Europe
Saab: SEK 2 billion contract for the armament of Sweden’s FDI frigates – what the Luleå class will get
Saab will equip the four FDI frigates Naval Group is building for the Swedish Navy with weapon control, sensors, RBS15…
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Europe
Blue Dome: Belgium buys NASAMS, radars and 20 Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 through the Netherlands – when the first systems arrive
Belgium has presented its Blue Dome ground-based air defence architecture and signed three programme agreements with the Netherlands for NASAMS…
Air Force
F-35: the Pentagon loses track of spare parts worth billions – what the GAO report found on 26 million components
The GAO says Pentagon records for F-35 spare parts are outdated, inaccurate and incomplete: about 26 million components worth around…
Greece
RM-70: two bids, from PRISMA Electronics and MSM Land Systems, for the modernisation of 111 launchers
Two companies, PRISMA Electronics and MSM Land Systems, submitted bids in tender 04/2025 of Greece’s defence procurement directorate for the…
Europe
UK and JEF allies sign Northern Navies Initiative on HMS Prince of Wales in Oslo
All 10 Joint Expeditionary Force maritime nations signed a Northern Navies Initiative in Oslo, aiming to make their fleets interoperable…
Analysis Air Force
Greece’s F-35s: what has been signed, when they arrive, what is missing on weapons and what changes for the Hellenic Air Force
Greece has signed for 20 F-35A fighters with an option for 20 more. A complete guide to the contract, the…
Middle East & North Africa
Iraq: Turkish army to begin withdrawing from the Bashiqa base in November – the Sinjar and PKK condition
Iraqi military spokesman Sabah al-Numan said the handover of the Turkish base near Mosul begins within November and will be…
Middle East & North Africa
Strait of Hormuz: the Revolutionary Guards say two tankers are burning – what they claim about US fighter jets – sources
The IRGC Navy says two tankers that tried to use an “unapproved” route are burning off the Strait of Hormuz’s…
Europe
UK and France say any adversary would face the “combined strength” of both nuclear forces after Nuclear Steering Group meeting
The UK-France Nuclear Steering Group met in London and said any adversary threatening the vital interests of either nation should…
Balkans
Dendias: the Western Balkans could become a major source of destabilisation – a warning to Europe
Defence Minister Nikos Dendias warned in Athens that Europe is not paying the attention the Western Balkans need, and that…
Technology
OpenSSH, GPUStack and FreeSWITCH added to CISA’s KEV catalogue: password bypass and command execution under active exploitation
CISA added four actively exploited vulnerabilities to its KEV catalogue on November 9, in OpenSSH, GPUStack, FreeSWITCH and IBM Aspera…
Middle East & North Africa
Syria and Jordan: 11 agreements and a joint inquiry into the deadly strikes in Daraa – what al-Shaibani said about Yemen
Syria and Jordan signed 11 memoranda and a protocol in Damascus on November 9, and said a joint committee has…