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Carlos Prates delivered a lights-out performance against ex-titleholder Jack Della Maddalena in the UFC Perth main event on Saturday. Things were immediately intense between the two as both fighters nearly started the fight before the official bell. Once things got underway, it was Prate who appeared to land the more impactful strikes, peppering ‘JDM’ with jabs and landing a nasty knee to the ex-champ’s dome. But despite everything Prates threw at him, Della Maddalena still finished the round on top after securing an all-too-easy takedown in the waning moments of the first. ‘JDM’ went back to the well in round…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After decades of development, a rocket switch in March, and a last-minute weather delay, the U.S. Space Force finally launched the last satellite of the world’s most modern GPS system into orbit.The final GPS III space vehicle, known as SV-10, broke through the Florida skies and into the heavens aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last month. The new satellite offers position data three times more accurate and eight times more jamproof than previous ones, according to the Space Force. For civilians, it means more precise road directions and better food delivery. For troops, it means…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Airmen assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing conducted aerial refueling operations with F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 114th Fighter Wing over the Midwest, May 1, 2026 During the mission, a KC-135 Stratotanker transferred fuel to the F-16 aircraft mid-flight, enabling extended range and increased time on station. The training emphasized coordination between tanker and receiver crews and reinforced interoperability between Air National Guard units. Aerial refueling is a critical capability that supports global mobility by allowing aircraft to remain airborne longer and operate at greater distances. Missions like this ensure aircrews maintain proficiency and readiness…

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 has finished modifying and testing the new VC-25B aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One, the service announced May 1. All that’s left now is to finish painting the jet before it starts flying this summer. The “Bridge” aircraft is a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, gifted by Qatar’s rulers to the United States last year. It is meant to be a stopgap between the aging VC-25As,…

Naoya Inoue delivered a dominant performance against Junto Nakatani to retain his undisputed super bantamweight title inside the legendary Tokyo Dome. Inoue came out firing on all cylinders, pumping his jab and using that to set up a series of brutal shots to the body of Nakatani. While Nakatani attempted to counter one of the blows, Inoue delivered a brutal right to the chin that knocked Nakatani off balance. Inoue continued to control the action, punishing Nakatani’s body throughout the first several rounds, while Nakatani hid behind his jab and little else. It wasn’t until the sixth round that Nakatani…

Introduction I’m celebrating the 10th anniversary of Strategy and Wargaming by going back and looking at several strategy games that changed or impacted the genre in major ways, were pretty amazing, or that players just fell in love with. This is the second of several articles exploring the last 10 years of strategy games! The last time we looked at the games I personally considered the best, and now we are going over the games that the gaming industry, including players and critics, thought were the best! For this article, I basically used Metacritic, compiled all the results, and added…

Early in her career, Meagan Metzger walked into a program office with a simple question: Why was the government building software it could just buy?Again and again, she saw the same pattern: the government spending time and money building technology that already existed in the commercial market — often ending up with something slower, more expensive and less effective.She saw it as a systems integrator building software for the Army, scaling a company and working with commercial tech firms that wouldn’t touch the federal market. And she saw it inside government, where the challenge wasn’t the technology.“The tech’s easy,” she…

Lieutenant General Chris Mohan serves as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). He officially assumed this role on November 20, 2025, having previously served as the command’s Deputy Commanding General and acting commander Chief. Mohan recalls when he first joined the Army, with one of his first memories being a time he was peeling potatoes. “I remember those moments and I was like, ‘Holy crap, I am really in the Army now because I am here peeling potatoes.’” Mohan has been around Army food throughout his nearly 40-year career, which has included many assignments, destinations, and…

High-performance gear care products support NEMO’s Adventure Forever® mission to extend product life and reduce waste. {Dover, NH — April 27, 2026} — NEMO Equipment has partnered with U.K.-based Storm Care Solutions, LTD to serve as the exclusive U.S. distributor of the brand’s line of outdoor gear care products. For NEMO, whose Adventure Forever® mission includes extending the life of outdoor gear, offering rigorously tested, high-performing cleaning and waterproofing solutions is a natural extension of the company’s commitment to keeping gear on the trail and out of the landfill. Well-maintained gear lasts longer and performs better. By distributing STORM through…

A key lightweight bout between Paddy Pimblett and Benoit Saint Denis has been added to July’s UFC 329 event in Las Vegas. The fight was originally reported by Alvaro Colmenero and later confirmed by the folks at MMA Mania. Paddy Pimblett (23-4 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a decision loss to Justin Gaethje in a fight for the promotion’s interim lightweight title this past January at UFC 324. That setback snapped a nine-fight winning streak for ‘The Baddy’, a stretch which included stoppage victories over Michael Chandler and King Green. Meanwhile, Benoit Saint…