Europe
Sweden asks parliament to approve land, naval and air contributions to NATO deterrence in 2027
Sweden's government has submitted a bill to let it deploy land, naval and air units for NATO deterrence…
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Europe
EU approves new Lebanon support mission and extends Iraq advisory mission; Kallas says Aspides needs at least 10 ships
At the Foreign Affairs Council on 12 October, EU ministers approved a new support mission in Lebanon and…
Europe
EU and Ukraine hold fifth Cyber Dialogue; CERT-EU and SSSCIP sign information-sharing arrangement
At the fifth EU-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue in Brussels, CERT-EU and Ukraine’s SSSCIP signed an arrangement to share incident…
Drones
French Army builds drone-contact units around FPV drones, with Fronde and Pendragon projects
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces says the 1st Marine Infantry Regiment has begun forming units that…
Europe
French Navy boards Russian “shadow fleet” tanker DF Peak in the Indian Ocean; Macron: “We will fight the ghost fleet everywhere”
The French Navy boarded the tanker DF Peak, considered part of Russia’s “shadow fleet”, more than 450 nautical…
Balkans
EU enlargement: Montenegro has closed 21 of 33 chapters, Albania 4; what the Commission announced on the Western Balkans
The European Union provisionally closed three more accession negotiation chapters with Montenegro on Monday, October 12, and one…
Europe
MI5: Iran is now targeting military bases in Britain; more than 50 arrests in a year, Tehran speaks of a “false flag operation”
Iran has begun to target military installations in the United Kingdom, the head of MI5, Sir Ken McCallum,…
Europe
Poland: Two Turkish nationals arrested in Germany over the arson of a Starlink station; Siemoniak: “Russian services behind the sabotage”
Polish authorities accused Russian intelligence services of setting fire to a Starlink ground station in Poland and announced…
Defense Industry
Lockheed Martin and Avio sign deal on solid rocket motors for ER GMLRS and PrSM missiles
Lockheed Martin will draw on Avio USA's new Virginia facility for rocket motors for ER GMLRS and PrSM,…
Europe
EU lists 1,569 Russian firms and executives in its largest sanctions package on the military-industrial complex
The Council of the EU has listed 826 Russian companies and 743 executives that supply Russia's arms industry,…
Europe
Joint Expeditionary Force ministers meet in Iceland, advance Canada’s bid and deeper Ukraine ties
Defence ministers of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force met at Keflavik on 2 October, moving ahead on Canadian…
Air Force
UK extends RAF A400M support contract by £190 million, promising 30% higher availability
The Ministry of Defence has extended Airbus support for the RAF A400M Atlas fleet to April 2029, aiming…