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  • US defense contractor to build 4,000-worker advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio

    US defense contractor to build 4,000-worker advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. defense contractor Anduril Industries is preparing to build a massive advanced manufacturing facility in central Ohio, adding a planned 4,000 jobs to the area’s burgeoning high-tech sector, state officials announced Thursday.

    The Cosa Mesa, California-based defense technology company plans to begin construction of what it’s calling “Arsenal 1” as soon as state and local approvals are secured. The 5 million-square-foot (464,515-square-meter) facility will be located on a 500-acre (202-hectare) site near Rickenbacker International Airport in rural Pickaway County, about 16 miles (26 kilometers) southeast of Columbus.

    Production of military drones and autonomous air vehicles would begin in July 2026 under the plan, said Christian Brose, Anduril’s chief strategy officer.

    Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said it is the largest single job creation and payroll project that Ohio has announced. The governor said winning Anduril’s manufacturing plant marks a continuation of Ohio’s history of advanced advanced aviation, which began with the Wright brothers and continues to grow surrounding the Dayton-area Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

    “We are an aerospace state,” DeWine said. He called Ohio “the brains of the Air Force.”

    DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and JobsOhio CEO J.P. Nauseef said that, through targeted economic development efforts, the state boasts a strong and diverse aerospace workforce. They said it also has a network of job training centers, colleges and universities prepared to educate new advanced manufacturing workers. Those helped attract the nationally-competitive deal, they said.

    “Ohio has literally built a strategy around this kind of project, and so we are perfect for them,” Husted said.

    The aerospace sector in Ohio includes the global headquarters of GE Aerospace and a new Joby Aviation manufacturing facility near Dayton that’s preparing to manufacture electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft beginning this year.

    Anduril casts the Ohio facility as integral to its goal to “Rebuild the Arsenal” of U.S. military weapons and platforms by “hyperscaling” manufacturing with advanced software and production technologies.

    The latest development adds to what is becoming known as a “silicon corridor” based in Ohio. It includes Intel, which is building a $20 billion chip factory just east of the Columbus, and Honda and LG Energy Solution of South Korea, which are building a $3.5 billion battery plant in nearby Fayette County that the automaker envisions as its North American electric vehicle hub. Ohio State University also announced plans in 2023 to build a $110 million software innovation center to dovetail with those efforts.

    At separate upcoming state meetings, the Anduril project will pursue a job creation tax credit from the Ohio Department of Development and a $70 million infusion from the All Ohio Future Fund, which the DeWine administration and lawmakers established to help local governments prepare sites for economic development projects. JobsOhio also plans to provide the project a sizeable grant, whose exact amount will be announced once agreements are signed, as well as talent acquisition services.

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    This story has been corrected to remove a reference to both Wright brothers being born in Ohio.

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  • Boosting Cyprus’ defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says

    Boosting Cyprus’ defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says

    NICOSIA, Cyprus — Bolstering Cyprus ‘ defense capacity is critical for the east Mediterranean island nation so close to the war-wrecked Middle East, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday.

    The priority for Cyprus is to procure better defense systems, said Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas. The minister, who spoke to The Associated Press in the nation’s capital of Nicosia, outlined some defense plans though he would not go into specifics about arms procurement programs.

    “The situation in the eastern Mediterranean, with its continuous shifting geostrategic balances and competing interests makes it even more pressing for the island to bolster its defensive capabilities,” Palmas said.

    Meanwhile, a senior government official confirmed to the AP that Cyprus recently received a part of the Israeli-made Barak MX integrated air defense system.

    The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, said he expects the delivery of the rest of the system soon, with the whole system becoming fully operational in mid-2025.

    The Israeli ground-based system is capable of simultaneously intercepting missiles, drones and aircraft from as far as 93 miles (150 kilometers) away, and represents a significant upgrade to Cyprus’ defense shield, which had until recently only consisted of Soviet-era weapons, such as the BUK M1-2 missile system.

    Cyprus in recent years pivoted away from Russian weapons systems as part of a broader, pro-Western strategy to bring the small nation’s armed forces up to EU and NATO standards. The Cypriot president, Nikos Christodoulides, said earlier this month that Cyprus could apply to join NATO with U.S. help, once conditions allow for it.

