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Daniel Cormier believes Sean Strickland could’ve had a more definitive win over Khamzat Chimaev with one change. Strickland secured his second UFC title when he earned a split nod over Chimaev on May 9. The two collided in the UFC 328 headliner. “Borz” put the middleweight title at stake inside the Prudential Center in Newark. Chimaev had early success with his grappling, but Strickland was able to thwart that area of his game throughout the fight. Chimaev was forced to stand up and while he had success of his own, it wasn’t enough to outgun Strickland in the eyes of…

Consistency is the difference between people who see real results in the gym and those who constantly start over. It is not about finding the perfect workout or pushing yourself to extremes. It is about showing up often enough, for long enough, that your body has time to adapt. Science is very clear on this. Strength, muscle growth, and endurance all improve through repeated exposure to training over time. Miss too many sessions, and progress slows or disappears. Stay consistent, even at a moderate level, and results compound. The challenge is not knowing what to do. Most people already understand…

Senior Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee in a letter on Thursday urged leaders of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to stabilize the disaster workforce before more storms are expected to hit the U.S. “Hurricane season begins June 1, and by every available measure FEMA is less prepared to respond than it has been in a generation,” wrote ranking member Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Timothy Kennedy, D-N.Y., the top minority member of the panel’s Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee. In particular, the Democrats criticized the Trump administration’s staff cuts at FEMA. They wrote, based on a communication from the agency to…

The world’s largest aircraft carrier is finally returning home after etching its name into Navy history books by completing the longest post-Vietnam deployment by a carrier, the service’s top officer confirmed Thursday.Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle announced during a House Armed Services Committee hearing that the USS Gerald R. Ford will arrive at its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, this weekend after more than 320 days at sea.“We’re going to give our heroes a welcome back on Saturday and it’s just an extraordinary ship, extraordinary crew, an extraordinary strike group,” Caudle said. “And the sailors, I could…

By Vahid Pourostad May 13, 2026 For decades, power in Iran was centralized in the hands of a single man: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. But since his killing at the onset of the US-Israeli war with Iran on February 28, decision-making in Tehran has become increasingly decentralized, experts say. Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen in public since he succeeded his father in early March. In his absence, a cohort of senior Iranian officials have been effectively running the country. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a dominant political player, has now become the decisive force in Iran, experts…

The challenges that the convergence of cyberwarfare and electronic warfare pose to the conduct of operations are tangible and immediate, putting at risk allied assumptions of electromagnetic superiority and supremacy possession. The convergence of cyberwarfare and electronic warfare on the battlefield foreshadows threats which NATO must grasp, argues a new report. Intelligent Consulting is emerging as a much-needed voice regarding the evolution of tactical communications across allied nations. In February Armada profiled an analysis written by the company’s director Suzanne Button which examined the myriad of failings of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence in seeking to replace the tactical…

Anduril Industries will expedite production of surface-launched Barracuda-500M (SLB-500M). Credit: © Anduril Industries The US Department of War (DoW) has awarded new framework agreements to several technology and defence firms as part of efforts to scale up its low-cost containerised munitions and hypersonic missile solutions. The programme aims to bolster the US military’s strike capability through contracts with Anduril Industries, CoAspire, Leidos, and Zone 5 for the Low-Cost Containerised Munitions (LCCM) initiative, while Castelion will contribute to the scaling of affordable hypersonic missiles. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36…

RIGA, Latvia — The Canada-led NATO brigade in Latvia has moved beyond its original “tripwire” deterrence posture and is now focused on mounting a credible defense of the Baltic country bordering Russia, according to its commander, Col. Kris Reeves.Reeves said the shift towards what he described as “tactical credibility” has meant establishing forward locations and stationing troops near Latvia’s eastern border, in the terrain where they would actually fight in the event of a conflict, the Canadian commander told Defense News.“Right now I have a brigade, there is nothing on the other side of the border that can take out…

Ryan sits down at the Cogs of War mic for the last time to introduce Jonathan Panter, the new host and executive editor of Cogs of War. Jonathan shares his background, from naval officer to scholar. They discuss major defense tech issues, and Jonathan shares what he hopes to accomplish at the helm of Cogs of War. Image: Cpl. Jacquilyn Davis via DVIDS.