Asia-Pacific
INS Samarthak: India commissions its first Multi-Purpose Vessel, the first major warship built by a private yard
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Samarthak on 16 October 2026, the first of a new class of Multi-Purpose Vessels, built…
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Asia-Pacific
Taiwan: Thunder Tiger has delivered all 1,520 drones of the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance first order – targeting phases 3 and 4
Taiwan's Thunder Tiger said it has completed delivery of all 1,520 drones in the first order of the US Defense…
Politics & Diplomacy
Trump enforces and “freezes” the Graham Act’s Russia sanctions and tariffs on the same day – “in the national interest”
Trump signed an executive order implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 and, in the…
Advertorial Military & Defense
Greece–France: the strategic alliance and the official offer of Blacksword Barracuda submarines
From Rafale jets and FDI frigates to crises in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece and France have built…
Europe
EU tells UN First Committee the NPT is the ‘cornerstone’ of non-proliferation, warns on New START expiry and Russian nuclear rhetoric
Speaking for the EU and its member states, Klemen Polak urged the US and Russia to keep New START limits,…
Europe
Germany’s Bundestag opens debate on a reserve law that ends “double voluntariness” and targets 200,000 reservists by 2033
The Reserve Strengthening Act would let the Bundeswehr require reservists to serve, with a target of at least 200,000 by…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN First Committee turns to confidence-building on nuclear risk as US, China, Iran and Israel trade positions
On 16 October the UN General Assembly’s First Committee heard proposals to revive confidence-building measures, while the US, China, France,…
Africa
Morocco is negotiating with Israel for LORA ballistic missiles, Israeli sources say – alarm in Spain over the range
Israel Aerospace Industries is reportedly close to an initial agreement to sell LORA ballistic missiles to Morocco, according to Israeli…
Asia-Pacific
South Korea weighs sending the Cheonghae Unit to the Gulf of Oman – Seoul: “Under no circumstances” will we be involved in war
South Korea is considering extending the operating area of its Cheonghae anti-piracy naval unit from the Gulf of Aden to…
Defense Industry
US Army Materiel Command turns to private capital and leases for depot production, citing Red River and Anniston projects
At AUSA, Army Materiel Command described how commercial solutions openings and enhanced use leases are being used at its industrial…
Middle East & North Africa
Ankara against Israel: “provocations” at Al-Aqsa and an attempt to stop Syria getting back on its feet, says Erdoğan’s High Advisory Board
Turkey's Presidential High Advisory Board, meeting under Erdoğan on October 14, accused Israel of provocations against Al-Aqsa and of trying…
Military & Defense
Golden Dome: NORTHCOM’s JTF-Gold takes on cyber warfare for the US missile-defence shield
Joint Task Force-Gold, which coordinates the air and missile defence capabilities of the Golden Dome for America, has taken on…