• New Chinese GJ-X Stealth drone expands persistent surveillance across the Pacifi
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    China’s latest stealth unmanned aircraft, widely referred to as GJ X, has now been seen airborne in a short clip that spread on X by @ClashReport beginning October 19. The War Zone, which first highlighted the aircraft’s public emergence...
  • South Korea courts Greece with submarine offer for new undersea fleet program
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
     HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has moved into the Achilles program conversation with a formal Athens presentation of conventional submarine options, following a 15 October session at the Hellenic Navy General Staff that the service...
  • Regulation: Notice of proposed amendments (NPA) reference table
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) NPA table provides information of proposed changes in regulations and release date.
  • HMS Stirling Castle begins sea trials as UK’s first mothership for autonomous mine warfare
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    On October 23, 2025, the British Royal Navy announced that the HMS Stirling Castle had begun its sea trials, following her formal transfer from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary to the Royal Navy in July 2025. The vessel left West Float,...
  • India’s Emergency Buy of U.S. Javelin Missiles Adds Armor Punch and Co-Production Ambition
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
     On 23 October, 2025, India pushed an emergency acquisition of 12 FGM-148 Javelin launchers and 104 missiles to rapidly harden its infantry against armor threats, as reported by multiple Indian news agencies and especially Hindustan...
  • Taiwan to Deploy U.S. Harpoon Missile Batteries in 2026 to Deter Chinese Invasion.
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    Focus Taiwan (English version of the Central News Agency) displayed on October 20, 2025, that the Republic of China Navy confirmed its first shipment of U.S.-supplied Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems will arrive around the New Year, so as...
  • Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Military | The Guardian
    Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors Investment in renewable energy should be counted under defence expenditure, says a group of retired senior...
  • Italy Launches M3A Program To Rebuild Maritime Patrol And Anti-Submarine Warfare Strength
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
     Italy is preparing a new maritime patrol and response capability designed to restore high-end anti-submarine and anti-surface coverage across the Mediterranean operating areas. According to Documento Programmatico Pluriennale della...
  • Airbus, Leonardo and Thales Merge Space Divisions to Form €6.5B European Defense Player.
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    Airbus, Leonardo and Thales announced on October 23 that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to fold their main space activities into a single European company, a move framed as a bid for scale against U.S. heavyweights and an...
  • Government launches 'Back British' industry call to action to boost UK jobs, businesses, and skills
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    New measures will look to ensure that UK defence investment — even with overseas companies — benefits British business, British jobs and British skills
  • South Korea’s FA-50 fighter now uses Raytheon PhantomStrike radar to see targets farther
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    On October 20, 2025, Raytheon confirmed the first delivery of its PhantomStrike radar to Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for installation on the FA-50 light attack aircraft. The PhantomStrike radar uses gallium nitride technology and an...
  • UK's new Astraea nuclear warhead to equip future Dreadnought submarines in the 2030s
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    On October 20, 2025, British Defence Minister Luke Pollard confirmed that Project Astraea, the United Kingdom’s next-generation nuclear warhead programme, is fully funded within a £15 billion government investment plan. The Astraea A21...
  • Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) Offset Written Consultation
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    This consultation seeks input on three questions on key aspects of offset policies. The policies support the Defence Industrial Strategy commitment to explore measures to support UK-based businesses.
  • Canada’s defence minister details spending plan with new submarine program at its core
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    Canada is moving from promise to planning on defence outlays. Speaking after weeks of allied consultations, Defence Minister David McGuinty sketched how Ottawa can reach the two percent of GDP benchmark while aligning new money to...
  • Taiwan confirms more weapons acquisition from U.S. amid rising China tensions
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    According to information published by the Central News Agency (CNA) of Taiwan on October 20, 2025, the 24th US-Taiwan Defense Industry Conference opened this week in Ellicott City, Maryland, as bilateral defense ties accelerate under...
  • South Korea’s New Chunmoo 3.0 Unifies Loitering-Munition Missile and Coastal Anti-Ship Strike
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    SEOUL, South Korea: Hanwha Aerospace utilized the opening days of Seoul ADEX 2025 at KINTEX to unveil Chunmoo 3.0, the next iteration of the K239 multicaliber rocket system. Company materials and briefings describe a unified concept that...
  • Official Statistics: Recruit trainee survey: financial year 2024/25
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    A tri-service attitude survey on training, facilities, food, support and fairness of treatment.
  • Official Statistics: Officer Cadet Survey: financial year 2024/25
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Summary statistics on officer cadets’ experience of training, facilities, food, support, fairness of treatment and hopes for the future.
  • Transparency data: Military court centres court listings
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Court listings for the Military court centres.
  • Ukraine’s MiG-29 Jet Fires Anti-Radiation Missiles to Break Russian Radar Lock in Combat Zone
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
     On 22 October 2025, Ukraine’s Western Air Command released ground-filmed footage appearing to show a tactical aviation pilot launching anti-radiation missiles at Russian air-defense systems, aiming to “open the sky” for follow-on...
  • ON POINT: Pentagon Muscle Confronts China's Proxy Venezuela
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from StrategyPage.com
  • North Korea tests new hypersonic missiles signaling strategic weapons expansion
    Thursday, October 23, 2025 from World Defence News
    North Korea announced on October 23, 2025, through its state media KCNA that it had carried out a successful test of a new hypersonic weapons system, a development expected to draw close scrutiny from Washington and its allies. According...
  • As space weapons proliferate, spy satellites are getting new duties
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Defense One - All Content
    Space Force signs selects Vantor to watch for naughty satellites, space threats.
  • US cybersecurity is 'slipping' under Trump, says congressional commission
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Defense One - All Content
    Cuts to agencies and the politicization of disinfo-tracking work have slowed or reversed progress toward goals set five years ago by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0.
