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Ukraine’s Brave1 Market Tops 590,000 Drones Ordered as Interceptors Lead
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense says units ordered more than 590,000 drones on Brave1 Market in the first nine months of 2026, led by interceptors,…
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US Army to Return Abrams Tanks to Lithuania as Vilnius Seeks Permanent Base
About 1,000 US Army troops, an Abrams-equipped heavy battalion and an engineer battalion, begin a nine-month rotation in Lithuania from late October, ending a…
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Russia Takes Su-57 Delivery in Combat-Driven Configuration After Plant Fire
Russia’s second announced Su-57 delivery of 2026 came five months after a fire hit the fighter’s composite workshop, again without a disclosed batch size.…
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APG-85 Radar Parts Ordered for 67 F-35s as Marines Accept Radarless Jets
Northrop Grumman received up to $123.8 million in long-lead funding for 67 production APG-85 radars, but the award buys parts rather than finished sets,…
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Pakistan’s PNS Hangor Submarine Fires First Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
Pakistan’s lead Hangor-class submarine, PNS Hangor, has fired an anti-ship cruise missile in its first live weapon test, five months after commissioning and days…
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US Navy Carrier Deployment: Roosevelt Sails as Iran Blockade Strains Fleet
USS Theodore Roosevelt left San Diego on September 27, opening a US Navy carrier deployment expected to exceed seven months. Its strike group should…
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Saudi Navy Readies AKINCI UCAV for Naval Operations as 15 Pilots Graduate
Thirty Royal Saudi Naval Forces personnel, 15 pilots and 15 technicians, have completed Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV training in Türkiye under a 2023 export deal.…
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China’s KJ-500 El Alamein Debut in Egypt Marks Its First Airshow Abroad
China’s PLA Air Force displayed a Shaanxi KJ-500 AEW&C aircraft at Egypt’s El Alamein International Airshow on September 8, 2026, the type’s first airshow…
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RAF Fairford Arrests: Five Men Held in Terror Probe Near US Bomber Base
Counter-terrorism police arrested five men after intercepting three vans heading toward RAF Fairford, the UK hub for US bomber strikes on Iran. Army bomb…
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Türkiye’s KORKUT 35 Air Defense Gun Downs Drones in Live Fire Exercise
ASELSAN says its KORKUT 35 air defense gun downed several drone types and struck a moving target while itself in motion, in a Konya…
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U.S. Navy Flies Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile on F/A-18 for First Time
NAVAIR footage shows Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile flying on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the first time, as the Navy’s MACE program moves from…
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Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade Trains Troops on Anti-Drone Rifles
The EW platoon of the 3rd Assault Brigade’s 2nd Assault Battalion is training Ukrainian troops on handheld anti-drone rifles that jam Russian FPV drones.…
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USS George Washington Flies Sorties 3 Weeks After Iran’s Hit Claim
CENTCOM imagery from September 26 shows an F/A-18 Super Hornet launching from USS George Washington, three weeks after Iran claimed a missile hit on…
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Russia’s Jet-Powered Shahed Drones: $12B 2027 Production Push, Kyiv Says
Ukraine says Russia has earmarked $12 billion to mass-produce jet-powered Shahed drones in 2027. Kyiv intercepts just 55 percent of the faster Geran-4 variant,…
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Ukraine’s Drones Strike Russian Oil Refineries at Ilsky, Afipsky
Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck two major Russian oil refineries in Krasnodar Krai overnight, igniting fires at the Ilsky and Afipsky facilities and extending…
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Germany Receives First F-35A for NATO Nuclear-Sharing Mission
Germany has taken delivery of its first F-35A Lightning II from Lockheed Martin, launching a 35-jet program to replace the aging Tornado and secure…
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Italy Orders Two DDX Destroyers in €3.7B Horizon-Class Replacement
Italy has ordered two next-generation DDX destroyers in a €3.7 billion deal, replacing its aging Horizon-class ships with far larger vessels built for integrated…
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Anduril, Origin to Test BLAZE Interceptor Drone With Lattice for NATO
Anduril and Latvia’s Origin Robotics have signed an MoU to test whether the BLAZE interceptor drone can plug into Anduril’s Lattice network, aiming at…
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France Fields Jaguar R3 With Akeron MP Missiles, 4 km Anti-Tank Reach
France has fielded its first EBRC Jaguar vehicles at the R3 standard, adding MBDA’s Akeron MP anti-tank missile and SCORPION networking. Close to 25…
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Hellenic Navy Picks SCANTER 6002 Radar for Combat-Proven Drone Defense
Terma’s SCANTER 6002 radar has been selected for the Hellenic Navy’s four Hydra-class frigates, feeding an indigenous, combat-proven drone jammer as Greece hardens its…