Military & Defense
Sentinel: US Air Force considers buying land for up to 120 new ICBM silos to replace Minuteman III
The US Department of the Air Force is considering buying land to build up to 120 new silos…
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United States & Americas
US foreign and defense policy, the Pentagon and Washington, plus Canada and Latin America.
Middle East & North Africa
Raytheon wins $729 million in LIDS counter-drone contracts for the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan
Raytheon says the $729 million contracts for LIDS components cover the U.S. Army, Qatar and Jordan, and mark…
Europe
France condemns US sanctions on the International Criminal Court and asks Washington to withdraw them
The French foreign ministry says the US sanctions now target the International Criminal Court itself, not only its…
Defense Industry
Sikorsky unveils Nomad 100 Fast Pack, a containerised kit of four VTOL drones
Sikorsky has introduced the Nomad 100 Fast Pack, a 20-foot container holding four VTOL drones, mission software and…
Europe
UK to shield Falklands-linked businesses from Argentine measures under trading-interests law
London says it is preparing Protection of Trading Interests measures so that UK firms are not forced to…
Politics & Diplomacy
UN Security Council renews Haiti sanctions for a year, with 14 votes in favour and a Russian abstention
Resolution 2831 (2026) keeps the travel ban, asset freeze and arms embargo on Haiti and widens the grounds…
Defense Industry
Lockheed Martin puts $300 million into Grand Prairie, Texas, as it expands munitions production
The company says the Texas site will support PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, PrSM and JATM, with a Hadrian machining…
Middle East & North Africa
Colombia opens an embassy in Jerusalem, condemned by Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Colombia inaugurated its embassy in Jerusalem on October 14, which Israel’s foreign minister called the tenth foreign embassy…
Military & Defense
BAE Systems at AUSA 2026: the MDACS gun with HVP rounds and a high-power microwave weapon against drone swarms
BAE Systems showed the Multi-Domain Artillery Cannon System (MDACS) and a High Power Microwave (HPM) weapon at AUSA…
Defense Industry
American Rheinmetall at AUSA 2026: Lynx XM30, HX Truck, Skyranger 30 on Boxer and four ground robots
Rheinmetall's U.S. arm brings combat vehicles, autonomous trucks, air defence, robots and munitions to AUSA 2026, citing more…
Europe
Milrem Robotics and Chugach sign memorandum to explore U.S. production of unmanned ground systems
The Estonian company and Chugach Alaska Corporation signed the memorandum at AUSA 2026, aiming at U.S. production and…
Drones
L3Harris flies Red Wolf launched effect from an MH-60 for the first time, with US Army special operations aviators
L3Harris says its Red Wolf air-launched effect has flown from an MH-60 helicopter for the first time in…