MQ-25 Stingray: Navy Flies Drone Tanker From a Carrier at Sea
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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China · Geopolitics · Latin America · Taiwan · United States
US and Paraguay Sign Airspace and Border Deals, Open Nuclear Talks
Paraguay security deals: Landau’s visit brought an air-intercept pact, PISCES screening, $11.75M in aid and nuclear talks after China sanctioned a minister.
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Church Appointments Bill Clears the Commons in One Day
MPs passed a bill on 21 October letting a Catholic or Jewish Prime Minister advise the King on Church appointments. It now goes to the Lords.
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Iran · Naval Ships · United States · Warfare
US Aircraft Carriers: Where All 11 Are and What Comes Next
Two aircraft carriers are in the Arabian Sea and Theodore Roosevelt is off Japan. See where each of the Navy’s 11 carriers is and what comes next.
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Geopolitics · Iran · Transcripts · Ukraine · United States
Full Transcript: Marco Rubio, Mumbai Press Remarks (October 21, 2026)
Full State Department transcript of Marco Rubio’s October 21, 2026 press remarks in Mumbai on Starlink, Ukraine talks, Iran and India.
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UH-60M Black Hawk: Army’s New Deal After a One-Aircraft Budget
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.
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Aircraft · Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
NATO Black Sea Reinforcements: Sensors and Forensics, No Escorts
NATO sends patrol aircraft, radar, drones and forensic teams to the Black Sea after ship attacks off Romania and Bulgaria, but no escorts or attribution.
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UK Sends RAF Typhoons to Defend Saudi Arabia From Houthi Strikes
Britain will fly RAF Typhoons over Saudi Arabia against Houthi missiles and drones and extend tanker support. What the package adds and what it signals.
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South Korea Pulls Half Its Kyiv Embassy Staff Over POW Dispute
Seoul will withdraw about half its embassy staff from Kyiv after Ukraine disclosed the transfer of two North Korean POWs it says was to stay confidential.
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Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Passes the Commons 330-178
MPs passed the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 330-178 on 20 October. It replaces the 2023 Legacy Act and now goes to the House of Lords.
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