Air Force
First time: an F-22 pilot gave in-flight commands to the unmanned YFQ-44A Fury fighter – the Raptor as the CCA “quarterback”
The US Air Force said an F-22 Raptor pilot acted as an airborne “quarterback” for an Anduril YFQ-44A Fury, giving…
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Asia-Pacific
Philippines: Marcos to summon Chinese ambassador over “if we wanted to use force, we would win easily” – Beijing warns on the South China Sea
Philippine President Marcos will discuss with Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan his remark that China “would easily win” if it wanted…
Middle East & North Africa
Netanyahu: a “very short and very blunt” conversation with al-Sharaa – the first public contact between Israeli and Syrian leaders, and Damascus’s reply
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu revealed he spoke by phone with Syrian President al-Sharaa during the July 2025 clashes in Sweida.…
Politics & Diplomacy
Starshield: the order to “slow down” service to Ukraine came from the White House, Reuters reports – Trump: “It wasn’t me” – Zelensky: speeds not yet restored
Reuters reports that the order to limit SpaceX's Starshield service for Ukraine's military came from inside the White House. Trump…
Balkans
European Council calls enlargement a “geostrategic investment” and backs work on Montenegro’s accession treaty
In conclusions adopted in Brussels on 16 October, EU leaders say enlargement is a geostrategic investment, keep the process merit-based…
Middle East & North Africa
Fidan to hand over OIC foreign ministers’ chairmanship to Iraq at Baghdad session
Türkiye’s foreign minister will open the 52nd OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad on 17-18 October as outgoing chair,…
Middle East & North Africa
IDF: Nukhba cell commander who stormed the Re’im base on October 7 killed – “Hamas rebuilding in violation of the ceasefire”
The IDF said it killed Maher Walid Omar al-Husseini, a Nukhba cell commander who it says broke into the Re'im…
Cyprus
Cypriot NAVTEX for KOBI RUEGG’s surveys for the East to Med Corridor cable – second counter-NAVTEX from Antalya over a “Turkish continental shelf”
Cyprus issued a NAVTEX for geophysical surveys by the vessel KOBI RUEGG in its EEZ for the East to Med…
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan MND: 8 Chinese aircraft sorties, all crossing the median line, and 9 PLA Navy ships around the island on 16 October
Taiwan’s defence ministry counted 8 PLA aircraft sorties, 9 PLA Navy ships and 7 official ships in the 24 hours…
Military & Defense
IAEA brokers eighth local ceasefire at Zaporizhzhia plant to repair backup transformer, as Grossi warns diesel is running low
The IAEA brokered a localised ceasefire from 15 October so engineers can repair a backup transformer at Zaporizhzhia, while Grossi…
Military & Defense
F-35C: first arrested landing on a Ford-class carrier, the John F. Kennedy does what the Gerald R. Ford could not
A US Navy F-35C made the first arrested landing on a Ford-class carrier, the pre-commissioning John F. Kennedy (CVN 79),…
Europe
France is studying keeping the Charles de Gaulle beyond 2038, as the Navy chief discusses France Libre and the FDI’s performance
Navy chief Adm. Christophe Cluzel told the National Assembly that France is studying whether the Charles de Gaulle can sail…