    Palmas said closer diplomatic and military ties with the United States have enabled Cyprus to leverage its geographic location as the closest European Union member to the Mideast to expand its diplomatic outreach in regional peace efforts and help in providing humanitarian assistance.

    Earlier this year, some 20,000 tons of humanitarian aid was shipped directly to Gaza via a maritime corridor from Cyprus. That effort halted as fighting intensified but efforts are underway to reestablish the supply route, this time via the Israeli port of Ashdod.

    The closer ties with the U.S. in recent years culminated in the lifting of a decades-old arms embargo Washington imposed on ethnically divided Cyprus to prevent an arms race.

    Cyprus’ split came in 1974 when Turkey invaded after a coup on the island aiming at uniting it with Greece. Turkey continues to maintain more than 35,000 troops in the island’s breakaway, Turkish Cypriot north.

    Following the lifting of the U.S. arms embargo, Cyprus’ elite underwater demolition teams have reportedly been recently supplied with modern, U.S.-made M5 carbines — rifles more suited for special warfare teams.

    Palmas also told the AP that work is underway to enlarge Cyprus’ air base in the island’s southwest, including a longer runway.

    A major upgrade is also in the pipeline, he said, for the Mari naval base on the southern coast, also significantly expanding its facilities to accommodate warships and submarines of allied and friendly countries.

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  • Fantasy Football Week 12 Defense (DST) Rankings and Streamers

    Fantasy Football Week 12 Defense (DST) Rankings and Streamers

    Overall on the week just four defenses finished with double-digit point totals. They also just happened to be four defenses that we had inside our top eight, which feels good. However, it does mean that it was not a great week for streamers and another week that seems to suggest that just rolling out a strong defense, even in a bad matchup, is preferable to continuing to try and play the wire week in and week out.

    Despite all of that, we had a pretty good week with seven of the top 10 defenses predicted correctly. A few of those slipped in with just seven or eight points on the week, but that was enough in a down week like this. We did miss on the Washington Commanders, who weren’t able to get anything going against the Eagles. We also missed as the Dolphins didn’t deliver in a streaming spot against the Raiders, and the Browns put up no fight against the Saints. It seems clear that I need to stop counting out the Saints’ offense despite having no healthy wide receivers. Taysom Hill is all they need.

    Don’t miss episodes of Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry and Rotoworld Football Show all season long for the latest player news, waiver wire help, start/sit advice, and much more.

    As a final reminder, what you’ll get each week in this article is not just my rankings but also my thoughts on why teams are ranked how they are. Tier One will be my “elite” plays of the week. Tier Two will be plays that I consider strong, while Tier Three will almost always be borderline top-10 plays. Those are either good defenses in bad matchups or mediocre defenses in good matchups. Tier Four will be deep-league targets, and Tier Five will be defenses that nobody should be playing that particular week.

    Each week, I’ll keep track of how many Top-10 defenses I correctly called, so we can all see how accurate the BOD (Best Overall Defense) rankings are.

    2024 SEASON SUCCESS RATE (Percentage of top 10 defenses correctly predicted)

    WEEK 11: 7-3

    SEASON-LONG: 61-49 (55.5%)

    BOD Formula and Philosophy

    If you’ve read my earlier articles then you know that I value defenses that get pressure on the quarterback and create turnover opportunities, which is likely what most people value. However, that means I look at underlying metrics and try to value the quality of the defense over simply saying, “Who is playing a bad offense?” While opponents factor into my rankings, I don’t want to elevate a bad or mediocre defense simply because of a matchup.

    To do that, I’ve utilized the following formula:

    ((PFF PASS RUSH PRODUCTION x 2) + FORCED INCOMPLETE RATE + TACKLES FOR LOSS/GAME + (TURNOVER RATE x 2))

    DIVIDED BY

    (EPA RATE ALLOWED + OPPONENT SCORING RATE X 1.5)

    With all of that out of the way, how do these defenses rank for Week 12?

