Leonardo Launches Guardian Vantage, a New Passive Land EW and SIGINT Capability to Detect, Identify and Locate Battlefield Emitters

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Leonardo has unveiled Guardian Vantage, a new land-based Electronic Warfare (EW) and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) capability which detects, recognises, identifies and locates enemy emissions on the battlefield. The system is designed for use on land vehicles, ships, or for mounting onto shelters. Modern operations are increasingly shaped by how effectively forces can sense and understand…

UF PRO Launches the P-40 Responder Shirt Bringing Combat Shirt Functionality Into a Short-Sleeve Design

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KOMENDA, SLOVENIA (21 May 2026) UF PRO has introduced the new P-40 Responder Shirt, a lightweight short-sleeve tactical shirt designed for patrol duties, range training, extended operational wear in warm-weather conditions, and everyday duties on base grounds. While traditional long-sleeve combat shirts remain essential for military field operations, the P-40 Responder Shirt was designed primarily…

Two Defense Contractors Arrested for Bribery and Major Fraud Conspiracy Scheme Affecting Department of War Technology Innovation Contracts

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Today (May 20, 2026), the Justice Department announced criminal charges against Leonard Pick, 62, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida, and Brian Kent, 59, of Tampa, Florida, for orchestrating a bribery and major fraud conspiracy that corrupted the competitive procurement process for a Department of War technology innovation lab in the Pacific. The defendants’ alleged conduct…

Senior Special Ops Leaders Discuss Value of Partnerships, Alliances

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Senior military special operations forces leaders from the U.S., Sweden and the Philippines participated in a morning panel today about the importance of SOF partnerships and alliances, as part of Special Operations Forces Week 2026 in Tampa, Florida. During the one-hour conversation, the four participants discussed how building trust through international alliances enhances collective readiness…