Drones
US Coast Guard buys first 4 MQ-9B drones for $247.8 million
The US Coast Guard is buying MQ-9B long-range unmanned aircraft for the first time: four aircraft, ground control…
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Military & Defense
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Cyprus
Lebanese Armed Forces chief officially visits Cyprus
General Rodolph Haykal, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, made an official visit to Cyprus from October 6…
Analysis
Analysis: David’s Sling, the missile with no warhead that Greece brings against Turkey’s Tayfun, with Rafael’s official video
Analysis: the Stunner interceptor of David’s Sling carries no explosive warhead and destroys its target by direct impact.…
Cyprus
Cyprus reportedly orders a third Barak MX, Drone Dome and Lite Beam lasers, and plans Iron Dome to replace its Russian BUKs
According to Cypriot press reports on October 11, the government has ordered a third Barak MX battery, Drone…
Cyprus
Cyprus National Guard to hold four days of live-fire drills at Kalo Chorio for exercise IRIS-2026
The Cyprus National Guard General Staff announced on October 11 that live-fire drills will take place by day…
Greece
Greece and Florida: first visit by a Greek delegation to the Florida National Guard since joining the State Partnership Program
A Greek military delegation led by Brigadier General Paschalis Filousis toured Camp Blanding on October 8, days after…
Asia-Pacific
Malaysia: first LCS delayed again, delivery now April 2027 and without its NSM anti-ship missiles
Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin told parliament on October 7 that the first Littoral Combat Ship will be…
Asia-Pacific
Australia: US approves $300 million sale of Tomahawk mission planning centres
The US State Department has notified Congress of a possible $300 million Foreign Military Sale to Australia of…
Cyprus
Cyprus: Study to greatly upgrade the Mari naval base so it can host large warships
Cyprus’s Ministry of Defence has awarded a year-long study to expand the Evangelos Florakis naval base at Mari…
Air Force
Çekirge in Hürriyet: Turkish warships for “12 countries”, an aircraft carrier in 2027 and Oruç Reis as “proof” against Greece and Israel
Hürriyet columnist Fatih Çekirge devoted his October 11 Sunday column to Turkish naval power, from corvette exports to…
Balkans
Third Yandex data centre knocked out after reported drone attack in Vladimir; Yandex Go goes down in Russia and Serbia
Yandex Cloud reported power outages at its Vladimir data centre on October 11, the third near-consecutive day of…
Air Force
Latvia thanks Turkey for the F-16s that reinforced NATO air defence in the Baltic
Latvian Defence Minister Raivis Melnis met Turkish Air Force pilots and personnel at Lielvārde on October 9, 2026…