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In early February, according to The New York Times and other outlets, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convinced U.S. President Donald Trump that airstrikes could help catalyze an anti-regime rebellion within Iran. But after the Israeli and U.S. militaries launched a war on the Islamic Republic at the end of the month, eliminating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other key regime figures, the Islamic Republic did not collapse. Instead, internal pressure appears to have consolidated it around hard-line elements.It didn’t have to be this way. The protests that erupted in Iran in late December—one of the country’s most serious…

PALAWAN, Philippines — The peace of the idyllic cove, where palm trees fringed a golden beach, was suddenly shattered by the launch of rockets from an American HIMARS. The battle was soon joined by a cacophony of blasts and booms from bombs delivered by fighter jets, 105mm towed howitzers, 81mm mortars, and Javelin and TOW missiles.The tropical location was the west coast of Palawan, an elongated Philippine island on the edge of the South China Sea.As a notional enemy amphibious force edged closer to the beach, Australian, Kiwi, Philippine and American troops hiding in foxholes camouflaged by palm fronds unleashed…

Next-Gen OPIR GEO satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin. RTX said that its Raytheon unit has provided its second sensor payload to Lockheed Martin for integration into the US Space Force’s Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Block 0 satellite programme. These satellites, also known as NGG, are produced by Lockheed Martin and will work alongside the current Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) and other assets in Low Earth Orbit and Medium Earth Orbit. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more Raytheon…

RAAF F-35As will gain new weapons including the LRASM, AARGM-ER, JASSM-ER and JSM. (ADF)Australia plans to invest a record A$425 billion (US$307 billion) over the next decade to modernise its defence force. This comes as the country faces an increasingly turbulent strategic environment, such as rising tensions involving China, alongside continued US pressure to lift defence spending to at least 3.5% of gross domestic product.This was announced in the release of Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) and Integrated Investment Program (IIP) on 17 April, outlining a significant increase in defence spending.It was highlighted that the country will invest an…

Rodtang may have just had his last fight inside of the ONE Circle and the ONE Championship star is seemingly trying to enter free agency with some shade being thrown at him from ONE’s promoter, to use the parlance of our time. Takeru finished Rodtang in a rematch that saw the former even up the series against the latter with a fifth round finish that saw Takeru retire by claiming the ONE interim flyweight kickboxing title at ONE Samurai 1. While there was a lot of build around this being Takeru’s swan song, a lot of the pre-fight focus was…

The U.S. Navy named 14 ships it intends to remove from the fleet during the current fiscal year, according to a Navy administrative message released Sunday.The service released an inactivation schedule for fiscal 2026 that will see vessels either recycled, dismantled, deemed logistics support assets or transferred to the U.S. Maritime Administration, a government agency that oversees the disposal of naval vessels.Los Angeles-class submarines USS Newport News and USS Alexandria, along with Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia, are slated to be recycled.The service is currently phasing out Los Angeles-class submarines — some of which have served for 40 years —…

Hypersonica – an Anglo-German defence and aerospacecompany specialising in developing next-generation hypersonic systems for the civilian and military markets – has conducted a successful first test of its new hypersonic strike missile prototype. The test, which took place at Andøya Space in Norway, and was announced on 10 February, saw the technology demonstrator missile achieve hypersonic flight. This achievement was the first step in a phased approach to developing a manoeuvrable hypersonic strike capability by 2029. The 2029 timeline is significant. The United Kingdom and NATO have both set out timeframes of 2030 for the fielding of hypersonic capabilities. The…

The companies will collaborate on integrating uncrewed ground systems with high-mobility military platforms. Credit: ARX Robotics GmbH. ARX Robotics and Supacat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development, integration, and deployment of robotic and autonomous systems for land forces in the UK. Under this strategic partnership, ARX Robotics will combine its uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) and Mithra software with Supacat’s know-how in high-mobility defence vehicles to improve interoperability between crewed and uncrewed military platforms. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find…

Newly certified payload works across drones, robots, and radiation detection systems to speed deployment of GPS-denied mapping and fused CBRN visualizationsQUANTICO, VA, April 28, 2026 — Unveiled at Modern Day Marine 2026, Teledyne FLIR Defense announced the expansion of its Third-Party Payload Integration Program with the certification of Emesent’s Hovermap LiDAR Payload. The agreement will deliver Emesent’s GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities across Teledyne FLIR’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS), ground robots, and radiation detection platforms.  The Emesent–Teledyne FLIR combination addresses a GPS-denial gap in air and ground domains where unmanned systems can lose GPS connectivity in common operating areas, such as tunnels, urban structures, and CBRN-contaminated spaces. Using LiDAR-based Simultaneous Localization…

Purpose-built gear for people who live and work in demanding environments Carpinteria, CA (April 29, 2026) – ForgeLine Fieldwear™, the team behind Operational Fieldwear trusted by U.S. Special Operations Forces, is launching its first ForgeLine Performance Fieldwear™ collection—rugged, versatile apparel evolved from the same design philosophy used to build gear for no-fail environments. Created for people who treat clothing as equipment, not decoration, ForgeLine Performance Fieldwear™ is built for demanding work and life outside controlled environments. The Spring 2026 launch centers on the new Utility Series: jackets and pants made with ForgeLine’s performance ultra dry-waxed cotton, a PFAS-free fabric platform…