Middle East & North Africa
Rubio: “No need for major combat operations” against Iran – the “red lines” and the Europeans’ pressure
After the G7 meeting in Paris, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the economic campaign against Iran is so damaging…
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Cyprus
EU and UK adopt three Joint Committee decisions and set a deadline for Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas work
At the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee in Brussels on 10 November, the EU and UK adopted three decisions and agreed…
Technology
NASA AMPERE: a $500,000 prize challenge for American 3-7 kW mid-power Hall thrusters
NASA launched the AMPERE challenge with $500,000 in prizes for US companies to build and demonstrate 3-7 kW Hall thruster…
Africa
Sudan: UNICEF says drones hit a power station every day in late October, with strikes from up to 1,500 km away
UNICEF's James Elder told journalists in Geneva on 10 November that two in three child casualties in Sudan this year…
Technology
NASA ESCAPADE: the two spacecraft got a push from Earth with an engine burn and are heading to Mars, arriving in September 2027
NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft each flew past Earth with an engine burn on November 7 and 9, a first for…
Asia-Pacific
North Korea tests a new “high-speed” torpedo – when the Navy is to receive it
North Korea says it tested a new high-speed torpedo in the Sea of Japan on November 9, with the weapon…
Europe
EUMAM Ukraine: the EU extends the training of Ukrainian troops to 2028 – what changes with a presence inside Ukraine
The EU Council extended the EUMAM Ukraine mandate to November 15, 2028 with a budget of nearly €300 million, and…
Air Force
Mildenhall: US moves tanker aircraft from a second British base over an Iranian threat – the security level now in force – sources
The US Air Force moved aerial refuelling aircraft out of RAF Mildenhall on November 9 over a reported Iranian threat,…
Drones
Iskander-M and 162 drones the night before Abu Dhabi – jet-powered drones the majority; what was hit in Kropyvnytskyi and Sumy
Russia launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 162 drones at Ukraine overnight into November 10; 96 of the drones were…
Analysis
Budapest Memorandum explained: what Russia, the UK and the US promised Ukraine
The 1994 Budapest Memorandum gave Ukraine security assurances, not a defence guarantee, when it gave up its nuclear weapons. What…
Defense Industry
Tomahawk warheads: U.S. Navy opens a 300-gallon mixer at China Lake to build up production
NAWCWD has cut the ribbon on a new mixer at China Lake that will let the U.S. Navy lab reach…
Africa
South Africa: nine foreign nationals arrested at Johannesburg airport, suspected of preparing to join the war in Ukraine – what the Hawks allege
South Africa’s Hawks say nine foreigners aged 20 to 26 were arrested at O.R. Tambo airport and a Bruma hotel,…