    WEEK 12
    Rank Tier One DSTs Opponent BOD
    RANKING
    1 Minnesota Vikings at CHI 2
    2 Houston Texans vs TEN 6
    3 Pittsburgh Steelers at CLE 11
    4 Denver Broncos at LV 10
    5 Washington Commanders vs DAL 9
    6 Detroit Lions at IND 1

    Yes, there are six defenses in tier one, but I truly believe there’s a solid case for any of these teams to be the number one play on the week.

    The Vikings have yet another week in Tier One. They are averaging 9.4 fantasy points over the last six weeks and get a strong matchup against a Bears offense that has been floundering and is down three starting offensive linemen. Over the last two months, the Vikings are 2nd in turnover rate, 3rd in opponent’s scoring rate, and 15th in PFF’s pass rush productivity grade. Their secondary has been giving up big plays and they rank dead last in forced incompletion rate, which gives us slightly pause but the Bears passing attack hasn’t been able to get anything going down the field so I’m not too worried for this week. I think Brian Flores’ scheme is going to eat up Caleb Williams, and so I’m happy to roll the Vikings out this week.

    The Texans are in another good spot against a poor Titans offense that has given up the most fantasy points per game to opposing defenses on the season. Yes, they have played a little bit better with Will Levis under center the last two games, but they did allow 11 fantasy points to the Vikings this past weekend, so it’s still a matchup we like to take advantage of. Over the last two months, the Texans are 5th in turnover rate, 5th in opponent’s scoring rate, and are averaging 8.6 fantasy points per game. Will Anderson is still not back which has taken a bit of teeth out of the pass rush, but this Titans offensive line has struggled this season, so I’m content to fire up the Texans yet again.

    The Steelers were one of just four defenses this past week that put up a double-digit score, which is all the more shocking since they did it against a Ravens offense that had given up the fewest points per game to opposing defenses. I had thought of the Steelers as a safe floor play in all weeks, but them doing that to the Ravens has to make you consider their upside every week. Over the last two months, the Steelers rank 4th in turnover rate, 6th in tackles for a loss or no gain per game, and 8th in opponent’s scoring rate. Jameis Winston has given the Browns a little bit more juice, but they’re still prone to turnovers and allowing fantasy value for opposing defenses, which makes the Steelers a solid play here on Thursday night.

    The Broncos finished last week as the 2nd highest-scoring defense in fantasy and that was against a Falcons offense that had allowed the 13th-fewest fantasy points to opposing defenses coming into the game. The Broncos are 6th in pass rush productivity rate, 7th in opponent’s scoring rate, and 6th in explosive play rate allowed. They now get to face a Raiders offense that has given up the most fantasy points to opposing defenses since Davante Adams was “injured” and then traded away. There’s a strong argument the Broncos could be ranked higher but they’ve averaged just 7.5 fantasy points per game over the last six weeks, so it gives me a little pause when I think of rankings them over the three defenses ahead of them.

    The Commanders let me down last week, but the Eagles are a far tougher opponent than this iteration of the Cowboys that just allowed 19 fantasy points to the Texans on Monday Night Football. Over the last two months, the Commanders are 4th in pass rush productivity grade, 6th in opponent’s scoring rate, and 13th in turnover rate. They have a tendency to give up some big plays because their secondary has some cracks, but they might get Marshon Lattimore onto the field this week, and the Cowboys with either Cooper Rush or Trey Lance under center don’t seem likely to threaten the Commanders much down the field.

    You’re not going to be shocked that the Lions are up here since they were my top defense last week as well. Over the last two months, the Lions are 1st in turnover rate, 4th in opponent’s scoring rate, 12th in pass rush productivity grade, and 13th in forced incompletion rate. The Colts are not a smash-spot opponent with Anthony Richardson under center. He has struggled to complete passes in the short and intermediate areas and that has led to a couple of good weeks for fantasy defenses against him, but teams are averaging six six fantasy points per game when Richardson starts under center. That’s not usually a total we want to target, but the Lions have averaged 11.5 fantasy points per game over the last six weeks, so it’s hard to even think about taking them out of your lineup.

