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Financial institutions across the country are weighing proposed legislation in multiple states and territories that would exclude taxes and gratuities from interchange fees on electronic transactions. In Puerto Rico, House Bill 1216 has drawn the attention of the military-focused Defense Credit Union Council, which sent a letter to Puerto Rican legislators expressing concern. “For military families, financial stability is not a side issue; it is part of mission readiness,” said DCUC President, CEO and Retired USAF Colonel Anthony Hernandez, in a statement obtained by Military.com. “Policies that create uncertainty in the payments system or weaken the credit unions serving military…

After four years of watching the war in Ukraine, NATO defense decision-makers are finally beginning to pour money into drones. The Iran conflict has drawn further attention to these investments. The assumption is that unmanned aerial systems will ensure a long-term advantage in conflicts requiring ground operations and infrastructure defense.But the battlefield in Ukraine is already pointing toward a different future. Russia is transforming slow, propeller-driven Shahed drones into cheap, missile-like systems by equipping them with turbojet engines. This has sharply complicated Ukrainian air defense, as the new platforms now fly two to three times faster (about 460 miles per…

By Corporal Luke Bellman 4 May 2026 The challenge of combining air defence systems to extend coverage and build layered protection brought partner nations together during Exercise Balikatan. Members of the Australian, Philippine, United States and Japanese defence forces workshopped ways to achieve this vital capability during the four-day Integrated Air and Missile Defence conference at Clark Air Base. The first three days focused on capability briefs, where each nation outlined its systems, before moving into a scenario defending the Philippine archipelago. Systems including Australia’s national advanced surface-to-air missile system (NASAMS), the US Patriot and Indirect Fire Protection Capability, the…

Iran Press TV Monday, 04 May 2026 6:21 AM The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has carried out 11 operations against Israeli targets, utilizing drones, missiles, and artillery in a series of coordinated attacks. The Lebanese Islamic Resistance has announced that it carried out 11 separate operations against Israeli regime targets, utilizing drones, missiles, and artillery in a series of coordinated attacks. The operations come amid continued Israeli violations of a ceasefire that Tel Aviv was compelled to accept after Tehran demanded an end to Israeli attacks on Lebanese soil as one of its primary conditions in indirect negotiations…

 Launcher for MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile system. Credit: fornaxstock/Shutterstock.com. The US Department of State has approved two foreign military sales to Qatar, totalling over $5 billion for air defence and precision weapons. This decision, announced via emergency determination, enables Qatar to purchase PATRIOT Air and Missile Defence replenishment services and associated equipment valued at $4.01bn, as well as Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) rounds and support, amounting to $992.4m.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Under the PATRIOT programme, Qatar has requested 200 Phased…

WrestleMania 42 took place April 18 and 19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with seven matches on Night 1 and six on Night 2. The event produced strong performances across the card, but fans and media spent much of the weekend talking about the limited amount of in-ring time and the heavy ad load. Former WWE star and strongman Mark Henry addressed the reaction in recent comments, praising several matches while pointing to the same pacing issues that drove the online complaints. WrestleMania 42 Night 1 opened with LA Knight and The Usos defeating Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and…

The newly certified payload works across drones, robots, and radiation detection systems. Credit: Teledyne FLIR Defense Inc. Teledyne FLIR Defense has certified Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR payload for use across its uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), ground robots, and radiation detection platforms.   The certification, announced at Modern Day Marine 2026, expands Teledyne FLIR’s Third-Party Payload Integration Program.   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 collaboration, Emesent’s 3D mapping technology, which does not rely on GPS, will be able to operate on a range of Teledyne FLIR hardware.   The approach addresses operational needs in environments where uncrewed systems can lose GPS…

The Dutch Ministry of Defence intends to procure new air defense frigates to replace the ships of the “De Zeven Provinciën” class. In spring 2024, the then State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence in The Hague announced that Dutch industry, as well as Damen Naval and Thales, would play a key role in the project. Other nations could join the project, the State Secretary stated at the time. By Lars Hoffman / hartpunkt The German Armed Forces had already decided at that time to use the American Aegis command and control system for their future Type 127 air defense…

​​ DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Monday denied claims that Iran struck a Navy vessel as U.S. forces now offer to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began. Tehran over the past two months has attacked some vessels and blocked others that don’t receive its authorization. Iranian news agencies, including the semiofficial Fars and the Iranian Labour News Agency, claimed that Iran struck a U.S. vessel near an Iranian port southeast of the strait, accusing it of “violating maritime security and navigation norms.” The…

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 Pentagon is counting on Congress to navigate a legislative tightrope and pass a party-line bill to fund nearly a quarter of its $1.5 trillion budget request for fiscal 2027, including billions of dollars for top priorities like Golden Dome, the F-35, munitions, and unmanned systems. Experts and lawmakers from across the political spectrum think the Defense Department is betting too big on that plan—and fear a future headache if it…