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Hegseth discusses Iran with Netanyahu in unannounced visit to Israel, officials say
Netanyahu and Hegseth discussed “the threats in the region” and the U.S.-Israel partnership in dealing both offensively ...
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailChinese Navy Shadows USS Charleston Near Contested Sabina Shoal
MANILA, Philippines — USS Charleston (LCS-18) was tracked by Chinese forces on Tuesday after the ship “illegally intrude...
Manila, Philippines · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailRubio says delays in US air defense shipments to Ukraine not deliberate
"I think the important takeaway for you is that there has not been some deliberate political directive to go out and har...
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailFrance's decades-long ties with Gulf states built on 'economic development, oil, defence agreements'
Genie Godula is pleased to welcome François Gouyette, former French ambassador to the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Against a ba...
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailRussia’s naval posture in the Mediterranean has ‘significantly decreased’: NATO official
Russia’s maritime forces may be stretched thin now, but one analyst told Breaking Defense that’s unlikely to be the case...
Mediterranean Sea · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailMecca Agreement is not alternative to NATO, open to other countries — Erdogan’s party
According to the statement, Turkey will respect this agreement with parliament’s approval and within the constitutional ...
Turkey · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailCommander reveals tasks American newcomer will perform within Akhmat comando unit
Lieutenant General Apty Alaudinov believes that Christopher Helali will carry out his duties well
Russia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailBelogorsk-Khabarovsk gas pipeline 94% completed — Gazprom
Gazprom is laying the Belogorsk-Khabarovsk gas pipeline to connect the Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok and the Power of ...
Khabarovsk, Russia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailHouthi attacks undermine Saudi Arabia's economic ambitions
With airports closed and the capital brought to an effective standstill, attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Saudi Arabia have...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailQatar revamped its entire defence system in six hours, intelligence chief reveals
At Doha’s Global Security Forum, Qatar’s head of intelligence revealed how the war with Iran forced the Gulf country to ...
Doha, Qatar · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailExclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan
Exclusive: Full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan The Turkish government submit...
Mecca, Saudi Arabia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailEastern Libya parliament approves 2019 maritime deal with Turkiye
The vote recognises Ankara's maritime deal with Tripoli, ending Haftar's 2020 boycott.
Libya · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailUS Navy, Gecko Robotics surge AI maintenance contract to $300M
Gecko Robotics uses drones, wall-climbing robots and fixed sensors to gather data on components, decks, welds and hulls.
United States · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailYemen displacement tops 250K as Houthis tighten siege on Taiz: What to know
The Houthis are looking to completely seize Taiz city, with clashes escalating in other parts of the south as well.
Taiz, Yemen · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailNATO reconnaissance aircraft flies around Kaliningrad Region for nearly four hours
The Bombardier Artemis II reconnaissance aircraft flew into the area of the Kaliningrad Region from its permanent base i...
Kaliningrad, Russia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailCanada can help Seoul counter North Korea’s new ‘ways of war’: Military chief
Canada can share lessons from training Ukrainian forces to help South Korea learn how to defeat the new “ways of war” th...
South Korea · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailPoland to demand explanation from Ukraine over drone incident in Lithuania
Lithuania said the drone entered its airspace from the Polish side before exploding on its territory on Oct. 18. Ukraine...
Lithuania · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailIRGC claims it downed US drone, set two tankers ablaze near Hormuz
Iran has stepped up attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks.
Strait of Hormuz · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailWhy Saudi Arabia’s Aim of Defeating the Houthis Is a Tall Order
After four years of relative calm, the war pitting Yemen’s Houthi militia against the country’s internationally recogniz...
Saudi Arabia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailTurkey secures a strategic win over Greece as eastern Libya backs the maritime deal
Turkey secures a strategic win over Greece as eastern Libya backs the maritime deal Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Tue, 10/...
Turkey · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailRussia capable of countering UAVs that EU is supplying en masse to Ukraine — soldier
The soldier added that Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle operators are unable to counter Russia’s Knyaz Veshchy Oleg rec...
Russia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailEuropean Commission unveils militarized EU strategy for Arctic
The EU will promote "Arctic-ready, dual-use and multi-purpose capabilities that benefit local communities, the Arctic an...
Arctic · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailTurkish defense procurement spending proposed to rise 229% in 2027
Turkey’s proposed budget calls for $44.5 billion in defense spending and a separate $25.2 billion for internal security,...
Turkey · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailIranian president appoints IRGC brigadier general as defense adviser
Masoud Pezeshkian expressed hope that the new adviser "will contribute to achieving the government’s goals"
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailRussia aims to raise electric power import substitution to 90-95% — Deputy PM Novak
"In the electric power sector, the substitution level is 80-85%," Alexander Novak said
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailCNO Caudle’s ‘Fit to Fight’ C-Note to the Fleet
The following is the Oct. 19, 2026, CNO Note – or “C-Note” – to the fleet from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caud...
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailWhy is the European Union turning up the heat on the Arctic?
The EU’s revamped Arctic strategy puts security at its core, citing growing Russian and Chinese activity in the region. ...
Arctic · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailTurkey troops to stay in Syria, Iraq 'until border security ensured', defence minister tells AFP
Turkey will keep its own troops in Syria and Iraq until border security with its two neighbours has been fully ensured, ...
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailSudan army drones hit mourners and fuel market killing more than 200 people, sources say
A truck carrying people to a funeral and a market alleged to be supplying fuel to the RSF were targeted.
Sudan · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailRussian drones strike Kyiv hospital, injure 5 across the city
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said Russia struck the operating room of the Strazheska Institute of the Natio...
Kyiv, Ukraine · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailMWI Podcast: Forty Years of Goldwater-Nichols
Forty years ago this month, President Ronald Reagan signed the Goldwater-Nichols Act into law. The landmark legislation—...
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailIran downs US MQ-9 drone over Strait of Hormuz — IRGC
Iran has taken down more than 50 MQ-9 drones since the outbreak of the conflict
Strait of Hormuz · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailKiev continues strikes on Alyoshki despite claiming concern for residents’ fate — MFA
During daylight hours, 733 rounds of cannon and mortar fire and 556 drone strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces were rec...
Alyoshki, Ukraine · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailGhost Shark with teeth: Australia unveils underwater drone payloads
The modular payloads will be integrated onto Anduril’s Ghost Shark and C2 Robotics’ Speartooth unmanned underwater vehic...
No location · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailNo arms control talks between Russia, US
There are only occasional meetings between senior officials on the sidelines of multilateral international events, Russi...
Moscow, Russia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailRussia’s Shadow Role in Iran War Comes Under Fresh Scrutiny
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov traveled to Iran on October 19, meeting with President Masud Pezeshkian and Forei...
Tehran, Iran · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailIndian military doctrines with 'poor' strategic sense of nuclear realities endanger South Asia: NCA adviser
Adviser to the National Command Authority (NCA) and former director general of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Lt Gen...
New Delhi, India · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailDrones take over AUSA, plus the Army’s plan to bring in new vendors
Drones and counter-drone tech dominated the show as the Army implements new ways to keep industry competing.
Washington, D.C., United States · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailRussian approach to Ukraine settlement not tied to US sanctions decision — diplomat
Sergey Ryabkov noted that "both Washington and European capitals are well aware of this approach"
Moscow, Russia · Oct 20, 2026 · WedgetailKremlin comments on Putin’s talks with US negotiators, nuclear disarmament
Dmitry Peskov called the Russian President’s meetings with the US negotiators very important, always timely and meaningf...
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