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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.
Takaichi says Japan will weigh nuclear-powered subs and a port-call exception to its non-nuclear principles; China accuses Tokyo of nuclear ambitions.
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.
Ukraine war update: Kyiv ends its refinery-strike pause as a 10-hour drone assault kills three in Kropyvnytskyi and Starshield service returns.
Information war: UK warns of industrial-scale Russian info assault, Microsoft seizes phishing-kit domains, Maricopa apology claim false.
Africa security: UK urges Ethiopia-Eritrea de-escalation, Sudan probes miner deaths near Egypt, Laftagareen claims Buurhakaba.
Iran war update: Hormuz ship attacks hit a wartime high, US forces destroy a spy dhow, and Iran reportedly orders Hezbollah readiness.
The Air Force’s FQ-42 and FQ-44 drone wingmen are on contract for production, but a stopgap budget keeps procurement money from flowing until Congress acts.
Taiwan logged 13 PLA sorties, 11 across the median line, in its third joint combat readiness patrol in nine days, as patrols turn smaller but more frequent.
A Conflict Armament Research report says Yemen’s Houthis imported Chinese-made motor and airframe parts to build Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missile.
Cuba’s generation falls to 1,026 megawatts, its energy minister rejects US calls for free elections, and a Sherritt nickel deal is floated.
Taiwan tracks a PLA combat readiness patrol, China’s Liaoning carrier heads into the Pacific, and Seoul and Washington delay defence talks.
Russia hits Kyiv and Kharkiv power plants with 39 missiles, cutting power to 600,000, as a Starlink speed cap disrupts Ukrainian missions.
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