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Egypt Javelin Sale: US Approves 2,020 FGM-148F Missiles for $832M
The State Department has cleared a possible $832 million sale of up to 2,020 Javelin FGM-148F missiles and 200 Lightweight Command Launch Units to…
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Boeing Flight-Tests MQ-25 Stingray Teaming Software Over Link 16
Boeing has flown Manned-Unmanned Teaming software for the MQ-25A Stingray on two surrogate aircraft at Emerald Flag, demonstrating command and control over Link 16…
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British Army Tests Household Cavalry Horses for Forest Reconnaissance
On September 23, 2026, the British Army ran reconnaissance patrols on Household Cavalry horses at Sandhurst, testing whether they can carry scouts through forest…
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US Army Orders Autonomy Command and Gives Itself Two Years to Field Robots
Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle has ordered a Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, an acquisition executive for autonomy and force structure changes, with autonomous…
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Ukraine JEF Partnership: Kyiv Offers Interceptor Drones and Co-Production
By video link to JEF defence ministers at Keflavik Air Base, Ukrainian Defence Minister Evgeniy Khmara offered interceptor drones, detection systems, and air picture…
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Poland Puts 12 FA-50GF Fighters on Combat Duty Against Russian Jet Drones
Poland’s 12 FA-50GF light fighters entered combat duty on October 1, 2026, nearly three years after delivery. Bought without weapons, they now carry separately…
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Saab UK and Kraken Sea-Test Drone Seeker USV With Giraffe 1X Radar
Kraken and Saab UK have sea-tested a prototype drone seeker USV: a K3 SCOUT uncrewed boat fitted with Saab’s Giraffe 1X radar. Built in…
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Germany Backs Emden Naval Base to Relieve Wilhelmshaven and Reach High North
Germany has signed a non-binding letter of intent for an Emden naval base, a second North Sea port beside Wilhelmshaven. A final decision follows…
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Singapore’s Primus and FH-2000 Replacement Is Likely Elbit’s SIGMA Howitzer
Singapore has revealed a fully automated 155mm truck-mounted howitzer visually identified as Elbit Systems’ SIGMA, set to replace the SSPH Primus and FH-2000, alongside…
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France Delivers First Two Leclerc Tank Turbomachines Overhauled In-House
France has moved deep overhaul of the Leclerc tank turbomachine to the state-run AIA Bordeaux, and the first two units are back with the…
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USS Ronald Reagan Now Ready to Fly MQ-25A Stingray, Three Years Before IOC
USS Ronald Reagan has become the second US Navy carrier able to command the MQ-25A Stingray, joining USS Theodore Roosevelt three years before the…
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Ukraine Air Defense: Germany Pledges €1B as Kyiv Seeks IRIS-T and Patriot
Ukraine’s defense minister handed Chancellor Friedrich Merz a priority list of IRIS-T and Patriot interceptors and F-16 ammunition as Russian jet-powered drones strain air…
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NATO Air Defense Absorbs 65-Year Air Policing Mission to Counter Drones
NATO has folded its 65-year-old Air Policing mission into a 24/7 NATO Air Defense posture that adds counter-drone and surface-based missile defenses. The binding…
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Türkiye Orders ASELSAN Hybrid Air Defense in €2.46B Steel Dome Deal
Türkiye’s Presidency of Defense Industries signed €2.46 billion in contracts with ASELSAN for Hybrid Air Defense Systems on October 5. The filing names no…
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Germany’s ARX and Ukraine’s Roboneers Sign UGV Co-Development Partnership
ARX Robotics and Roboneers have signed a partnership in Kyiv to integrate their unmanned ground vehicles and develop new systems jointly, extending their Rys…
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L3Harris WESCAM MX-10 Turret Fitted to Surveillance Aircraft in Australia
SYPAQ Systems has integrated the L3Harris WESCAM MX-10 EO/IR turret into its light fixed-wing surveillance fleet in Australia, for missions from border security to…
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US Pulls 12 B-1Bs From RAF Fairford After Suspected Iran-Linked Plot
The US has flown all 12 B-1B Lancers out of RAF Fairford, its main European bomber base for the Iran campaign, a week after…
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Germany Funds Tens of Thousands of Quantum Systems Interceptor Drones
Berlin will finance tens of thousands of Quantum Systems interceptor drones built in Ukraine to counter jet-powered Shaheds, alongside IRIS-T missiles in a €1…
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Aselsan Seeks Japan Partners for Counter-Drone and Anti-UUV Defense
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol is seeking Japanese partners for counter-drone air defense and ship protection against underwater drones, pitching faster delivery and cost-effectiveness as…
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RAF Typhoon Combat Missions Over Iraq End as Coalition Leaves Erbil
RAF Typhoon combat missions over Iraq have ended after coalition forces left Erbil Air Base on September 30, 2026. Operation Shader continues, 12 years…