Air Force
Zelenskyy: Ukrainian pilots to begin Rafale training in France soon; Paris is preparing a new military aid package
Zelenskyy announced, after a phone call with Macron, that Ukrainian pilots will soon begin training on the Rafale…
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Trump on bombers withdrawn from RAF Fairford: “There were some threats”; he holds Iran responsible for the flydubai attack
Trump confirmed that US bombers left RAF Fairford because of threats and said he “personally” holds Iran responsible…
Balkans
Black Sea: Ship carrying Ukrainian grain sinks in Romania’s EEZ with two dead; Zelenskyy blames Russian drone strike
A cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain sank in Romania’s EEZ after a fire, leaving two dead and eleven…
Europe
Germany arrests former BND president August Hanning on suspicion of attempted treason and espionage
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has announced the arrest of former BND president August Hanning and a former aide.…
Europe
Rubio in Athens: Greece is “an indispensable NATO Ally”, with defence and energy at the heart of US–Greece ties
At the opening of the sixth Greece–US Strategic Dialogue, Marco Rubio called Greece an indispensable NATO ally and…
Politics & Diplomacy
Lithuania backs lifting nuclear weapons and foreign bases ban in first vote; Kremlin warns of escalation
Lithuania’s Seimas passed the first vote to remove its ban on nuclear weapons and foreign bases. A second…
Greece
THEON secures €50 million in orders, including major ORION award in western Europe
THEON announced about €50 million in European and Middle Eastern orders, including a major western European ORION fused-goggle…
Greece
Yannis Maniatis submits 32 amendments to exclude Turkey from European defence programmes
Yannis Maniatis submitted 32 amendments seeking Turkey’s exclusion from European defence programmes and stronger protection for Greece–Cyprus energy…
Politics & Diplomacy
US withdraws all bombers from RAF Fairford amid investigation into suspected attack plot
All US bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have returned home, the Pentagon confirmed on October 4, as British…
Politics & Diplomacy
Hegseth says US forces in Europe will shift to America or the Western Hemisphere
Pete Hegseth linked a shift of US capabilities from Europe to greater allied burden sharing and an expanding…
Politics & Diplomacy
Merz announces €1.35 billion for Ukraine and joint drone production in Kyiv
Merz announced about €1 billion in military aid and €350 million for Ukraine’s energy sector during his October…
Technology
HypAIRion: France brings AI to Rafale as combat drone flight is planned for 2028
France’s HypAIRion programme brings sovereign AI into Rafale operations, with collaborative combat-drone flight planned for 2028 and an…