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AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing laser and microwave weapons will face drones in a yearlong Pentagon trial at five U.S. military bases.
Rubio and Gerapetritis unveil arms sales, Strykers and a Florida Guard link in Athens; Greece offers conditional naval help in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Office of Strategic Capital offers Wolfspeed a 30-year loan for silicon carbide and GaN chips used in radars and drones, pending due diligence.
South Korea tests its first hypersonic weapon, Manila approves a visiting forces pact with France, and EU lawmakers push back on China over Taiwan.
US agents seize 90 biodiesel shipments bound for a sanctioned Cuban fuel firm, Havana calls it piracy, and the grid runs 1,320 MW short of demand.
The Navy will buy 30 medium unmanned surface vessels from HII, Saronic and Galliano at about $40 million each, with first deliveries due by late FY2027.
UKMTO logs nine attacks so far in October, half of September’s total, as Gulf-to-China tanker rates hit a record $1.3 million a day.
Seimas advances repeal of Article 137, which bars nuclear arms and foreign bases; a final vote is set for Jan. 12 as the Kremlin warns of escalation.
Nine PLA sorties cross the Taiwan Strait median line, a Marine-linked killing roils Okinawa, and Seoul blames North Korean mines for a DMZ blast.
Cuba’s envoy in Washington describes open channels but no agenda, as forecast blackouts near 1,857 MW and a detained protester is charged.
The Marine Corps will send NMESIS ship-killing launchers to Yonaguni, 110 km from Taiwan, for Keen Sword, days after a $404M Kongsberg launcher deal.
Guiteras rejoins Cuba’s grid amid blackouts as SOUTHCOM announces a Caribbean strike and Guantanamo unmanned systems deploy.
China’s Southern Theater Command warns Manila over Scarborough as Taiwan logs ships only and an Okinawa murder case advances.
Air Force awarded Boeing $2.38B for 22 F-15EX jets at the fiscal-year deadline; totals now 120 sold, with plans near 267–269 as F-15C/D replacements.
China presses the Philippines near Scarborough as Taiwan logs ships but no aircraft, North Korea fires an IRBM, and Okinawa arrests a U.S. Marine.
Treasury ends U-turn banking for Cuba as SOUTHCOM deploys unmanned systems to Guantanamo and chronic blackouts stay above 2,000 MW most days.
Full text of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s State of the Force address of September 30, 2026, with summary, key quotes and the source licence details.
The Pentagon’s new Autonomous Warfare Command, Britain’s Ukraine data deal and Russia’s jet drones show AI and autonomy reshaping the battlefield.
The Navy awarded Raytheon up to $24.4B for SM-6 interceptors—more than 1,900 missiles over five years—as Iran-war stockpile drains and Pacific demand rises.
The Army’s $58.6B PAC-3 MSE deal aims to triple Patriot interceptor output by 2030 as the Iran war and Ukraine drain stocks and allies seek their own lines.
The first Columbia-class missile submarine is tracking to a 2028 delivery after delays, with a $29.5B order for five more boats and a strained workforce.
The Army’s M1E3 Abrams swaps the turbine for hybrid power and an autoloader crew of three. Soldier tests begin this fall, with production possibly in 2027.
Two B-21 Raiders are flying, a new Utah plant is open and Ellsworth gets the first jet in 2027, while the Pentagon weighs a fleet far bigger than 100.
The Army’s $1.2 billion PrSM Increment 2 order follows the missile’s Iran-war debut, a disputed strike and stockpile gaps, as it turns toward ship-hunting.
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