  • Who’s Who in Defense: Trent Kelly, Chairman, House Armed Services (HASC) Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking Defense
    Kelly chairs a subcommittee that’s responsible for Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps acquisition programs.
  • Air Force offers federal land for private-sector AI data centers
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking Defense
    Now available for “fair market value” are over 3,000 acres of land on five Air Force bases, two-thirds of it at Edwards AFB alone.
  • Ukraine moves to buy scores of Saab Gripen fighters from Sweden
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking Defense
    “This is the beginning of a long journey, but it takes us one step closer to a major export deal for Saab and Sweden and Ukraine,” the Swedish prime minister said.
  • The Pentagon is using artificial intelligence right now. Here’s how.
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking Defense
    In a new video series, Breaking Defense dives into the question of how, and why, the US military is turning to AI.
  • Guidance: Chickerell firing times
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Warning notice of firing at Chickerell range.
  • Guidance: Catterick Training Area firing and activity forecast
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Annual firing schedule for Battle Hill, Bellerby, Feldom and Wathgill Ranges.
  • Guidance: Otterburn firing times
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Dates and times when Otterburn and Redesdale ranges and Bellshiel demolition range are being used for live firing.
  • Guidance: Millpool firing times
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Warning notice of firing at Bodmin Training Area and Millpool Range.
  • Today’s D Brief: US-Russia summit, canceled; Army vice chief pushed out early; SecDef bottlenecks info to Congress; Draft drone strategy; And a bit more.
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Defense One - All Content
  • Guidance: Sennybridge firing notice
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Monthly firing times for Sennybridge Training Area.
  • Guidance: Lulworth firing times
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Details of road closures and live firing for Lulworth ranges.
  • Singapore’s navy launches first of new class of multi-role drone motherships
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking Defense
    Sinaporean Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing officiated at the launch of the lead ship of the Victory-class Multi Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) [TKTK WHEN] at the shipyard belonging to local defense contractor ST Engineering
  • Guidance: Tregantle firing times
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Warning notice of firing at Tregantle ranges.
  • New Northrop Grumman AReS missile launcher enables fast deployment against enemy radar
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
    Seoul, South Korea, October 22, 2025 - At ADEX 2025 in Seoul, Northrop Grumman unveiled the Advanced Reactive Strike (AReS) missile launcher, a modular, containerized system developed to counter hostile radar networks through rapid,...
  • Lithuania’s New Black Hawks Take Flight Signaling U.S.-backed NATO Upgrade.
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
    The Lithuanian Armed Forces announced on October 21, 2025, that the country’s first UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters had completed initial test flights days after arriving at the Lithuanian Air Force Base. The milestone confirmed all major...
  • Baykar’s Kızılelma UAV Unlocks Air-to-Air Combat Power With MURAD AESA Radar Flight Test
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
     On 20 October 2025, Türkiye’s Bayraktar Kızılelma flight-tested Aselsan’s MURAD active electronically scanned array radar, a step designed to unlock full air-to-air combat functionality. The test, highlighted by Baykar’s official...
  • Northrop Grumman & U.S. Army test new Integrated Battle Command System for air and missile defense
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
    Washington D.C., United States, October 22, 2025 - Northrop Grumman announced on October 20, 2025, that it has completed the first live-fire demonstration of the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), in collaboration with the U.S....
  • Everything you need to know about US-made M110A2 203mm tracked #selfpropelled howitzer for Ukraine Technical Review
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
    The M110A2 is a heavy-caliber, self-propelled howitzer developed by the United States to provide long-range artillery support in mobile warfare environments. Armed with a 203 mm (8-inch) howitzer, it is the final and most advanced...
  • Germany Orders €2B Spike LR2 Anti-Tank Missiles from EuroSpike to Rebuild Stockpiles.
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
    Haaretz reported on October 21, 2025, that Berlin has signed a roughly 2 billion euro framework with EuroSpike, the European joint venture marketing Rafael’s Spike family, via NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency. The contract bundles...
  • Sweden Backs Ukraine’s Plan for 100 to 150 Gripen E Jets Signaling Airpower Shift in Europe
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
     On 22 October 2025, in Linköping, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a letter of intent for Ukraine to acquire 100 to 150 Saab JAS 39 Gripen E fighters, signaling a potential restructuring of...
  • Ministry of Defence Police: misconduct hearings
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Find out about misconduct hearings involving Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) officers and how to attend these public hearings.
  • EDGE Group to equip Angola with C2 border security systems
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Breaking Defense
    “Angola stands out as a forward-thinking nation with a clear vision for modernising its national security architecture, which makes it an ideal partner in shaping the future of border control,” said EDGE Group CEO Hamad Al...
  • Which Aircraft to Train Tomorrow’s Top Gun Pilots? The U.S. Navy’s Next Jet Trainer Race Is On.
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
    The Department of the Navy’s Program Executive Office, on March 31, 2025, issued a Request for Information for the Undergraduate Jet Training System to recapitalize the T-45 syllabus under an accelerated schedule focused on speed to...
  • Guidance: Langport Range and dry training area firing notice
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Firing schedule for Langport Range and dry training area (LRDTA).
  • MBDA’s Land Precision Strike Offers AI-Guided Firepower for British Army’s Future Battlespace
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from World Defence News
     MBDA’s Land Precision Strike (LPS) presents a compact but sophisticated proposal aimed at meeting the British Army’s stated ambition to “triple fighting power.” Described in MBDA’s 2024 presentation as a surface-launched precision...
  • Guidance: Yoxter Range and dry training area firing notice
    Wednesday, October 22, 2025 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UK
    Firing schedule for Yoxter Range and dry training area (YRDTA).
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