Africa
Sudan drone strikes kill at least 306 in three weeks of October, UN rights chief Türk says
The UN human rights office says drone strikes by both the army and the RSF killed at least 306 people…
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Military & Defense
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Drones
Russia says it downed 808 Ukrainian drones in one night as Sobyanin reports 630 over the Moscow region
Russia’s defence ministry claims it intercepted 808 Ukrainian drones overnight on 22 October, and Moscow’s mayor says 630 were tracked…
Middle East & North Africa
CENTCOM marks 100 days of Iran blockade, claiming $25 billion in crude kept off the market as the IRGC threatens US bases
U.S. Central Command says its naval blockade of Iranian ports has lasted 100 days and kept at least $25 billion…
Greece
Nemesis: what the ancient Greeks believed about the goddess who punishes hubris, and modern Greek deterrence
For the ancient Greeks nemesis meant not revenge but the restoration of measure when someone oversteps it. A look at…
Defense Industry
US Army seeks new makers of 155mm gun barrels as Watervliet cannot keep up with demand
The US Army is looking for new manufacturers of 155mm gun barrels, because the only government plant that makes them…
Military & Defense
US Space Force: the Earth–Moon space becomes a battlefield, with requests for information to industry on the way
The Pentagon now treats cislunar space as a high-priority battlefield and wants the Space Force to acquire commercial technology and…
Military & Defense
Long Wall: $75 million MDA contract to test the low-cost Cyclops missile defence interceptor
The US Missile Defense Agency awarded $75 million to California start-up Long Wall to complete testing of the Cyclops interceptor,…
Europe
F110 IAMD: Navantia and the Spanish Navy design an air-defence frigate with more missile launchers
The Spanish Navy and Navantia are developing a variant of the F110 frigate with greater missile-launcher capacity and a stronger…
Land Forces
Lebanon: Lebanese and British troops conclude exercise “Pegasus Cedar 2026” with an air assault
Lebanese and British soldiers ended the three-week joint exercise Pegasus Cedar 2026 with a mock helicopter assault. It is the…
Air Force
Gripen for Ukraine: the first 16 Swedish fighters arrive in early 2027, with glide-bomb carriers as the main target
Ukraine will receive its first 16 Gripen C/D fighters as military aid in early 2027, Defence Minister Yevhen Khmara said.…
Air Force
Rafale and Typhoon on a joint nuclear strike mission: first exercise of France’s Strategic Air Forces with the RAF
France’s Strategic Air Forces and the UK’s Royal Air Force carried out their first joint air exercise with a nuclear…
Greece
Hellenic Navy fires SPIKE NLOS and ER missiles with the Israeli Navy, sinking the decommissioned frigate Bouboulina
The Hellenic Navy carried out acceptance firings of SPIKE NLOS and SPIKE ER guided missiles north of Crete in a…