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France to begin training Ukrainian pilots on the Rafale in November
French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin told the National Assembly on October 8 that the first training of Ukrainian pilots…
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Ukraine sends delegation to the US for energy ceasefire talks as Moscow asks for sanctions relief
A Ukrainian delegation is meeting Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the United States on October 9 and 10 to…
Politics & Diplomacy
Black Sea: Turkey proposes a moratorium on attacks on merchant ships, with separate corridors for Russia and Ukraine
Turkey is seeking a deal to stop attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea. Russia and Ukraine are reportedly…
Greece
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman answers Rubio’s Acropolis speech: it “deliberately omits” the other half of the Greek legacy
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei responded on X to Marco Rubio’s October 7 speech at the Pnyx in Athens,…
Middle East & North Africa
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they hit LPG tanker “NV Sunshine” south of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on October 9 that it had struck a large LPG tanker, the NV Sunshine,…
Economy & Energy
Trump says he “agreed with Putin” that Russia will supply millions of tons of diesel; US eases sanctions until April 2027
Donald Trump announced on October 9 that Vladimir Putin agreed to supply over 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, 500,000 in…
Greece
Planetek Hellas to lead ESA’s new Space Resilience Node for Greece
Planetek Hellas, leading a Greek consortium, is starting a new European Space Agency project to design the Space Resilience Node…
Drones
Proteus: the French Army revived old 20 mm guns to shoot down drones
The French Army has taken 1970s 20 mm anti-aircraft guns, most of them awaiting scrapping, and turned them into the…
Defense Industry
HIMARS FLEX: Lockheed Martin says its modular launcher doubles HIMARS firepower and can fire PAC-3 interceptors
Lockheed Martin is promoting HIMARS FLEX again, a modular version of the M142 HIMARS that carries two pods instead of…
Defense Industry
Raytheon wins contract worth up to $6.3 billion to produce and sustain SM-3 Block IB interceptors
RTX’s Raytheon has secured a five-year contract, with two option years, worth up to $6.3 billion for SM-3 Block IB…
Africa
UN extends Darfur arms embargo by two months as Russia and China oppose a Sudan-wide ban
The UN Security Council unanimously extended the Sudan sanctions regime until December 11 on October 8, but the US proposal…
Africa
Ethiopia: After Mekelle, fears grow of Eritrean and Egyptian involvement
Ethiopian federal forces took Mekelle on October 3 after more than a week of heavy fighting, but the TPLF says…