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Oct- 2023 -

2 October

Lockheed Wins $1.2B Trident II Submarine Ballistic Missile Deal for US, UK

Lockheed Martin has clinched a $1.2-billion contract to produce Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles for the US and the UK.

2 October

A 2018 file photo shows fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) manning a roadblock in the Qandil Mountains, the groups's main rear-base in northern Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Strikes PKK Bases in Iraq After Ankara Bombing

Turkish jets launched air strikes inside Iraqi Kurdistan after a blast earlier the same day injured two police officers near the parliament building in Ankara.

2 October

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, supporting 3rd Infantry Division, demonstrate M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) operations to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Estonia allies during a live-fire exercise at Estonian Central Training Area, Estonia, Sept. 27, 2023. The 3rd Infantry Division’s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cesar Salazar Jr.)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army, NATO Battle Group Demonstrate HIMARS in Estonia

The US Army and NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group have conducted a live-fire demonstration of the M142 HIMARS in Estonia.

2 October

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Invests $4.8B in AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Project

Britain has signed contracts worth $4.8 billion to finance a new phase of the SSN-AUKUS next-generation attack submarine project.

1 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Africa Interested in Making Ukrainian Weapons: Kyiv

African countries are interested in not just buying weapons from Kyiv but manufacturing them, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said.

1 October

Azerbaijani servicemen stand guard at a checkpoint at the Lachin corridor, which links the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Mission Arrives in Karabakh, First Visit in 30 Years

A United Nations mission visited Nagorno-Karabakh, after almost the entire ethnic-Armenian population fled since Baku recaptured the enclave.

1 October

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his party's group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara

Staff Writer With AFP

Erdogan Says ‘Terrorists’ Will Never Achieve Aims After Turkey Attack

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "terrorists" will never achieve their aims, hours after a blast in Ankara.

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30 September

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO Says Ready to Boost Presence in Kosovo

NATO said it was ready to increase its peacekeeping force in Kosovo following deadly clashes.

30 September

Romanian soldiers build a bomb shelter for residents in the village of Plauru near the border with Ukraine

Staff Writer With AFP

Romania Says Possible Airspace Breach During Ukraine Attacks

NATO member Romania reported a possible violation of its airspace during drone attacks by Russia on infrastructure in neighboring Ukraine.

29 September

BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Moves Missile Factory Abroad to Avoid Russian Strikes: Official

A Ukrainian official said the country has moved part of its missile production facilities abroad to keep them from being targeted by Russian strikes.

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