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30 October

Canada delivered a batch of Armored Combat Support Vehicles (ASCV) in their ambulance variant to Ukraine.

Giulia Bernacchi

Canada Delivers Armored Combat Support Vehicles to Ukraine

Canada has delivered a batch of Armored Combat Support Vehicles in their ambulance variant to Ukraine.

30 October

German Baden-Wurttemberg-class frigate 'Rheinland Pfalz'

Staff Writer With AFP

German Warships Avoid Red Sea Citing Houthi Threat

Two German naval ships are avoiding the Red Sea, where Yemen's Houthi rebels have attacked passing maritime traffic, and are instead sailing around Africa, the defense ministry said.

30 October

Inder Singh Bisht

UK, Germany to Arm Ukraine’s Sea King Helicopters With Latest Missiles

The UK and Germany will arm Ukraine’s Sea King helicopters with modern missiles for greater offensive capability.

30 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Damen Naval Contracts Dutch Firm for ASW Frigate Fuel Oil Separators

Damen Naval has contracted Alfa Laval to deliver fuel oil separators for the anti-submarine warfare frigates of the Dutch and Belgian Navy.

30 October

Polish President Andrzej Duda with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in a press conference during Duda's official visit to South Korea

Christine Casimiro

Poland Not Transferring South Korean Weapons to Ukraine: President

Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that the South Korean weapons the country acquired will serve Poland’s defense and not Ukraine’s, Polish media RMF24 reported.

30 October

Christine Casimiro

Ukraine to Use Safari Shotgun for Close Combat, Drone Defense

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has officially authorized its armed forces to use the Safari HG-105M semi-automatic shotgun.

30 October

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Confirms Procurement of 1.8 Million Drones By 2025

Ukraine has verified it has invested in 1.8 million unmanned aerial systems for 2024 and 2025 in response to Russia’s continuing attacks.

29 October

Servicemen of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine undergo combat cohesion in Ukraine

Staff Writer With AFP

Kyiv Announces New Mobilization Drive as Russia Advances

Kyiv announced a fresh mobilization drive as Moscow seized the mining hub of Selydove, and the US said some North Korean troops were in Russia's Kursk region.

29 October

The UAE’s EDGE has signed three agreements with Turkish ammunition manufacturer ASSAN to supply MK aerial munitions components.

Giulia Bernacchi

EDGE, ASSAN Partner to Boost Global MK Munitions Supply Chain

The UAE’s EDGE has signed three agreements with Turkish ammunition manufacturer ASSAN to supply MK aerial munitions components.

29 October

Pictured: A Merlin Mk4 of 845 NAS performs a snow landing using MAOTS BV Vehicles as reference. 845 NAS and CDO MOAT TRAIN WITH RN MEDICS IN ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT. 845 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) and the Commando Mobile Air Operation Team (Cdo MAOT) have conducted training with the Medical Squadron of Commando Logistic Regiment. The objective of the training was to teach the attached Royal Marines, Royal Navy Medical Assistants, Naval Nurses, and Medical Officers of the Forward Surgical Teams (FSTs) and as a group, known as the Commando Forward Surgical Group (CFSG) in Stage 1 Evacuation drills from the Merlin Mk4 and Arctic Casualty Loading Drills in the field. As the CFSG team were dropped off by 845 NAS, Cdo MAOT assisted by the MAOT team of the Joint Helicopter Support Squadron (JHSS) took over the training by first getting them into a ‘Arctic Huddle’ to protect themselves from the freezing downwash of the merlin as they took back off. The CFSG were then shown how to assess suitable Helicopter Landing Sites in deep snow and frozen areas. Op CLOCKWORK (Formally Exercise CLOCKWORK) has been running at Bardufoss for over 50 years and delivers Environmental Flying Qualifications, Cold Weather Survival, Tent Group Commanders and Snow and Ice driving courses to ensure that the personnel of the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) are trained to operate in the harshest of environments.

Rojoef Manuel

Royal Navy to Renovate Merlin Helicopter Fleet Base in Cornwall

The Royal Navy has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a project to revamp its primary Merlin anti-submarine warfare helicopter fleet base in Cornwall, England.

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