Americas Security Update Oct 23, 2026: Cuba Braces for UN Vote
Americas security: Cuba expects to lose UN votes, Venezuelans march for elections and the US bars 21 Colombians from visas.
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Americas security: Cuba expects to lose UN votes, Venezuelans march for elections and the US bars 21 Colombians from visas.
Military technology in 2026: drones, AI wingmen, hypersonics, lasers, space jammers and shipyards, and where U.S. programs stand against China and Russia.
The EA-18G Growler jams enemy radars for the Navy and Australia. New jammer pods, an $876M Low Band award and the end of the production line explained.
A Navy carrier in the Pacific controlled an MQ-25A Stingray drone tanker 2,100 miles away. Production, cost and schedule questions explained.
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The Army ordered 16 UH-60M Black Hawks under a flexible deal, after its 2027 budget asked for one. Sikorsky is also pitching autonomy upgrades.
A new Pentagon framework with BAE Systems would buy up to 25,000 APKWS guidance kits a year, the low-cost rocket U.S. jets now use against drones.
Americas security: Florida details its Raúl Castro warrant, Cuba braces for a 1,880 MW cut and Haiti gangs ambush troops.
Indo-Pacific update: China tracks the USS Charleston near Sabina Shoal, Taiwan faces a Pratas standoff, and Pyongyang threatens.
Anduril won a Navy deal worth up to $2.9 billion to build Virginia-class submarine parts as production stalls at about 1.1 to 1.2 boats a year.
Taiwan security update: Keen Sword 27 opens on Ishigaki as Chinese ships stay near Taiwan and Kim Yo-jong warns South Korea.
Americas security: Florida readies a Raúl Castro warrant, Cuba’s grid sinks to 830 MW and Colombia claims San Andrés waters.
The first production Remote Modular Terminal jammers are rolling out as the Space Force estimates buying 32 to 56 L3Harris Meadowlands systems.
Taiwan security update: Keen Sword 27 sends a US anti-ship missile system to Yonaguni as Chinese ships stay near Taiwan.
Americas security: US Marines guard the Caracas embassy again, Cuba’s dollar tops 800 pesos and Colombia faces drone clashes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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