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Black Sea: a French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft watches Romania’s EEZ from the Mihail Kogălniceanu base
Romania’s defence ministry said on October 27 that a French Navy Atlantique 2 is based at Mihail Kogălniceanu from October…
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Galileo Second Generation: ESA orders four more satellites, taking the new fleet to 16
ESA announced on October 27 that it has ordered four more Galileo Second Generation satellites from Thales Alenia Space and Airbus, bringing the new fleet to 16, with…
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Lockheed Martin expands its Troy, Alabama plant for the ARRW hypersonic missile of the B-52 after a $694 million Air Force contract
Lockheed Martin said on October 27 that the US Air Force awarded it a $694 million contract to produce the…
Greece
The Israeli weapons of the parade: PULS, Barak MX, SPYDER, Drone Dome, Spike NLOS, Rampage and SPICE in photographs
If the Thessaloniki parade had a leading supplier, it was Israel: PULS, Barak MX, SPYDER, Python-5, Derby, Stunner, Drone Dome,…
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“Antaios”: the Greek 6×6 ground robot that carries 600 kg – what the parade showed about the Army’s UGVs
The Greek-designed 6×6 unmanned ground vehicle “Antaios” passed in the October 28 parade: 600 kg payload, 8 hours’ endurance and…
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VICTA: the craft that “dives” to deliver frogmen to the target – the ten boats and the role of Skaramangas
The VICTA diver-delivery craft passed in the October 28 parade. A 40-knot surface boat that dives for the final approach,…
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Ethiopia says it has received 12 Russian Su-35 jets and will buy four S-400 batteries as fighting continues in the north
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced in Moscow on 28 October that Ethiopia has received 12 Su-35 fighters a year early…
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The Israeli weapons of the parade: PULS, Barak MX, SPYDER, Drone Dome, Spike NLOS, Rampage and SPICE in photographs
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Dendias and Palmas meet in Thessaloniki on the day of the 28 October parade
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Middle East War Live: Israel, Iran, Gaza and Lebanon
Israel election: with 85.6% counted, Likud leads on 26 seats, Netanyahu’s bloc on 53 and Eisenkot’s on 48
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Houthis and Red Sea Live: Yemen, Shipping Attacks and Strikes
“Centaur”: the Greek HAI counter-drone system that jammed Houthi drones, from the Red Sea to the parade and the MEKO frigates
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Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi: Zelensky expects 6 to 10 November, Kremlin aide says Europe will not take part
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Halki seminary explained: closed by Turkey since 1971
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Proposal: the Dutch AEV 3 Kodiak engineer vehicles on a Leopard 2 hull could fill a long-standing gap in the Hellenic Army
The Netherlands will replace its ten AEV 3 Kodiak armoured engineer vehicles. Opinion: acquiring them at surplus prices could give…
Opinion Greece
Opinion: Phase C of the new force structure – Electronic warfare needs a plan, funding and a test range, not just a slide
Greece’s new force structure recognises the electromagnetic spectrum as a domain of operations, but announced no funding, equipment or timetable…
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Halki seminary explained: closed by Turkey since 1971
The Halki Theological School, the Ecumenical Patriarchate's seminary near Constantinople, has been closed by Turkey since 1971. This explainer sets…
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Missing persons in Cyprus explained: CMP figures and ECHR rulings
Of 2,002 people on the UN-backed CMP list from Cyprus, 1,082 had been identified by 31 August 2026. This explainer…