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In a sudden about-face, Pentagon leaders are asking the White House to restore funding for the E-7 Wedgetail, even after the Air Force sought to spend the money on satellites instead of the next-generation radar plane.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told House appropriators on Tuesday that the Pentagon has sent a budget amendment to the White House after funding for the E-7 was zeroed out of the 2027 budget request. Hegseth, in response to a question from Rep. Tom Cole, said the early warning aircraft will be crucial for future conflicts.“I know our department had taken the position that it was…

General Motors is shelling out for selling your data. This time, it’s the California state Attorney General pressing the case and negotiating a settlement that sees a state record of more than $12 million in penalties for privacy violations, plus serious restrictions on what GM can sell for the next five years. State Says GM Sold Precise Driver Data Credit: General Motors California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office alleged that GM “sold the data of California drivers without their knowledge or consent and despite numerous statements reassuring drivers that it would not do so.” The AG said that the data GM…

The past year of U.S.-Chinese relations has been extraordinary and head-spinning. In the spring of 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a de facto trade embargo on China, a measure swiftly reciprocated by Beijing. Months later, he was touting a “G-2” partnership between the two countries. In recent weeks, Trump has both invited Chinese warships to the Strait of Hormuz and threatened to strike China-bound oil tankers passing through it.But the world’s most important bilateral relationship has also changed in more consequential and persistent ways. China has quietly established authority over whether and how the United States will implement national…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Air Force is placing Air Combat Command in charge of teaching combat tactics to fighter and remotely-piloted aircraft units, according to a May 12 announcement. Beginning this summer, the service will reassign the formal training units for the F-35, F-16, and MQ-9 from Air Education and Training Command to ACC at seven installations. In a release, the service said the major command’s operational experience will improve readiness for the training…

VIENNA — America’s allies now outspend it in purchasing power-adjusted defense budgets, a new analysis by the Economist shows. Using data on global defense budgets collected annually by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI, the London-based weekly calculated that American allies in the North Atlantic and Indo-Pacific spent 111% of what the U.S. did on its own defense in 2025. The countries included in the tally are the 31 non-U.S. NATO members plus Washington’s treaty allies in Asia: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Australia and the Philippines. For the first time, spending by the U.S. treaty allies surpassed $1 trillion…

Iran Press TV Wednesday, 13 May 2026 5:50 AM Iranian and Omani delegations have convened a legal-technical meeting to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, arrangements for the secure passage of ships, and the sovereign rights of both nations over the waterway. The meeting was held in the Omani capital on Tuesday as part of ongoing consultations between Tehran and Muscat at several levels on bilateral relations and regional developments. The Iranian delegation was headed by Abbas Baqerpour, director general for International Legal Affairs at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, and included representatives of relevant institutions. During the negotiations, the two sides emphasized…

On May 4, 2026, a South Korean vessel came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, leading President Donald Trump to urge the government in Seoul to join the U.S.-led operation to secure the waterway. The South Korean government politely replied it would “review” the American proposal. The event crystallized a major paradox of the ongoing conflict: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the worst maritime crisis in decades, is fundamentally an Asian problem, yet Asia is almost entirely absent from the debate over how to resolve it.In fact, not only are Asian countries greatly suffering from the Hormuz…

Nate Diaz is a man that marches to the beat of his own drum, even if he’s offered millions to march to someone else’s.There’s many examples of this throughout the younger Diaz brother’s career, but a recent one is Nate’s decision to turn down an offer to return to the UFC where he could have faced Conor McGregor for what would have to be the biggest paycheck of his career. Diaz said no, and now he’s set to face Mike Perry in the third headline fight on MVP’s first MMA card this Saturday May 16th.That’s a fun fight, don’t get…

Credit: JGSDFDefense Feeds, Manila — Japan has conducted its first overseas live-fire launch of the Japan Type 88 missile launch expands regional defense presence during the Balikatan 2026 military exercises in the Philippines. The event marks a significant milestone for Japan’s evolving defense posture and highlights growing security cooperation between Tokyo, Manila and the United States in the Indo-Pacific region.The launch involved Japan’s Type 88 anti-ship missile system, a coastal defense weapon designed to target hostile naval vessels at extended ranges. Conducting the exercise outside Japanese territory reflects a broader shift in regional military cooperation as countries strengthen interoperability in…

MVP is entering MMA with fighter pay at the front of its message. Before the company’s May 16 Netflix event, co-founder Nakisa Bidarian said every fighter on the card is guaranteed at least $40,000, with no win bonus structure attached, and said the promotion’s revenue split will send more than 50 percent to athletes. Most Valuable Promotions stages its first MMA event Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The card streams live on Netflix starting at 8 p.m. ET. Ronda Rousey faces Gina Carano in the main event. Nate Diaz meets Mike Perry in the co-main.…