The Pentagon inked a five-year contract with Raytheon for the steady production of ballistic missile interceptors that use force to destroy targets, rather than explosives. The $6.3 billion contract, which provides two additional option years, will see Raytheon provide the Defense Department with a continuous supply of Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptors manufactured primarily in Tucson, Arizona and Huntsville, Alabama. “SM-3 Block IB has proven its relevance in combat and this contract helps ensure we can replenish inventories and keep pace with the evolving threats the U.S. Navy, MDA and their partners face around the world,” Raytheon President Phil Jasper said in a statement. The SM-3 Block IB interceptor belongs to a larger family of “hit-to-kill” SM-3 missile interceptors, which seek and destroy incoming ballistic missiles using sheer speed and momentum. The Block IB type can be used by land forces and ships and is frequently deployed on vessels due to its range and highly flexible steering. The interceptor tracks flying targets with a two-color infrared seeker and propels itself towards them in short bursts, giving it accuracy at high speed as it homes in on targets. It is designed to knock short- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles out of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday that agents arrested another suspected co-conspirator linked to the ShinyHunters hacking group earlier this week, as the bureau investigates a cybersecurity incident involving its jobs website.The arrest is the latest in a series of FBI actions against the hacking network in recent days, according to Patel, who said investigators are pursuing additional leads and evidence.”Earlier this week, our agents in the field arrested another suspected co-conspirator of the ShinyHunters group – the group believed to be responsible for the recent FBIjobs.gov incident, which occurred on a platform managed by a third-party vendor,” Patel said in an Oct. 9 statement.FBI INVESTIGATES AFTER SHINYHUNTERS HACKERS CLAIM THEFT OF AGENTS’ PERSONAL DATA Patel said the FBI is working with its partners to dismantle the group and its associates.”This arrest demonstrates the strength and reach of our efforts to protect Americans from cybercrime. We will continue to work closely with our partners to disrupt what’s left of the ShinyHunters group and their associates, no matter where they operate.”ShinyHunters, a criminal hacking and extortion group, previously said it obtained sensitive personal information belonging to FBI employees and applicants through the bureau’s…

The U.S. military plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.If carried out as planned, death penalty experts said it would mark the first known broadcast or livestream of a lawful execution.Executions are generally conducted behind prison walls, and internet platforms and governments have spent years trying to limit the circulation of violent execution footage.Has a lawful execution ever been livestreamed or broadcast to the public before? Death penalty experts consulted by Reuters said they were unaware of any previous lawful execution that had been livestreamed or broadcast to a public audience.Execution footage has occasionally emerged after the event. The hanging of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in 2006, for example, was seen around the world after official and unofficial recordings circulated online and through broadcasters, though it was not shown live.Broadcasts and livestreams today are common for court proceedings, parliamentary debates and other state functions, but not for judicial executions.How unusual is this compared with modern execution practices around the world? Public executions have become rare worldwide, with most countries that retain the death penalty carrying out executions away…

You heard that right, pardners: Blade Show West, the rootin’ tootin’ younger brother to venerable Atlanta’s Blade Show, is upon us. While not as big as its bigger brother, Blade Show West has been growing steadily and offers not only a Who’s Who of the knife industry on the exhibition floor, but some special events running today and tomorrow. Blade Show West is just a sprat, having first run in 2018 – although in point of fact it is actually the middle child of the Blade Show family, with Blade Show Texas the youngest, first running in 2022. It has taken place in different locations over its young life, including Portland, Oregon, which is widely considered to be the knife making capital of the United States. This year it is being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, a state that is no slouch when it comes to knife making history – nor are its geographical neighbors Colorado and Idaho. Of course, Blade Show West doesn’t just draw the locals. Among the 250+ exhibitors this year are companies from all over the world, including We Knife Co. and its associated brands from China, Italy’s Fox Knives, and Three Rivers MFG, located…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! BARRE, Vt. — The 22-year-old Massachusetts man arrested in Vermont Thursday hours after his mother was found shot dead in her kitchen has waived extradition and agreed to be returned to his home state.Ryan Hanafin was the subject of an interstate manhunt Thursday after his 48-year-old father Matthew Hanafin arrived home around 12:38 a.m. and found his wife, 49-year-old Andria Hanafin, shot dead in their kitchen in Reading, Massachusetts, according to Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan.The local prosecutor said in court that she had spoken with Massachusetts State Police and expected them to be able to retrieve Ryan Hanafin “pretty quickly” in a brief hearing Friday afternoon.RYAN HANAFIN ARRESTED IN VERMONT AFTER MOM ANDRIA FOUND DEAD OF GUNSHOT WOUND IN MASSACHUSETTS HOME In a hearing where both the judge and defendant appeared virtually, with only the lawyers and media in the courtroom, Hanafin answered “Yes sir,” when asked if he could hear the judge.Hanafin was wearing a blue protective covering over his chest and shoulders as he appeared remotely.SEND US A TIP “You are charged with crimes, felony crimes, in the state of Massachusetts, and they would like to have you…

