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The Navy has exercised a $114.7 million option with Bell for SPINE kits that add electrical power and strength to Marine AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
Space War Oct 31: India launches a navigation satellite, a Ukrainian arms maker says it strikes without Starlink and SpaceX launches from Vandenberg.
Rubio, Motegi and Cho signed a Trilateral Arctic Pacific Partnership in Atlanta. We compare it with September’s statement and the Bering Sea record.
The Ukraine Patriot sale covers 500 PAC-3 MSE interceptors paid for by allies. We weigh it against Kyiv’s needs and Lockheed’s production line.
Africa Security Oct 31: Kenya says Russia will stop recruiting Kenyans, the UN closes its Somalia mission and Western states press Congo’s warring sides.
Information War Oct 31: the Kremlin’s denial of political prisoners rebutted, a Storm-1516 fake German news video and Iran’s unproven drone claim.
Trade war news: shippers back a longer pause on US port fees, China demands an end to the US lab ban, and Rubio opens G20 talks on shipping.
Americas news: Venezuela’s foreign minister meets the US envoy, a court reopens TPS for Venezuelans, and long blackouts hit Havana.
China Taiwan news: US, Japan and South Korea reaffirm North Korea’s denuclearization in Atlanta, and Taiwan tracks 13 Chinese military sorties.
Ukraine war news: drones cut power to almost 300,000 homes, Neptune missiles hit a rocket fuel plant and the US clears 500 Patriots.
Iran war update: an Iranian team reaches Doha for talks, Khamenei orders a response without limits and new Hormuz tanker strikes.
What is the Entity List? How the Commerce Department’s BIS lists foreign firms, who decides, and what a listing means for exports to China and Russia.
The Army has picked Lockheed Martin to develop the Future Interceptor, a longer-range Patriot missile, in a $1.08 billion deal Lockheed partly pays for.
Africa war news: a drone strike kills 16 at an Ethiopian camp, Congo presses Russia on Rwandan troops and Sudan’s Blue Nile displacement rises.
Information war news: a record $6.3 billion Binance theft analysts tie to North Korea, a spy tool aimed at satellite firms and a Pentagon leak case.
Ukraine says Neptune strikes hit Su-34 bombers at two Russian air bases in two weeks. We compare the claims with the evidence and the glide-bomb link.
The Americas Counter Cartel Coalition met in Santo Domingo on a campaign plan. We compare official boat-strike claims with the public record.
China’s GJ-21 stealth drone has made its first landing on the Type 076 Sichuan. We trace the ship’s trials and compare it with U.S. amphibious ships.
Trade war news: new US duty lists on Canadian goods take effect, Rubio signs energy and minerals deals, and the US bans Chinese testing labs.
Americas news: Colombia sends troops into Cúcuta, El Salvador defends its Haiti rescue mission, and 19 nations plan a joint push on cartels.
China Taiwan news: Kim Jong Un demands drone superiority at a weapons demo, and China’s coast guard drills near Philippine-claimed shoals.
Ukraine war news: the Dnipro station toll rises to 15, a Neptune missile destroys two Su-34 jets, and aid reaches occupied Oleshky.
Iran war update: Vance offers to meet Iran’s security chief as Qatari mediators return, a tanker is bombed off Khasab and Houthi missiles fall on Riyadh.
What is the first island chain? How Congress’s researchers define the line from Japan through Taiwan to the Philippines, and why it shapes US-China strategy.
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