    Rank Tier Two DSTs BOD
    RANKING
    7 Chicago Bears vs MIN 7
    8 Philadelphia Eagles at LAR 3
    9 Los Angeles Rams vs PHI 5

    The Bears have been showing a few chinks in the armor over the last six weeks, averaging only 5.4 fantasy points per game. That’s obviously not ideal for our purposes but over the last two months, they do rank 4th in pass rush productivity rate, 8th in turnover rate, and 11th in forced incompletion rate, which we like to see. On the other hand, rank 15th in explosive play rate allowed and 17th in opponent’s scoring rate, which is likely why the fantasy points haven’t translated. That does give me a little bit of concern because this Vikings offense can certainly hit on big plays down the field, but the Vikings have also had some sack and turnover issues, so I can see the Bears sneaking into the top 10.

    Both the Eagles and Rams have been tremendous fantasy defenses of late. The Eagles have averaged 10.8 fantasy points over the last six weeks and the Rams have put up 12.2 fantasy points per game. They both rank outside the top 15 in pass rush productivity rate but they’re both in the top ten in forced incompletion rate and turnover rate. The Eagles have allowed fewer points, and their offense has been harder to accumulate points again of late, so I give them the slight edge here, but I can see both as top 10 options this week.

    Rank Tier Three DSTs BOD
    RANKING
    10 Kansas City Chiefs at CAR 14
    11 Tampa Bay Bucs at NYG 23
    12 San Francisco 49ers at GB 8
    13 Arizona Cardinals at SEA 24
    14 Los Angeles Chargers vs BAL 4

    The Chiefs defense gave up 30 points to the Bills on Sunday and are only averaging 4.8 fantasy points per game over the last six weeks. We know they’re a solid real-life defense, but their production hasn’t consistently translated over to fantasy points. They do rank 13th in pass rush productivity rate, but the Panthers have a solid offensive line and are actually 6th in the NFL in sack rate allowed. The Chiefs are 9th in opponent’s scoring rate, so we should feel good about them keeping the Panthers out of the end zone; I’m just not sure we can count on them for tons of turnovers or sacks even though they’ll be coming into this game fired up after taking their first loss last weekend.

    The Bucs are in a great spot against a Giants offense that will be led by Tommy DeVito; however, the Bucs are also my 23rd-ranked defense over the last two months, so we’re going to have to decide just how much we’re ready to trust them. The Giants will still have Malik Nabers and Tyrone Tracy Jr., and this is a Bucs defense that ranks 10th in pass rush productivity rate, 14th in turnover rate, and 26th in opponent’s scoring rate over the last six weeks. That pass rush grade is what stands out to me because the Giants’ offensive line has had issues since Andrew Thomas went down with an injury. I think that’s where the Bucs can do some damage in Week 12, and I don’t see the Giants really being an offense to take advantage of Tampa’s leaky secondary.

    The 49ers have consistently failed to live up to expectations this year. They’ve battled multiple injuries, but even with Christian McCaffrey back, the 49ers lost this weekend and barely survived against the Bucs two weeks ago. Nick Bosa is now apparently dealing with multiple oblique injuries, and the defense has averaged just 5.6 fantasy points per game over the last six weeks. The Packers matchup is an average one, but the 49ers feel like a slightly above-average defense right now, so I don’t feel great about rolling them out there in shallower formats.

    The Cardinals have been solid of late, averaging 7.2 fantasy points per game over the last six weeks. That’s not an elite number, but it’s solid enough when you consider that the Seahawks give up the 7th-most fantasy points per game to opposing defenses on the season, so that isn’t just limited to a recent stint without DK Metcalf. Seattle is 18th in turnover rate and 22nd in sack rate allowed, so this is an offense you can take advantage of for fantasy success. The Cardinals are 16th in pass rush productivity rate and 12th in turnover rate over the last two months, so they’re a slightly above-average defense facing an offense that has allowed fantasy success and that could make the Cardinals a sleeper pick for Week 12.

    The Chargers aren’t in a good spot against the Ravens, but we just saw the Steelers deliver against the Ravens this past weekend. Over the last two months, the Chargers are 1st in forced incompletion rate, 2nd in opponent’s scoring rate, and 9th in pass rush productivity rate so this could be a low-scoring game that allows the Chargers to put up 5-7 fantasy points and make them a safe floor play in deeper formats.

