Drones
USA: Four laser and microwave weapons selected to protect US bases from drones
The Pentagon announced on October 5 the four directed-energy weapons – three high-energy lasers and one high-power microwave system –…
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Europe
Poland: EUR 24 billion for shelters and civil defence to 2031; Patriot batteries to be deployed in Lublin region, next to Ukraine
Poland’s government approved a PLN 102.4 billion (about EUR 24 billion) civil protection programme for 2027-2031. A day earlier, Defence…
Europe
Lithuania ready to pay for a permanent US base; Trump: “We will certainly look at it”
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said on October 6 that Vilnius is ready to cover the cost of a permanent…
Europe
Latvia: Armed men from Belarus threatened Latvian soldiers at the border; masked intruders stole surveillance cameras
Armed escorts of a group of about 20 migrants on the Belarusian side threatened Latvian soldiers this week, according to…
Military & Defense
Greece and the US announce $4 billion in Foreign Military Sales and the provision of Stryker vehicles to Greece
A joint statement issued after the sixth US–Greece Strategic Dialogue announces $4 billion in Foreign Military Sales and the provision…
Balkans
Cyprus and Serbia sign defence ministries’ memorandum of cooperation, deepening cooperation on defence procurement
The defence ministries of Cyprus and Serbia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on October 6, deepening cooperation on defence systems…
Europe
Sweden to deploy Patriot to Poland from December to protect NATO’s hub for Ukraine
Sweden will deploy a Patriot air defence unit to Poland from December to protect the NATO hub through which military…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran: Women are trained on Kalashnikovs and RPGs ahead of a possible new US attack, as part of the “Jan-fada” campaign
Iran is training women in weapons handling and urban defence under the “Jan-fada” mass mobilisation campaign, as Tehran prepares for…
Europe
France: First submarine launch of the M51.3 ballistic missile, fired by Le Vigilant off Brittany
The French ballistic missile submarine Le Vigilant fired an M51.3 strategic missile without a nuclear warhead off Finistère on October…
Drones
Moscow: Two dead in mass Ukrainian drone attack; Sobyanin says 650 drones were headed for the capital, with reports of a fire at a major fuel facility
Two people were killed and nine injured in the Moscow region in a mass Ukrainian drone attack overnight on October…
Air Force
HACM: first flight test of the US Air Force’s hypersonic cruise missile, held over Australia
The US Air Force, working with Australia, has carried out the first flight test of the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile…
Defense Industry
US approves sale of 2,020 Javelin anti-tank missiles to Egypt, with further approvals for the UAE and Kuwait
The US State Department has approved the possible sale to Egypt of up to 2,020 FGM-148F Javelin missiles worth $832…