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Credit: Defense FeedsDefense Feeds, Washington — The US Navy is reinforcing its unmanned underwater warfare capability as the US Navy MK-18 drone program strengthens underwater mine warfare through a new contract awarded to Peraton. The agreement focuses on sustaining and maintaining the Navy’s MK-18 unmanned underwater vehicle fleet, ensuring the systems remain operationally ready for missions in complex maritime environments.The MK-18 underwater drone plays a critical role in mine countermeasure operations, underwater reconnaissance and maritime security missions. As naval forces increasingly rely on autonomous systems, maintaining reliability and readiness has become a key priority. The latest contract reflects the growing…

Arman Tsarukyan is out of the doghouse and into the catbird seat.Last year, Tsarukyan was supposed to challenge Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight title, before withdrawing from the bout the day before UFC 311. As a result, Tsarukyan drew the ire of the UFC brass. He was able to curry favor with the promotion by successfully weighing in as the backup fighter for UFC 317, but again misstepped when he headbutted Dan Hooker ahead of their fight at UFC Qatar in November.Tsarukyan’s reputation as an unreliable and chaotic figure looked like it could severely hamper his MMA career, but…

The drones hitting Gulf Arab states daily since the United States and Israel launched large-scale military operations against Iran in February are not merely Iranian. They are originally Iranian, yes. But these designs and production processes were improved and refined by Russia through years of battlefield testing against Ukrainian defenses. So, they were returned to Tehran from Moscow. Confronted with a threat that Ukraine has spent four years learning to counter, the United States found itself in unfamiliar territory. It was one of 11 countries requesting Ukrainian counter-drone assistance to defend against Iran’s attacks, despite the American president’s assertion that…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 09:44, May 08, 2026 BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) — China is willing to work with the United States to faithfully implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, so that China-U.S. relations can truly stabilize and improve, to better benefit both countries and the whole world, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with a visiting delegation of U.S. senators led by Steve Daines, in Beijing. This delegation is the…

DOHA, QATAR – NOVEMBER 22: Arman Tsarukyan of Georgia poses for a photo with middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev after his victory against Dan Hooker of New Zealand in a lightweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at ABHA Arena on November 22, 2025 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

Credit: Defense FeedsDefense Feeds, Ankara — Türkiye is advancing autonomous naval warfare as the Türkiye TUFAN naval drone expands swarm warfare capability with the unveiling of a new unmanned surface vessel designed for coordinated maritime operations.Developed by ASELSAN, the TUFAN naval drone reflects the growing importance of autonomous systems in modern naval strategy. As navies adapt to emerging threats, swarm warfare concepts are increasingly reshaping maritime operations.The TUFAN unmanned surface vessel is designed to operate as part of a larger network of autonomous platforms. Rather than functioning alone, the system is intended to work in coordination with other drones to…

UFC CEO Dana White turned a few heads with his comments about the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting.White has received some backlash for his choice of words, but the UFC head honcho isn’t backing down. While talking to Jim Rome on Thursday, White elaborated further on his decision-making process in a potential mass shooting scenario … and also used the word “amazing” to describe the the“There’s two things I was thinking in my head,” White explained to Jim Rome. “First of all, I want to see what’s going on, I’m taking this in. If somebody’s in there with a gun,…

Military spouses headed to Capitol Hill Thursday to advocate for the Military Spouse Small Business Recognition Act — a bill designed to expand access to capital and Small Business Administration resources for military spouse entrepreneurs — and to secure a commitment from lawmakers to sponsor the legislation.  More than 50 military spouse-owned businesses participated in the advocacy effort, meeting with lawmakers and congressional staff to push for legislation that seeks to designate military spouse-owned businesses as a disadvantaged category under the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program.  The designation would reduce borrowing costs for military spouse entrepreneurs by waiving SBA loan…

A group of over 50 military spouse-owned small businesses headed to Capitol Hill on Thursday to advocate for a recognition act, aimed at removing barriers for businesses like theirs and improving national security through increased retention rates for service members.The Military Spouse Small Business Recognition Act was influenced by the high unemployment rate for military spouses and the rate of spouses that are self-employed small business owners or are interested in entrepreneurship, according to a Thursday media round table.“Spousal employment and financial stability are among the top factors for service member retention, and when military spouses can’t build businesses, that…

Pakistan publicly unveiled the Fatah-3 supersonic cruise missile, a road-mobile precision strike weapon that pushes the country’s Fatah missile family into a new performance tier and positions Islamabad with a direct regional counter to India’s BrahMos, according to reporting by Clash Report. The Fatah-3 has been identified as a localized derivative of China’s HD-1 missile […]