Drones
L3Harris flies Red Wolf launched effect from an MH-60 for the first time, with US Army special operations aviators
L3Harris says its Red Wolf air-launched effect has flown from an MH-60 helicopter for the first time in a demonstration…
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Europe
France publishes defence energy strategy to 2030, planning for a major war and a fuel-hungry battlefield
The French armed forces ministry has updated its defence energy strategy to include the possibility of a major engagement, keeping…
Defense Industry
Oshkosh begins building first DXPV prototype for the Dutch Marines, a JLTV derivative called Kaaiman
Oshkosh Defense says production has begun on the first DXPV prototype for the Netherlands, a JLTV derivative for the Royal…
Defense Industry
Leopard 2: RENK and KNDS extend gearbox contract by €130 million for the HSWL 354 transmission
Germany’s RENK and KNDS Deutschland have extended their contract for the Leopard 2’s drive system, with the extension worth about…
Drones
VAMPIRE: US Army receives first L3Harris counter-drone systems two months after the order
L3Harris has begun delivering VAMPIRE counter-drone systems to the US Army, with the first units arriving within two months of…
Air Force
Saab and GKN Aerospace sign cooperation deal on Gripen E/F engine, following Swedish government decision
Saab and GKN Aerospace have agreed closer cooperation on the Gripen E/F engine, with GKN taking a progressively larger role…
Europe
Argentina asks maritime tribunal to order UK to halt Falklands Sea Lion oil project
Argentina has filed a request with the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for provisional measures against the…
Military & Defense
Kyiv: Russian ballistic missiles hit a thermal power plant and an apartment block, three dead; Zelensky: “Again no warning from partners”
Russia struck Kyiv with ballistic missiles in successive waves from the evening of Tuesday, October 13 until the early hours…
Drones
Albania, Croatia, Japan and five other countries join the US Army’s drone and counter-drone marketplaces
Eight more countries signed statements of intent on October 13 to join the US Army’s marketplaces for unmanned aircraft systems…
Asia-Pacific
Cyprus-India: National Guard chief meets India’s Defence Secretary, next stop Athens
National Guard chief Lt. Gen. Emmanouil Theodorou met India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on October 13, with training, security…
Cyprus
Christodoulides to speak on strategic autonomy in Maastricht before the European Council in Brussels
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides leaves on Wednesday, October 14, for Maastricht and then Brussels, where he will take part in…
Europe
NATO opens annual Steadfast Noon nuclear exercise in Italy with 17 nations
NATO says its annual nuclear deterrence exercise began on 13 October 2026 in Italy with 17 nations, uses no live…