Friday, September 18

Published Sep 18, 2026, 9:44 AM EDT Indonesia welcomed its first aircraft carrier, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelago nation’s maritime security and disaster response capabilities. Read the full article here

I bought two sets of Walker Razor electronic muffs mainly because I wanted to try the clip-on Walkie Talkie attachment. The idea made sense. You could keep your hearing protection on and talk with someone else without carrying another radio. Walker advertises the radio attachment for communication out to 2…

The Navy has announced a $1.7 billion plan to construct and renovate 8,098 beds in the Hampton Roads region. Hampton Roads is an area in Virginia that includes Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Suffolk and Chesapeake. It is home to several military installations, including major Air Force, Army, Marine…

Question: In Hot Weather, How Much Time Do You Have to Process Your Deer?Answer: Like all good questions, it depends. Generally, the faster you can break down an animal and get it cold, the better. In hot weather, you should prepare ahead of time so you don’t risk meat spoilage.…

It’s the annual World Championship Squirrel Cook Off in Bentonville, Arkansas. Brent’s sitting down with Kevin Murphy, Josh Spielmaker, Lake Pickle, Dave Gardner, and Joe Wilson for a round table discussion of the event and what everyone’s been up too. Fix a plate and get comfortable. It’s time for MeatEater’s…

John Gately served in his state’s military while also working for a statewide military agency. He’s now suing his now former employer, claiming that an off-duty political post led to his termination. Texas resident John Gately filed a federal lawsuit June 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Western…

A bipartisan group of 17 lawmakers is pushing Congress to give the nation’s military service academies a dedicated source of infrastructure funding and make it easier for them to use private donations to build new facilities. Nine House members and eight senators have signed a letter asking congressional defense leaders…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—With an eye on the Navy’s progress toward an unmanned aerial tanker, Air Force planners are asking questions about their own future tanker fleet.“Thinking beyond the current KC-46 buy and the program extension. Whatever that next tanker looks like—our advanced tanker system—it’s got to be connected. It’s got…

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The Defense Department’s civilian workforce is reporting a precipitous drop in job satisfaction, according to a survey released Thursday, following a year of cuts and a hiring freeze that has left many offices understaffed and employees in fear of further reductions in force. Conducted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public…

The Navy is betting $900 million that highly automated factories can help it add submarines in an era when skilled workers are scarce.The contract will support “non-recurring engineering across three facilities” to be built by  Hadrian, a four-year-old advanced manufacturing company.“This is not just another factory,” Navy Secretary John Phelan…

Pentagon officials report that the ground-launched Precision Strike Missile—PrSM for short—made a successful combat debut in the opening hours of the war on Iran. The new, now-proven ground-launched missile offers long-range strike capacity needed in the Middle East, to counter further Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, and to deter Chinese action…

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