When they saw a car on its side, three soldiers — traveling independently — pulled over to help. But when one soldier approached the vehicle, the threat changed. Suddenly, treating any injuries from the car crash became secondary to disarming a knife-wielding woman attacking her two children at the scene. During his Monday morning commute to work at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Hytower spotted the crash on Interstate 5 and pulled over to assist. Then he saw the weapon. “I just jumped up, it was just instinct,” the practical nursing specialist instructor said in an Army release published Wednesday, adding “that’s when the training kicks in.”Another soldier, Sgt. Ricardo A. Nunez, a soldier in the 7th Infantry Division (Multi-Domain Command-Pacific), arrived at the crash and helped Hytower disarm and restrain the woman. Meanwhile, Sgt. Alex McKay, a Washington National Guard medic, got to work caring for one of the injured children, who she later described as “very afraid, but also very, very brave.” McKay said she did exactly what she trained for. “As a medic, my number one priority was pulling the child a safe distance away from the immediate threat, where she would be…

With just four teams remaining in the WNBA Playoffs, we are nearing the finish line. For two of those teams, the Liberty and Aces, the end of the road could be even closer. Both of them face a 0-2 deficit in their series and now must win three straight games if they want to keep their season and championship hopes alive.The Dream and Valkyries come into tonight with a chance to close out their series, but they must do it on the road as a visiting team. Let’s take a look at both games and see how we should bet on them.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.ATLANTA DREAM ADVANCE TO WNBA PLAYOFFS SEMIFINALS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2018 WITH GAME 2 WINDream vs Liberty, 7:30 pm ETIt is a bit hard to believe the Dream are even in this position. They were terrible two years ago. Last year, they improved, but didn’t win a playoff series. This season, they went out and traded for Angel Reese, and she…

Ahead of Hurricane Isaias approaching the U.S. Gulf Coast, some Air Force bases are evacuating personnel and aircraft in anticipation of its expected landfall this weekend.Bases in Florida and Mississippi have changed their hurricane condition statuses and sent aircraft to other bases for safekeeping as maintenance teams prepare on base.Florida bases such as Eglin Air Force Base, Hurlburt Field and Tyndall Air Force Base, as well as flying units from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, have recently relocated their aircraft and issued warnings.Hurricane Isaias has strengthened into a Category 3 major hurricane and is expected to hit areas along the Gulf Coast Friday night, with power outages, storm surges and high rainfall anticipated through the weekend.Eglin updated the base’s limited evacuation order on Thursday, ordering service members, Department of Defense employees and their dependents in specific county zones to evacuate. The base closed its Child Development Centers, hospital, pharmacies and commissary, but emergency operations such as labor and delivery and all inpatient services will remain available. Eglin’s aircraft departed the base as officials declared Hurricane Condition 1, meaning there is a possibility of destructive winds of 58 mph or greater within 12 hours. Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, confirmed…

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Watching his team lose in Primetime to a previously winless squad starting an undrafted rookie quarterback? Safe to say, Jerry Jones was not a happy camper on Thursday.After Dak Prescott’s second interception of the game as the Dallas Cowboys were trying to mount a comeback late in the fourth quarter of their shocking 24-16 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jones slammed his hand down on the table in his suite in obvious frustration.The 83-year-old owner called the upset loss “very disappointing.”This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.”I, of course, appreciated any chance we might have had there near the end,” Jones told reporters after the game. “But the Buccaneers really took it to us. In my view, they did it inside. That’s where the real damage was done, we’ll see. That’s really surprising to me. That’s what it is, we missed a great opportunity here to build something, but they really all the way, probably most all the phases, they won it tonight.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS…