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Two Stryker vehicles of the US Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment in a meadow at Hohenfels, Germany

Military & Defense

Greece and the US announce $4 billion in Foreign Military Sales and the provision of Stryker vehicles to Greece

A joint statement issued after the sixth US–Greece Strategic Dialogue announces $4 billion in Foreign Military Sales and…

October 7, 2026 · 21:432 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:06

US Marines work on laptops inside an observation tower on Ie Shima, Okinawa, during exercise Keen Sword 25

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…

October 7, 2026 · 17:002 min readUpdated October 11, 2026 · 22:47

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis during the Greece–US meeting in Athens

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…

October 7, 2026 · 14:135 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:06

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shaking hands with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis beside the aircraft steps at Athens airport at night

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…

October 7, 2026 · 14:133 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:06

Aerial view of the Seimas parliamentary complex in Vilnius, archive photograph from May 2021

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…

October 7, 2026 · 04:304 min readUpdated October 11, 2026 · 22:47

PAC-3 interceptor launches from a Patriot launcher during an interception test at dusk, archive photograph

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…

October 7, 2026 · 04:002 min readUpdated October 11, 2026 · 22:47

Virginia-class submarine Massachusetts SSN-798 at sea during initial trials, archive October 2025

Military & Defense

Anduril and U.S. Navy plan $6.6 billion submarine production expansion in Maryland

Anduril plans a $3.7 billion Maryland shipyard, backed by a Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion, to…

October 7, 2026 · 03:303 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:07

U.S. Navy destroyer and helicopter in haze during an April 2026 Hormuz mine-clearance mission

Politics & Diplomacy

Iran says Hormuz will stay closed until its seven conditions are met

Iran’s parliamentary speaker said on October 4 that seven conditions must be met before Hormuz reopens. Araghchi warned…

October 5, 2026 · 18:303 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:06

US Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off at night on March 6, 2026, archive photograph

Politics & Diplomacy

US withdraws all bombers from RAF Fairford amid investigation into suspected attack plot

All US bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have returned home, the Pentagon confirmed on October 4, as British…

October 5, 2026 · 17:303 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:06

Pete Hegseth administers the oath to cadets at Texas A&M University on September 19, 2026

Politics & Diplomacy

Hegseth says US forces in Europe will shift to America or the Western Hemisphere

Pete Hegseth linked a shift of US capabilities from Europe to greater allied burden sharing and an expanding…

October 5, 2026 · 16:302 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:06

Taiwan defence officials beside an assembled F-16 Block 70 in a US hangar in March 2026, before the first two aircraft arrived in Taiwan

News

Taiwan receives first two F-16V Block 70 fighters after years of delay

Taiwan’s first two new F-16V Block 70 fighters arrived at Chihhang on October 2 after years of delay,…

October 3, 2026 · 08:302 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:06

USS Theodore Roosevelt leads a group of ships in the Pacific Ocean in July 2026

Politics & Diplomacy

US sends USS Theodore Roosevelt towards Iran as Trump weighs renewed strikes

The USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading towards the Middle East as Trump weighs further action against Iran and…

October 2, 2026 · 15:304 min readUpdated October 12, 2026 · 10:06