Land Forces
XM30: open architecture will decide the Bradley’s successor – the Lynx and the Wolf in trials at Aberdeen
The US Army will make open systems architecture a key criterion for choosing the winner of the XM30 competition, the…
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Europe
Challenger 3: 2,000 kilometres and more than 200 rounds fired in trials – a new, tougher phase from November
Britain’s new Challenger 3 main battle tank has covered 2,000 kilometres in trials and fired more than 200 rounds from…
Drones
Ukraine: the Frodo ground robot tested with the “Buria” remote weapon station – shots up to 1.3 km
Ukraine’s Frodo unmanned ground vehicle, fitted with the “Buria” remote weapon station, was tested in the Kharkiv area in front…
Military & Defense
Turkey: 86% increase in the Defence Ministry budget for 2027 – purchases of weapons and ammunition up 229%
Turkey is raising the National Defence Ministry budget for 2027 by 86.2%, to 1.53 trillion lira, according to the budget…
Europe
Mitsotakis on Patriots for Ukraine: “Whatever is possible, without undermining Greece’s defence capability”
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis neither confirmed nor ruled out handing Patriot air-defence missiles from Greek stocks to Ukraine, saying Greece…
Politics & Diplomacy
Zelensky: Putin wants ballistic missiles in Belarus for western Ukraine – Starlink’s speed limit “brought down” the interceptor drones
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is preparing to escalate attacks on western Ukraine and that Vladimir Putin wants to…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: the Houthis released 159 detainees of the government forces with the support of the Red Cross
The Houthi authorities in Sanaa released 159 people held in connection with the Yemen conflict on Saturday, with the support…
Middle East & North Africa
Araghchi in Baghdad: new talks with the US only with “credible guarantees” – “The choice on Hormuz belongs to Washington”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the OIC foreign ministers’ meeting in Baghdad that Tehran stays open to negotiations with…
Middle East & North Africa
Sisi: Egypt ready to defend Saudi Arabia “if asked” – parliament convened in emergency session to authorise it
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Egypt will take “any measure” to protect Saudi Arabia if Riyadh asks, and called…
Land Forces
Gerasimov tells Putin Russian forces are advancing along the whole front: claims on Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia
At a Joint Force command post meeting on 16 October, Russia's Chief of the General Staff made territorial and strike…
Drones
Ukraine: strike on the “Robo Avia” drone plant in Rostov – a railway bridge and a missile brigade depot hit in Bryansk
Ukraine’s General Staff says it confirmed a strike on October 16 on a production and storage building of Robo Avia,…
Middle East & North Africa
UN regional commission tells General Assembly committee that Gaza’s losses reverse decades of development; Israel rejects the report
ESCWA told the UN General Assembly's Second Committee on 16 October that Gaza's economic losses have undone decades of development.…