and personal protective equipment, will exhibit at SOF Week 2026, taking place May 18–21, 2026, in Tampa, Florida. FirstSpear’s booth will be located in the Bayshore Ballroom at the Hilton Tampa Downtown as part of SOF Select, a focused industry exhibition running alongside the main SOF Week event. The booth will showcase FirstSpear’s full platform lineup alongside the newly integrated Recon K9® brand, with live demonstrations scheduled throughout the week. SOF Week is the premier annual convention for the global special operations community, co-hosted…

Jets and helicopters assigned to the world’s largest aircraft carrier finally returned to the U.S. on Monday after a historically long deployment.Aircraft from the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group’s Carrier Air Wing 8 arrived at their home naval air stations after deploying to U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command and U.S. Southern Command area of responsibilities over a 322-day stretch.“The officers and sailors of Carrier Air Wing 8 have served their nation with distinction,” Rear Adm. Rich Brophy, the commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, said. “Throughout their record-breaking deployment, these aviators successfully conducted worldwide operations, embodying the highest…

The U.S. Air Force is underestimating the lengths maintenance delays at its aircraft maintenance depots, according to a new government watchdog report.Unplanned maintenance — the inevitable surprises that are discovered when aircraft undergo scheduled work — are not being reflected in metrics that assess depot performance. The result is that the Air Force “is not reporting the full extent of depot maintenance challenges and may not be able to make accurate comparisons across the fleet,” warned the Government Accountability Office in a report released Thursday.The question is how unplanned maintenance is recorded. When assessing whether depots are meeting their deadlines…

Indian defence major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has entered in a strategic collaboration with France-based Exail to deliver an advanced unmanned mine warfare suite for the Indian Navy’s Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs) program. In a press release, L&T stated: L&T and Exail will together provide the Indian Navy with a state-of-the-art Unmanned MCM Suit, incorporating autonomous and remotely operated systems designed to detect, classify, identify and neutralise naval mines in a safe, stand-off manner. L&T, as the prime contractor, will offer the Unmanned MCM Suite to all shipyards participating in Indian Navy’s upcoming program for 12 Mine Counter Measure…

The growth of shared services for grants across government has steadily climbed over the last five years. Through the Grants Quality Service Management Office, 29 agencies are using standardized technology services to help award more than $1.2 trillion a year. And with a majority of the agencies needing to modernize all or part of their grants management systems and the administration’s emphasis on combatting fraud, the Grants QSMO is driving standardization. A major piece of that effort is the Grants QSMO’s decision to move away from its traditional process to find vendors to update its shared services marketplace. Instead of…

MMA Fighting has Rousey vs. Carano results for the first MVP MMA event, live blogs of the entire main card, and more from Intuit Dome in Los Angeles on Saturday evening.In the main event, former UFC champion Ronda Rousey and women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano battle in what serves as a comeback bout for both fighters. Rousey hasn’t fought since Dec. 30, 2016 when she lost her second straight UFC fight, a TKO loss for the UFC bantamweight championship. Carano, who has been an actress in some big movies, hasn’t competed since she lost to Cris Cyborg in a Strikeforce…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 13:42, May 16, 2026 BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese and U.S. presidents had in-depth communication and achieved fruitful outcomes in their Beijing meeting, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday. Wang made the remarks when he briefed the press on the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump during Trump’s state visit to China from May 13 to 15. Their meeting included formal talks, a welcome banquet, a private meeting and a visit, Wang said, adding that the leaders spent nearly nine hours in interactions, with a tone of mutual…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: O’Reilly Automotive has been prioritizing the development of its private label portfolio as it pursues greater product control and the ability to source a single SKU from multiple suppliers. The focus on private label is creating a “significant benefit to us,” President Brent Kirby told analysts during an April 30 earnings call. During Q1 of O’Reilly’s fiscal year, private label sales accounted for more than 50% of total revenue. In addition, private labels build customer loyalty and improve margins, Kirby…