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Nigeria’s Defence Chief Courts Poland, Italy, UAE and AFRICOM at AFRIDEX 2026

Nigeria’s Defence Chief Courts Poland, Italy, UAE and AFRICOM at AFRIDEX 2026

Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, held a round of bilateral meetings with military leaders from Poland, Italy, Guinea-Bissau, Eswatini and the United...

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Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes Flare Again at Angoor Adda, One Civilian Killed

Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes Flare Again at Angoor Adda, One Civilian Killed

Fresh fighting broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on the evening of October 27, 2026, as Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban units exchanged mortar fire,...

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Saab and GA-ASI Flight Test LoyalEye Radar on the MQ-9B

Saab and GA-ASI Flight Test LoyalEye Radar on the MQ-9B

Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) have flight tested an unmanned airborne early warning capability, pairing Saab's LoyalEye radar with the MQ-9B remotely piloted...

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Russia Delivers First Su-35 Fighters to Ethiopia

Russia Delivers First Su-35 Fighters to Ethiopia

Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said it has delivered the first batch of Su-35 multirole fighters to the Ethiopian Air Force. The company's statement gave...

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Greece’s Arpyia Mini Cruise Missile Debuts at Parade

Greece’s Arpyia Mini Cruise Missile Debuts at Parade

According to Greek media, a mini cruise missile called “Arpyia” (Άρπυια), said to have been developed in Greece, was shown for the first time at...

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Switzerland Eyes Direct Weapons Buys From US Makers

Switzerland Eyes Direct Weapons Buys From US Makers

Switzerland's procurement agency Armasuisse wants to buy defence equipment directly from American manufacturers in future rather than through the US government. Armasuisse chief Urs Loher...

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Russia and Somalia Discuss Military Cooperation at Russia–Africa Summit

Russia and Somalia Discuss Military Cooperation at Russia–Africa Summit

Russia and Somalia have discussed expanding military cooperation, with training of Somali personnel and experience-sharing in counter-terrorism and anti-piracy named as priority areas, Russia’s Defence...

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Italy-Finland Defence Cooperation: Crosetto and Häkkänen Focus on Baltic, Arctic and High North

Italy-Finland Defence Cooperation: Crosetto and Häkkänen Focus on Baltic, Arctic and High North

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has held talks in Helsinki with his Finnish counterpart Antti Häkkänen on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation, with NATO’s eastern flank...