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A rendering of how the CESMO protocol allows aircraft to share electronic intelligence to determine the location of a hostile ground-based air surveillance radar. The protocol is now being considered as a mechanism to support missions like border security and anti-submarine warfare. The expansion of NATO’s Cooperative Electronic Support Measure Operations protocol, better known as CESMO, continues with growing interest across allied nations. One year ago, Armada reported that NATO’s Cooperative Electronic Support Measure Operations (CESMO) electronic intelligence processing protocol was being mooted to help enhance border security. The CESMO protocol was originally designed to help aircraft share hostile emitter…

King’s Journey and XP are being removed completely in Clash Royale’s May 2026 updateNew Collection Levels make every card upgrade directly contribute toward your progression.Mastery tasks become easier, while rewards are also getting updated with a few extra resources. Supercell has officially revealed the major progression overhaul coming in the Clash Royale update that is coming this May 26, 2026. The update introduces Collection Levels, removes King’s Journey entirely, and reworks Masteries to make progression feel smoother and more rewarding overall. Alongside this, Supercell also confirmed that a new game mode, Evolution, Hero, and the return of C.H.A.O.S Mode are…

Modern air and missile defense is approaching a structural limit. The model that protected forces over the past two decades remains effective, but only within a narrower envelope than current threats demand. A new approach is required, built on fire-control-level integration, disaggregated survivable architectures, affordable magazine depth, and the integration of offensive action as the central element of defense.I am a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general and now lead international business development and strategy for Northrop Grumman in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. I previously served as chief operating officer of DEFCON AI. As a defense industry…

The Pakistan Navy formally received its first Hangor-class submarine from China on 30 April 2026. (Pakistan Navy)On 30 April, the Pakistan Navy (PN) commissioned its first Hangor-class diesel-electric submarine, marking a further shift towards Chinese-origin naval and defence systems for the South Asian country.PNS Hangor was commissioned on 30 April in Hainan, China. It was marked by a ceremony attended by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf.Later, PNS Hangor in the company of the warship PNS Taimur, pulled into Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu Naval Base in Sabah from 8-11 May. The submarine was on…

HONOLULU — U.S. Army leaders assembled in Hawaii this week emphasized the importance of a multi-pronged effort, from the foxhole to the factory, necessary to deter near-peer adversaries across the vast Indo-Pacific. Speaking at the 2026 Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition, U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, called the joint military-industrial approach “the ultimate guardian of peace.”Delivering the symposium’s opening keynote, Brunson cited military strength, industrial sustainability and allied collaboration as primary components needed to create “a true fortress for all our nations and interests here in…

He’s a notorious mogger, in Gen Z terms.Sean O’Malley recently shared the stage with Pereira as part of the UFC White House press conference, as “Suga” is scheduled to face Aiemann Zahabi in the bout immediately preceding Pereira’s Heavyweight debut opposite Ciryl Gane. “Suga” was very impressed with Pereira’s mass gain … particularly in the glutes.“When we were doing the pictures and videos wearing the trunks, I’ve never seen a guy that looks like he got a BBL,” O’Malley exclaimed. “Alex Pereira’s ass is bigger than a Miami b—ch’s BBL. I was in shock, wait till you guys see it.…

In his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump has flipped the script on trade policy, slapping tariffs on allies and adversaries alike to punish perceived unfairness and to extract an array of concessions. He declared that the guiding logic of this new approach is reciprocity. On social media, he explained that “whatever Countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them—No more, no less!” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has called the United States’ new bilateral deals “agreements for reciprocal trade,” or ARTs, a reference to his boss’s most famous book on negotiation.But the Trump administration’s approach is…

Credit: Defense FeedsDefense Feeds, Washington — Debate is intensifying over the proposed US Navy Trump-class battleship plan sparks $700B cost debate as estimates surrounding the ambitious naval concept continue to draw attention. The project, which envisions a next-generation heavily armed battleship designed for future maritime warfare, has raised major questions about affordability, operational relevance and long-term defense priorities.The proposed Trump-class battleship concept has been discussed as a potential platform combining advanced missile defense systems, heavy strike capabilities and modern survivability technologies. However, projections suggesting total program costs could approach $700 billion have triggered growing scrutiny within defense circles.The scale of…

Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.I think about Kimbo Slice a lot.How he was once one of the five most famous MMA fighters in the world. How he and Dada 5000 put on the greatest fight I’ve ever seen. How he realized that his enemy was the inner me. And how his history-making debut on CBS would have ended in defeat were it not for James Thompson’s…

A group of Agriculture Department workers and the National Federation of Federal Employees union on Wednesday filed a lawsuit over an email to the agency’s workforce celebrating the Easter holiday sent by Secretary Brooke Rollins. Specifically, the plaintiffs objected to language in the communication that assumes the recipient is Christian such as: “Today we celebrate the greatest story ever told, the foundation of our faith, and the abiding hope of all mankind.”“We work for the federal government, not a church. I just want to go to work and make my country better — I shouldn’t have to suffer through sermons and…