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Conor McGregor is adamant that he will fight in the UFC again soon. McGregor has not fought since mid 2021, when he suffered a brutal leg injury in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier. It was his second straight loss to “The Diamond” after a knockout loss earlier the same year. McGregor spent some of his subsequent time away from the cage recovering from his injury, but he has been fighting fit for some time now. Unfortunately, while he’s made many assurances about fighting again, it has yet to happen. We seem to be closer than ever to that finally…

April 27, 2026 This week’s product, the Copper Mountain BFx-02 Frequency Extension Base, is designed to simplify and reduce the cost of mmWave S-parameter measurements. The patent-pending solution eliminates the need for a full-featured VNA in frequency extension setups, by enabling a more streamlined and accessible approach to high-frequency testing. The BFx-02 is a dedicated frequency extension base that provides all the required RF and LO signals to drive frequency extenders and IF inputs to process the signals returned from them. Its architecture eliminates the need for a traditional VNA in frequency extension setups, enabling streamlined system configurations with fewer points of…

Castelion conducts a flight test of Blackbeard hypersonic weapon system near Mojave, California. Credit: Castelion Corporation. Defence startiup Castelion has secured a $105m contract from the US Navy to support continued development and integration of its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon on the F/A-18 aircraft. The contract will enable further testing and certification work, including system safety assessments and flight trials focused on adapting the weapon for carrier-based aviation. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The arrangement also covers the completion of hardware and…

People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 11:07, April 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, April 25 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media Saturday that he just canceled the trip of U.S. representatives going to Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranian side. “Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their ‘leadership.’ Nobody knows who is in charge, including them,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. The U.S. president also claimed that “we have all the cards, they have none,” adding that “if they want to talk, all they…

M&A activity in Aerospace & Defense soared to new highs in 2025. Image: miglagoa – stock.adobe.com. The M&A landscape in A&D tells a story of strategic positioning amid robust growth. According to LSEG, worldwide A&D M&A deal announcements increased by 41% in 2025 to an all-time high of 532 transactions, while aggregate deal value surged by 60% to $42.7 billion. Early 2026 data suggests deal momentum is continuing to build, with worldwide M&A volume and value up 37% and 166%, respectively, in Q1 compared with the same period last year. Europe in particular is emerging as the engine of A&D…

Launch system for the Type-03 “Chu-SAM Kai” Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (Modified). An upgraded variant is planned for deployment on Yonaguni Island by fiscal year 2030. (Japan Ministry of Defense)On March 3, the Okinawa Defense Bureau of Japan’s Ministry of Defense (JMOD) released materials from a briefing held the previous day in Yonaguni Town regarding plans to deploy a medium-range surface-to-air missile unit on Yonaguni Island located close to Taiwan.In the briefing materials,[1] JMOD is seeking local residents’ understanding regarding its plans to deploy an upgraded version of the Type-03 Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (Modified), or “Chu-SAM Kai”, on Japan’s…

The BARAK MX is a multi-layered air-defence system. Credit: Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD). Slovakia Air Force has taken delivery of Israel’s BARAK MX air-defence system under a €560m ($656m) contract signed in 2024, according to Israel’s Ministry of Defense (IMOD). IMOD said the handover was completed ahead of schedule and is expected to strengthen Slovakia’s ability to defend its airspace against a range of modern threats, including uncrewed aerial vehicles (USAV), fighter aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find…

The Royal Malaysian Army will arm incoming surface combatants with the Roketsan Atmaca anti-ship missile. (CeeGee, Wikimedia Commons)On 22 April, Malaysia awarded US$890 million worth of agreements during the DSA 2026 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. This involved twelve procurement contracts, four letters of intent (LoI) and eight industrial collaboration programmes (ICP).The main contracts encompassed an initial batch of missiles for the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) five Maharaja Lela-class Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) under construction in Malaysia, as well as for the three Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) Batch 2 under construction in Turkey.In detail, Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence announced a US$94.49…

An image released by NATO’s Allied Maritime Command from its recent Maritime Operational Commanders Conference. Senior naval leaders from across the alliance gathered to discuss current and future conceptual, capability, and operational requirements and developments for NATO maritime forces. (NATO MARCOM) NATO’s top naval commanders and operators recently gathered to discuss how to sustain and further develop the alliance’s maritime operational advantage. This long-standing advantage is under pressure, especially in the underwater realm, due to increasing Russian naval capability and activity. Generally, Russia’s naval development remains unchecked despite the slow progress of the country’s war in Ukraine. In mid-April, at…

Japanese boxing is heading toward a rare kind of night. With just a few days to go until May 2, the meeting between Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani already feels bigger than a title defense and bigger than a normal domestic super-fight. It is scheduled for the Tokyo Dome, where a sold-out crowd of 55,000 is expected to watch Inoue defend the undisputed super-bantamweight championship against another unbeaten Japanese star. Naoya Inoue vs Junto Nakatani Nears as Tokyo Dome Awaits Historic All-Japan Showdown The matchup carries major significance because both men enter with spotless records and elite standing in the…