Europe
UN: Ukrainian authorities report six civilians killed and 84 injured as attacks cut power and water in 11 regions
OCHA, briefed by the UN deputy spokesman on 16 October, relays Ukrainian reports of six civilians killed and 84 injured…
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Romanian F-16s shoot down two jet-powered drones over the Black Sea, defence ministry says
Romania's defence ministry says two F-16s shot down two jet-powered Geran-family drones over its territorial waters on 17 October, after…
Europe
Steadfast Duel 26 ends: NATO command exercise has Estonia rehearsing its own war plan
NATO's Steadfast Duel 26 command post exercise ended on 15 October with all 32 allies taking part. Estonia says it…
Asia-Pacific
EU envoy Frellesen visits Kabul and presses on women’s rights, security and Afghanistan-Pakistan dialogue
The EU's Special Envoy for Afghanistan spent 12 to 14 October in Kabul, where he raised restrictions on women and…
Greece
Greek armed forces chief meets Senator Rick Scott – defence cooperation, energy and the Eastern Mediterranean on the agenda
The Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Dimitrios Choupis, met on October 15 with US Senator Rick…
Economy & Energy
US sanctions Iraqi bank for “sending dollars” to Iran – Bessent: “The noose is tightening around Iran’s economy”
The US Treasury sanctioned Iraq’s International Development Bank for Investment and Finance, accusing it of giving Iran access to US…
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…
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…
Air Force
MQ-25 and V-22: two contracts worth $171 million from the US Navy – a new flight control system for the Osprey
The Naval Air Systems Command awarded two contracts worth about $171 million for the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker and the…
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…