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HypAIRion: France brings AI to Rafale as combat drone flight is planned for 2028
France’s HypAIRion programme brings sovereign AI into Rafale operations, with collaborative combat-drone flight planned for 2028 and an AI-enabled TALIOS…
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North Korea fires missile from Wonsan amid dispute over DMZ mines
North Korea’s October 3 launch from Wonsan came amid a dispute over mines in the DMZ. Pyongyang later described an…
Politics & Diplomacy
Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties as fighting closes on Tigray capital
Ethiopia and Eritrea severed diplomatic ties on October 1 as Tigray fighting advanced toward Mekelle. Both governments traded accusations, while…
Drones
Vilnius airport briefly closed after suspected drone alert from Belarus
Vilnius airport closed for less than an hour on October 3 as NATO fighters investigated a possible drone approaching Lithuania…
Politics & Diplomacy
Rubio to lead sixth US–Greece strategic dialogue in Athens
Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation at the sixth US–Greece strategic dialogue in Athens during an October 5–8 trip,…
Politics & Diplomacy
Aliyev excludes Russia from his list of global superpowers
Ilham Aliyev named the United States and China as the only two global superpowers, leaving Russia out, while criticizing the…
Military & Defense
HMS Agamemnon reaches Clyde after first dive at sea
HMS Agamemnon has arrived at HM Naval Base Clyde after its first dive at sea. The Astute-class submarine now faces…
Analysis
Analysis: A new role for Greece’s F-16 Block 30 with APKWS and homegrown weapons
Analysis of a proposal to equip Greece’s F-16 Block 30 fighters with APKWS rockets for counter-drone missions and use them…
Military & Defense
Boeing beats Northrop to win US Navy’s F/A-XX fighter contract
Boeing beat Northrop Grumman for the US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier fighter contract, its second advanced fighter win after the…
Military & Defense
US Navy awards Raytheon contract worth up to $24.4 billion to expand SM-6 production
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a contract worth up to $24.4 billion to expand SM-6 missile production, with funding…
Military & Defense
Naval Group starts Sweden’s first FDI frigate one month after contract signing
Naval Group has cut steel for Sweden’s first FDI frigate, Luleå, at Lorient. The four-ship order adds a Swedish programme…
Air Force
Finland presents first F-35As at Rovaniemi as Finnish pilot flies the jet at home
Finland presented its first two F-35As based at Rovaniemi on October 1, with a Finnish pilot flying the type in…