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24 October

3 Field Engineers take a platoon on a boat familiarisation, including a tactical drop off and a quick departure from a site. Exercise Cassino is a 2/1 Battalion exercise held in the Marlborough Region in order to assess the High Readiness Tactical Unit's ability to deploy on stability and support operations

New Zealand Army Wraps Up Largest South Island Exercise With Combat Drills

The New Zealand Army has completed its largest South Island exercise of 2025, shifting from extraction rehearsal to combat operations in a two-week training event designed to test how quickly soldiers can adapt to real-world missions.

24 October

Space

Rojoef Manuel

Spain Wraps Up Biggest Space Defense Mission With Florida Satellite Launch

Spain has launched its second next-generation communications satellite, SpainSat NG-II, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

24 October

Technology

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerome Duhan, 97th Communications Squadron network administrator, inserts a hard drive into a retina server inside the 97th network control center Jan. 24, 2014. The 97th Air Mobility Wing is scheduled to undergo its first phase three Command Cyber Readiness Inspection during the week of Jan. 27, 2014. Base members can assist by removing their common access cards from the computer the moment they walk away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Franklin R. Ramos/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force to Lease 3,000+ Acres of Base Land for Private AI Data Centers

The US Air Force is opening up more than 3,000 acres across five active bases for private companies to build massive AI data centers.

24 October

Air

Three French Air and Space Force Dassault Rafales fly in formation behind a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 20, 2025. The U.S. participated in a multinational exercise with the French Air Force to strengthen partner integration and foreign relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natalie Jones)

Rojoef Manuel

France Clarifies Rafale Jet Expansion After Budget Sparks Confusion

France has confirmed it does not plan a massive expansion of its Rafale fighter jet fleet, saying its goal remains 225 aircraft and not 286, as some reports have claimed.

24 October

Americas

Giulia Bernacchi

Kratos Wins US Contract for Hypersonic Materials Test Facility

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has won a US contract for a mid-tier arc jet and fiber laser facility to test hypersonic materials.

24 October

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

Germany Signs $2.3B Deal for Israeli Spike Missiles Through NATO

Germany will purchase Israel’s Spike anti-tank missiles in a $2.3 billion deal through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.

24 October

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Joe Saballa

France Unveils THUNDART, a 150-Km Deep-Strike Rocket

MBDA and Safran have taken the wraps off THUNDART, a 150-kilometer guided rocket system meant to succeed France’s aging Lance-Roquette Unitaire launchers.

24 October

Europe