    Rank Tier Four DSTs BOD
    RANKING
    15 Cleveland Browns vs PIT 12
    16 Indianapolis Colts vs DET 15
    17 Miami Dolphins vs NE 27
    18 Green Bay Packers vs SF 19
    19 Baltimore Ravens at LAC 16
    20 New England Patriots at MIA 26
    21 Tennessee Titans at HOU 22

    Nothing here really tempts me. The Browns and Ravens are in bad spots against offenses that don’t give up a lot of fantasy points to opposing defenses, the Packers have been slipping and are in a tough spot against the 49ers, and the Patriots have been a much better offense with Drake Maye under center so I can’t get behind playing the Dolphins after they didn’t deliver against the Raiders.

    Rank Tier Five DSTs BOD
    RANKING
    22 New York Giants vs TB 17
    23 Seattle Seahawks vs ARI 21
    24 Las Vegas Raiders vs DEN 30
    25 Carolina Panthers vs KC 32
    26 Dallas Cowboys at WAS 28
    27 Buffalo Bills BYE 13
    28 Cincinnati Bengals BYE 18
    29 New Orleans Saints BYE 25
    30 New York Jets BYE 20
    31 Atlanta Falcons BYE 31
    32 Jacksonville Jaguars BYE 29

    Tier 5 each week will be defenses that I don’t think anybody should play outside of the deepest formats.



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  • Buffs’ red zone defense ranks among nation’s best – Longmont Times-Call

    Buffs’ red zone defense ranks among nation’s best – Longmont Times-Call

    Colorado opponents might be able to gain some yards, but when the Buffaloes are backed up, they get tough.

    Five games into this season, the Buffaloes (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) have had one of the stingiest red zone defenses in the country. It’s a trend they hope to continue when No. 18 Kansas State (4-1, 1-1) visits Folsom Field on Saturday (8:15 p.m., ESPN).

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  • Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

    Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.

    “The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years,” said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, the company’s first witness at its antitrust trial in federal court in Alexandria.

    The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly over the technology that facilitates the buying and selling of online ads seen by consumers.

    Google counters that the government’s case improperly focuses on a narrow type of online ads — essentially the rectangular ones that appear on the top and on the right-hand side of a webpage. In its opening statement, Google’s lawyers said the Supreme Court has warned judges against taking action when dealing with rapidly emerging technology like what Sheffer described because of the risk of error or unintended consequences.

    Google says defining the market so narrowly ignores the competition it faces from social media companies, Amazon, streaming TV providers and others who offer advertisers the means to reach online consumers.

    Justice Department lawyers called witnesses to testify for two weeks before resting their case Friday afternoon, detailing the ways that automated ad exchanges conduct auctions in a matter of milliseconds to determine which ads are placed in front of which consumers and how much they cost.

    The department contends the auctions are finessed in subtle ways that benefit Google to the exclusion of would-be competitors and in ways that prevent publishers from making as much money as they otherwise could for selling their ad space.

    It also says that Google’s technology, when used on all facets of an ad transaction, allows Google to keep 36 cents on the dollar of any particular ad purchase, billions of which occur every single day.

    Executives at media companies like Gannett, which publishes USA Today, and News Corp., which owns the Wall Streel Journal and Fox News, have said that Google dominates the landscape with technology used by publishers to sell ad space as well as by advertisers looking to buy it. The products are tied together so publishers have to use Google’s technology if they want easy access to its large cache of advertisers.

    The government said in its complaint filed last year that at a minimum Google should be forced to sell off the portion of its business that caters to publishers, to break up its dominance.

    In his testimony Friday, Sheffer explained how Google’s tools have evolved over the years and how it vetted publishers and advertisers to guard against issues like malware and fraud.

    The trial began Sept. 9, just a month after a judge in the District of Columbia declared Google’s core business, its ubiquitous search engine, an illegal monopoly. That trial is still ongoing to determine what remedies, if any, the judge may impose.

    The ad technology at question in the Virginia case does not generate the same kind of revenue for Goggle as its search engine does, but is still believed to bring in tens of billions of dollars annually.

    Overseas, regulators have also accused Google of anticompetitive conduct. But the company won a victory this week when a an EU court overturned a 1.49 billion euro ($1.66 billion) antitrust fine imposed five years ago that targeted a different segment of the company’s online advertising business.

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