Africa Security Update Oct 19, 2026: Darfur Drone Strike, Bosaso Talks
Africa security: a Darfur drone strike kills displaced farm workers, Puntland and the US weigh a Bosaso base, Eritreans pull back.
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Trade War Oct 19, 2026: China Curbs Drone and Tunnel Borer Exports
Trade war: China’s new dual-use export curbs, Rubio’s Samarkand deal push and final Canadian lumber duties lead Monday’s update.
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Aircraft · China · Iran · United States · Warfare
MMA Drone: Air Force Sets 2028 Date for a Cheaper Reaper
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.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
Ukraine War Oct 17, 2026: 332 Drones Hit Grid, Trump Waives Graham Act
Ukraine war update: Russia fires 332 drones and missiles at the grid, cutting power in Vinnytsia, as Trump waives Graham Act sanctions.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
Ukraine War Oct 16, 2026: 149 Drones, Surgut Hit, EU Aid Gap
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.
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Aircraft · China · United States · Warfare
Collaborative Combat Aircraft: Drone Wingmen Wait on FY27 Money
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.
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Geopolitics · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
Black Sea Drone Strikes: Five Merchant Ships Hit Off NATO Coasts
Drones sink HS Dignity and hit Chelsea 3 in the Black Sea off Bulgaria, leaving 11 sailors missing as attacks move closer to a NATO coast.
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Future · Iran · Munitions · United States · Warfare
Lasers vs. Drones: Pentagon Picks 4 Weapons to Guard US Bases
AeroVironment, Epirus, Kord and Boeing laser and microwave weapons will face drones in a yearlong Pentagon trial at five U.S. military bases.
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Cybersecurity · Russia · Ukraine · Warfare
Drone Strike Shuts Yandex Data Center; Ukraine Hits Salavat Refinery
Yandex says a drone fire took its Sasovo data center fully offline; Kyiv has not claimed it, but its General Staff confirmed a strike on a Bashkir refinery.
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MUSV: Navy Orders 30 Drone Ships From Three Shipyards
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.
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