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Ukraine’s drone campaign coincides with new US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil
Ukrainian forces struck two sites linked to Russia’s oil and petrochemicals sector overnight on 4 November, with fires reported in Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan, and in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region. Regional authorities in Bashkortostan said an industrial facility in Sterlitamak had been…
Hegseth urges NATO allies to fund more U.S. arms for Ukraine as Kyiv courts Tomahawk maker
The United States on Wednesday pressed NATO partners to finance additional American weaponry for Ukraine, signalling a harder-edged posture towards Moscow as senior Ukrainian officials held talks with U.S. defence manufacturers, including the producer of Tomahawk cruise missiles. Speaking in…
Unidentified drones reported over Thales Belgium sites as company seeks clearer counter-UAS rules
Thales Belgium has reported a rise in sightings of unidentified drones over sensitive company sites in the Liège region and is urging clearer guidance on when and how private operators may counter unmanned aircraft near critical infrastructure. The reports come…
Spanish minister’s flight reports GPS interference over Kaliningrad as research pinpoints likely jamming sites
A Spanish Air and Space Force A330 carrying Defence Minister Margarita Robles reported a satellite-navigation disturbance on 24th September while transiting the vicinity of Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave en route to Šiauliai air base, Lithuania. Spain’s defence ministry said the crew…
Manufacturing of first F-47 next-generation fighter underway; first flight targeted for 2028
The US Air Force has started building the first F-47, the service’s sixth-generation stealth fighter, with a maiden flight targeted for 2028, according to Chief of Staff Gen David Allvin. He disclosed the milestone during a keynote at the Air…
Estonia open to UK nuclear-capable jets as NATO weighs response to Russian airspace breach
Estonia has signalled it is prepared to host British fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons, as NATO members consider their rules of engagement following the breach of Estonian airspace by Russian aircraft last week. Defence minister Hanno Pevkur said…
Putin’s ‘military-technical’ threat marks a managed escalation ahead of NATO talks on Estonia
Vladimir Putin has shifted from ambiguity to overt threats. On Monday, at an extraordinary meeting of Russia’s Security Council convened on the eve of NATO consultations on an alleged 12-minute Russian incursion into Estonian airspace, the Russian leader warned the…
Ukraine unveils Toloka underwater drone family with long-range strike capability
Ukrainian defence firms have publicly presented the Toloka family of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), including a large-diameter model said to be capable of carrying a five-tonne payload over a distance of up to 2,000 kilometres. The systems were shown at…
ISW suggests Kremlin approved Bloomberg leak on plans to intensify strikes against Ukraine
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assess that Vladimir Putin may have organised or at least approved the disclosure of Kremlin thinking to Bloomberg about plans to step up attacks on Ukraine’s energy system and other…
Trump says US seeking to regain control of Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase
U.S. President Donald Trump has said his administration is seeking to re-establish control over Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, four years after American forces vacated the facility during the 2021 withdrawal. Speaking alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on 18 September,…