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Athens · Wednesday, 4 November 2026

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Sierra Nevada pulls out of the US Navy’s new trainer jet competition, leaving Textron’s M-346N almost alone France plans €63.4 billion for defence in 2027, up €6.5 billion; Vautrin at Euronaval announces naval drone timetable Norway deploys NASAMS sensors and 30 troops at Kirkenes, about 7.5 km from the Russian border U.S. Army unveils MALET, a kit that lets drones drop standard 60mm and 81mm mortar rounds Kubilius: Russia is closing in on Europe’s defence spending, he warns at the Berlin Security Conference US and Venezuela negotiating a status-of-forces agreement for American troops, sources say Merz: “The time has come for this war to end”; the Oleshky truce as a model for energy and the Black Sea Former Turkish ambassador: Ankara must forget the F-35, and fears the KAAN was hit too, after the Democratic win in Congress Taiwan: more than 100 Chinese warships and coast guard vessels in the Western Pacific; “we will not bow to any pressure” Saudi Arabia: Houthis claim strikes on Abha airport and an air base; the coalition says it intercepted three drones

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