Air Force
Morocco’s first F-16 Block 72 makes its maiden flight
Lockheed Martin has announced the first flight of the first F-16 Block 72 for the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The…
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Asia-Pacific
Keen Sword 27: Japan and the US to drill defence of the south-western islands, with 45,000 Japanese troops and missiles on Yonaguni and Ishigaki
Exercise Keen Sword 27 will run from October 19 to 29 with 45,000 Japanese personnel, 40 ships and 260 aircraft.…
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 in France…
Middle East & North Africa
Yemen: Government forces say they have retaken Mokha; Houthis say they hit Riyadh airport and an Aramco refinery
Yemen’s army announced the recapture of Mokha and the coalition a naval operation in Hodeidah. The Houthis say they struck…
Europe
Trump on bombers withdrawn from RAF Fairford: “There were some threats”; he holds Iran responsible for the flydubai attack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 for the…
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 rescued. Zelenskyy…
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. The case…
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 a pillar…
Greece
Rubio in Athens: US secretary of state to deliver a speech on defending Western civilization at the Pnyx, with the Acropolis as backdrop
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will speak at the Pnyx at 18:00 today, October 7, about the defence of…
Balkans
Black Sea drones hit two merchant ships in Bulgaria’s EEZ; one sinks, another attack kills a sailor off Ukraine
Alfa Watan sank and Able’s 18 sailors were rescued after drone attacks in Bulgaria’s EEZ on October 6. A separate…
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 vote is…
Military & Defense
Boeing wins $14.7 billion contract to triple PAC-3 MSE seeker production
Boeing received a contract worth approximately $14.7 billion from Lockheed Martin to triple PAC-3 MSE seeker production, with final terms…