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Malaysia’s Lumut Naval Shipyard announced April 29 that the Royal Malaysian Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship, LCS 1 Maharaja Lela, had begun sea trials the day before. The shipyard released photographs of LCS 1 underway in waters off of Pangkor Island near the shipyard, alongside a brief statement: LCS 1 conducted her first sea trial yesterday as part of her performance validation and readiness assessment programme prior to sea acceptance trials with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN). The trial marks an important step in evaluating her systems and operational capabilities under real sea conditions.  The frigate had previously performed its…

Andover, MA, April 29, 2026 – MKS Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, announces at SPIE Defense + Security 2026 the Ophir® KAMU long‑range MWIR f/4 SXGA thermal imaging camera series, a fully integrated solution to accelerate deployment in such applications as surveillance and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS). Each camera combines MKS’ best‑in‑class continuous‑zoom MWIR f/4 optics with a high‑resolution SXGA cooled detector (1280×1024 pixels, 10 µm), advanced video-processing, and an integration‑ready architecture to accelerate deployment while delivering long‑range, high‑performance imaging. The Ophir KAMU camera series spans focal‑lengths from 300 mm to 1200…

 UNRWA Situation Report #8 on the Lebanon Emergency Response 2026 (23 April 2026) Please enable JavaScript and refresh the page UNRWA 29 Apr 2026 All information valid for 15 April -…

The Defense Department has spent an estimated $25 billion in 60 days of operations against Iran so far, the Pentagon’s comptroller said during a congressional hearing Wednesday.The administration plans to send a supplemental budget request to Congress to cover spent munitions and operational costs once they’re more fully fleshed out, Jay Hurst, the official performing the duties of the Pentagon’s chief financial officer, told House Armed Services Committee lawmakers during testimony on the department’s 2027 budget request. “Okay, interesting…I’m glad you answered that question, because we’ve been asking for a hell of a long time, and no one’s given us the…

Federal employees fired without a stated cause can challenge that decision directly in federal court without first going to a separate panel designed for civil servants, two judges have ruled in decisions with potentially broad reaching impacts on the Trump administration’s efforts to more quickly dismiss certain workers. Maurene Comey, a former career attorney in the Justice Department and the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, won the initial decision on Tuesday in a case in which she is appealing her termination last year. Comey has suggested her firing was the direct result of her connection to her father, a…

Ingalls Shipbuilding will perform lead yard support activities for FF(X) frigates. Credit: © HII. The US Navy has awarded HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division a $283m contract for FF(X) frigate lead yard support activities. Ingalls Shipbuilding will use the contract to procure long lead time material, carry out design work, and start pre-construction works for the first ship. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The shipyard will begin cutting and shaping raw material to support later work on the main structure foundation and the…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deflected questions from Congress Wednesday on the future of the Iran war and attacked lawmakers who questioned the conflict’s purpose and goals, calling them “reckless, feckless and defeatist.” A hearing on the Pentagon’s $1.45 trillion budget request for fiscal 2027 became a hotly contested debate on Iran, with House Armed Services Committee members asking how long the secretary expected the operation to last and Hegseth bristling at those who questioned the administration’s decision to go to war. Committee members praised the work of the U.S. service members currently deployed to the Middle East, but they also…

KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has leveraged Ukraine’s expertise in drone warfare into a series of successful diplomatic deals during visits to the Middle East and Europe, showcasing how Kyiv is using military prowess to boost its diplomatic clout.Since Russia’s invasion in 2022, Zelenskiy has sought to strengthen Kyiv’s alliances, both with Western allies and with countries of the “global south,” to restrict Russia’s diplomatic sway.The Iran war has confirmed how central drones are to modern warfare and handed Zelenskiy a diplomatic trump card at a time when U.S. support for Kyiv appears unreliable, analysts say.During the war, Ukraine has…

Lumumba Sayers, a fighter who previously competed for Strikeforce and BKFC, was found guilty on second-degree murder charges Tuesday in Colorado following a two-week trial after he shot and killed a man in 2024.The Adams and Broomfield County District Attorney’s office announced the verdict in a press release after the jury convicted him on three charges including second-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and attempting to commit tampering with physical evidence. While prosecutors initially sought first-degree murder charges, which comes with a potential life sentence behind bars, Sayers was ultimately convicted for second-degree murder and now faces up to 48…

Global Times By Xinhua Published: Apr 29, 2026 08:39 AM A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on parties in the Middle East conflict to strive for the early restoration of stability in the region. For some time, the Middle East situation has escalated dramatically with widespread consequences, gravely disrupting regional stability and affecting the global economy and energy security. The current situation stands at a critical stage of transition from war to peace, said Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. “China urges all parties to seize this window of peace, exercise utmost restraint, demonstrate maximum sincerity, and…