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Taiwan security update: Keen Sword 27 sends a US anti-ship missile system to Yonaguni as Chinese ships stay near Taiwan.
Ukraine war update: drones set the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal ablaze as Russia strikes Ukraine’s western power grid again.
Information war: Rubio calls a Starlink-throttling report false, Zelenskyy says the cap stays, and drones hit a VK data center.
Africa security: Somalia loses towns around Baidoa, a Nyala market strike kills 30 and Tigray rejects federal caretaker rule.
Americas security: US Marines guard the Caracas embassy again, Cuba’s dollar tops 800 pesos and Colombia faces drone clashes.
Iran war update: a second Hormuz mine claim, a Saudi helicopter lost near Yemen and Tehran’s new defense minister approved.
The Air Force says operational prototypes of its Massed Modular Aircraft, a low-cost MQ-9 Reaper successor, will field by 2028 after heavy Reaper losses.
Americas security: Cuba’s grid supplies 758 MW, Havana fights a US event at the UN, and Venezuela’s talks turn to election rules.
Africa security: Ethiopia names a Tigray caretaker government, the UN calls Sudan’s outlook bleak, and drones strike Congo’s Masisi.
Taiwan security update: two Chinese coast guard ships enter Dongsha waters as North Korea claims an AI torpedo and a US carrier docks in Japan.
Ukraine war update: Russia fires 332 drones and missiles at the grid, cutting power in Vinnytsia, as Trump waives Graham Act sanctions.
Information war: Kyiv rebuts Gerasimov’s claim of 92 captured settlements, a viral draft video proves to be a Kyiv protest, and Iran makes a 500 km claim.
Iran war update: IRGC declares Hormuz closed after a tanker mine blast, Riyadh blames Tehran for Houthi strikes, and Aden airport is hit.
Africa security update: Rubio presses Abiy to de-escalate near Eritrea, Congo bans 13 parties, and drone strikes hit North Darfur and Blue Nile.
Foreign influence operations: X suspends 13,000 accounts, AI fakes of Houthi airport strikes spread, and Brazil’s court orders Meta to apply equal rules.
Americas security update: a fire knocks out another Cuban power unit, Maduro refuses to plead, and Brazil’s runoff tightens to a two-point race.
Taiwan security: the Liaoning carrier group turns toward the South China Sea, eight PLA jets cross the median line, and Marcos summons China’s envoy.
Ukraine war: Russia launches 149 drones overnight, Ukrainian drones hit the Surgut plant in Siberia, and EU leaders split over Kyiv’s 2027 funding gap.
Iran war update: Tehran keeps Hormuz shut after a record week of ship attacks, Israel raises its alert and Washington targets Iranian money networks.
The Army opened a CAML-Lite contest on Oct. 15 for robotic missile launchers to fire at Talisman Sabre 2027, as a CAML Medium award nears.
General Dynamics and American Rheinmetall prototypes of the XM30 infantry vehicle are at Fort Hood for soldier trials meant to pick a Bradley successor.
Hegseth told AUSA on Oct. 14 that Project Agincourt leads to a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command by Oct. 2027, as the Army stands up FASCOM.
Cuba blackout deepens as Guiteras trips offline and available generation falls to 937 megawatts, with Havana listing 159 circuits hit.
Taiwan security update: 15 PLA aircraft fly near Taiwan with 13 median-line crossings as North Korea fires cruise missiles at sea.
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