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Max Holloway has been rumored as the ideal opponent for Conor McGregor when he makes his return to fighting with all signs pointing towards UFC 329 on July 11 as the ideal destination.The card, which caps off the latest installment of International Fight Week, takes place the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas but no main event has been revealed yet. McGregor is plotting his return to action for the first time in five years after suffering a broken leg in his trilogy against Dustin Poirier back in 2021.While nothing is official, Holloway admits that McGregor would be an ideal opponent…

Depending on which way your bread is buttered, an in-depth discussion on data management will either get your juices flowing or lead to invented excuses for why you need to be somewhere else at that very time. Regardless of which camp you’re in, there’s no denying the importance of clean, timely data. It provides the foundation to unlock a huge amount of value, and with the average procurement function sitting on biblical volumes of third-party information, it also can unlock the true potential of new and emerging technology. Gerardo Aguilar, global head of indirect procurement at global agricultural technology group…

For Allyson Felix, retirement might just have to wait. The most decorated female track and field athlete in Olympic history has announced plans to return to competition, setting her sights on the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. If successful, Felix would compete at age 42, aiming to qualify for her sixth Olympic Games. The decision did not come lightly. “So many of us have been told not to do the big, bold thing,” Felix told TIME in a recent interview. “At this age, I should probably be staying home… and just, why not? Let’s flip it on its head.” A Different…

The IRS is looking to speed up training for new hires and temporarily reassigned employees using artificial intelligence. The IRS spends about 14 weeks training new customer service representatives. But Taxpayer Services Chief Ken Corbin said last month at an industry conference that the agency’s training materials haven’t been updated to reflect the incoming workforce’s familiarity with digital tools. “They learn differently. So having AI as an assistant to take some of those things out and simplify the code as it’s going along will shorten our training and make a better experience,” Corbin said on April 8 at a conference…

KYIV, Ukraine — Lithuania, a NATO state bordering Russia and Belarus, bought 48 Merops interceptors from American manufacturer Perennial Autonomy on April 22, becoming the latest NATO country to buy into the $15,000 per-shot counter-drone system.The pilot purchase, made without competitive bidding, follows earlier Merops deployments and training with Polish and Romanian forces along NATO’s eastern flank.The system is an example of a new crop of drone countermeasures marketed under an ultra-low-cost mantra that promises to even out a longstanding imbalance in air defense: Intercepting aerial threats like drones is exponentially more expensive than launching them.It’s a brave new world…

Mildef’s entry for the ISV requirement is a modified version of its Ribat high-mobility light tactical vehicle. (Gordon Arthur)During the DSA 2026 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, held from 20-23 April, three Malaysian companies displayed 4×4 light tactical vehicles to meet potential Malaysian military and security requirements.Cendana Auto and Mildef hope to provide infantry section vehicles (ISV) to the Malaysian Army, whilst Weststar is targeting potential requirements for vehicles to conduct border patrols.Two years ago, at DSA 2024, Cendana unveiled its Vextor 4×4, a four-person tactical vehicle to meet the requirements for both Malaysian Army reconnaissance and infantry section transport. The…

The Army is introducing a new unit to train troops on drone and electronic warfare in Germany, even as the Pentagon prepares to pull thousands of troops from the region. The new company is designed to act as an opposing force, or OPFOR, against troops training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, testing the capabilities of U.S. and allied troops by using a combination of infantry tactics with new technology modeled on modern conflict. It is unclear if the unit will remain — or have enough troops to train — after the Defense Department’s drawdown takes effect. The…

Hanwha’s K9 Mobile Howitzer. Credit: © Hanwha Group. Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA), a subsidiary of Hanwha Group, is setting up an integration and test facility for its K9 mobile howitzers in Opelika, Alabama.   The site, according to the group’s statement on 4 May 2026, will function as the primary US location for the assembly and evaluation of the K9 family of artillery systems. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more As part of this development, HDUSA has entered into a three-year lease, committing…

A fragile truce in the Middle East was under strain on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Gulf as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz.Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said in a social media post on Tuesday breaches of the four-week-old ceasefire by the United States and its allies had endangered shipping and energy transit through the vital waterway.“We know well that the continuation of the current situation is unbearable for the United States, while we have not even begun yet,” he said. The fresh volleys of missiles and drones came after…

The recent exchange of fire between U.S. and Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz does not constitute a breach of the fragile four-week ceasefire, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Tuesday.Since the truce took hold, Iran has mounted more than 10 attacks on American forces, Caine told reporters at a Pentagon press briefing. But he characterized the hostile actions as “all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point.” Demarcating that threshold is “a political decision above my pay grade,” Caine said, before adding, “It’s low, harassing fire right…