Politics & Diplomacy
Ukraine sends delegation to the US for energy ceasefire talks as Moscow asks for sanctions relief
A Ukrainian delegation is meeting Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the United States on October 9 and 10 to…
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Politics & Diplomacy
Black Sea: Turkey proposes a moratorium on attacks on merchant ships, with separate corridors for Russia and Ukraine
Turkey is seeking a deal to stop attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea. Russia and Ukraine are reportedly…
Drones
Proteus: the French Army revived old 20 mm guns to shoot down drones
The French Army has taken 1970s 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, most of them awaiting scrapping, and turned them into the…
Defense Industry
HIMARS FLEX: Lockheed Martin says its modular launcher doubles HIMARS firepower and can fire PAC-3 interceptors
Lockheed Martin is promoting HIMARS FLEX again, a modular version of the M142 HIMARS that carries two pods instead of…
Middle East & North Africa
Senator Murphy says the Pentagon barred him from Al Udeid to hide the damage of the Iran war
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy accuses the Pentagon of a “cover-up” after he was denied access to Al Udeid Air Base…
Middle East & North Africa
Putin tells Pezeshkian Russia is ready to “do everything we can” to help end the war on Iran
Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian met in Turkmenistan on October 8, ahead of the Commonwealth of Independent States summit, as…
Air Force
X-BAT: US and company commitments to Shield AI’s unmanned fighter reach $400 million
The US Navy has added $150 million to its existing agreement for the X-BAT, Shield AI’s AI-piloted vertical-takeoff fighter, and…
Cyprus
Cyprus: Cabinet approves 400 contract NCO posts for National Guard contract soldiers
Cyprus’s Cabinet approved on October 8 the recruitment of 400 contract non-commissioned officers from the National Guard’s contract soldiers (SYOP).…
Analysis
Analysis: Aster 30 B1NT, Europe’s new anti-ballistic missile, and what it means for Greece’s FDI frigates
Analysis: The Aster 30 B1NT is the new version of Europe’s Aster 30 missile, designed to intercept ballistic missiles with…
Analysis
Analysis: Chios, 8 October 1996, anatomy of the Mirage 2000 and F-16D dogfight that was never closed
Analysis, 30 years on: what is known about the 8 October 1996 engagement off Chios in which a Turkish F-16D…
Defense Industry
Turkey: Record EUR 2.46 billion contract for ASELSAN as the “Steel Dome” expands
ASELSAN signed contracts worth EUR 2.46 billion with Turkey’s Defence Industries Agency for “hybrid air defence systems”, the largest order…
Cyprus
Egypt, Cyprus and Greece push to speed up East Mediterranean gas projects, with Cyprus’s Cronos and Aphrodite fields on the table
The energy ministers of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus met in Athens on the sidelines of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum…