Air Force
RAF Typhoons join a French nuclear air exercise for the first time as UK and France deepen deterrence ties
RAF Typhoon fighters flew alongside French Rafale jets in Exercise Rummy on 20-21 October, the first time British aircraft have…
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Europe
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Air Force
Saab reports record order backlog of SEK 364 billion after Ukraine’s Gripen E; SEK 65.8 billion of orders in one quarter
Three large contracts in three months took Saab’s order backlog to SEK 364.2 billion, up 80% year on year. The…
Europe
Russian strikes cut power to more than 500,000 Ukrainians in six regions, Ukraine’s energy ministry says
Ukraine's Ministry of Energy says overnight Russian attacks on 23 October hit energy facilities in six regions, while DTEK reports…
Europe
Eight foreign ministers meet in Istanbul: no new attack on Iran, “unimpeded passage” through Hormuz
Foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, Germany, France, the UK and Italy met in Istanbul and called for…
Europe
UK unveils £600 million AI package: cyber shield, AI Security Institute boost and a sovereign chip push
Chancellor John Healey’s pre-Budget AI plan funds a National Cyber Shield, a £120 million boost for the AI Security Institute…
Europe
Romania blames Russia as drone sinks cargo ship Khoryv off Constanța: one sailor dead, three missing
The Comoros-flagged Khoryv sank about 13 nautical miles off Constanța on 23 October. President Nicușor Dan blamed a Russian drone;…
Europe
Burnham and Trump discuss Starlink for Ukraine, the Falklands Sea Lion project and Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Downing Street says the UK Prime Minister raised full Starlink access for Ukraine, Argentina's coercive measures over the Falklands and…
Air Force
Pratt & Whitney: new $100 million plant in Rzeszów, Poland, for F-35 F135 engine components
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX company, has begun building a new $100 million facility in Rzeszów, south-eastern Poland, to add…
Europe
Nuclear deterrence: NATO discusses modernising its nuclear capabilities in Helsinki as the US launches Global Thunder 27
NATO’s High Level Group met in Helsinki on October 21 to discuss the direction of the Nuclear Planning Group on…
Europe
UK launches AI Biosecurity Lab with £100 million of state funding and up to £200 million from OpenAI and Anthropic
The UK government has announced the AI Biosecurity Lab, which it calls the world’s first dedicated AI biosecurity organisation, with…
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…
Balkans
EU-Western Balkans summit set for 25 November in Brussels, a day before the Special European Council
The Council of the EU has announced that EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet in Brussels on 25 November,…