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Oct- 2026 -

6 October

Two B-1B Lancers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron taxi on the flightline at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, Oct. 12, 2023. The U.S. Air Force routinely deploys a variety of aircraft and units throughout Europe for training and to support geographic combatant command objectives. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Ryan Hayman)

US B-1 Bombers Withdraw From UK After Iran Threat

The US Air Force has rapidly transferred its fleet of 12 B-1 Lancer supersonic heavy bombers from the UK Royal Air Force Base Fairford back to stateside following intelligence warnings of an Iran-backed plot targeting the installation.

6 October

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine’s Historic ‘Spiderweb’ Drone Operation Added to Combat Simulator

Ukraine’s widely known “Spiderweb” drone operation has been added as a mission to the country’s combat simulator.

6 October

Europe

28 May 2025, Berlin: Volodymyr Selenskyj (r), President of Ukraine, and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) speak at a press conference after their talks in the Federal Chancellery. Ukrainian President Zelensky is on a one-day visit to the German capital. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa (Photo by Fabian Sommer / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

Giulia Bernacchi

Germany Pledges $1.5B in Ukraine Aid, Including Drones, Long-Range Weapons

Germany will provide Ukraine with $1.5 billion in additional assistance, with military equipment and funds to repair energy infrastructure.

2 October

War

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Confirms Total Destruction of Russian Drone Depot in Overnight Attack

The Armed Forces of Ukraine targeted several Russian military facilities in overnight operations on September 30, including sites supporting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations.

Sep- 2026 -

28 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Dive-LD unmanned underwater vehicle. Photo: Anduril Industries

Rojoef Manuel

Iran to Reverse-Engineer Seized US Drone Submarine

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps plans to reverse-engineer a captured American unmanned underwater vehicle recovered near the Strait of Hormuz.

22 September

Air

Image shows a. RAF Voyager from RAF Brize Norton landing at Nellis Air Force Base during Red Flag 23-1. A Royal Air Force detachment, operating from Nellis Air Base Nevada, is honing its cutting-edge air combat skills in the largest scale Exercise Red Flag to date. Exercise Red Flag is the pre-eminent annual air combat training exercise run by the United States. The United States Air Force has expanded this long-established exercise to include a vastly increased geographical area to challenge participants to overcome what USAF planners are calling the Tyranny of Distance in addition to the traditional combat air missions of previous exercises. The Exercise has previously been run over the Nevada Test and Training Range and area of 12,000 square miles of airspace and 2.9 million acres of land. Now training areas in Utah and California have been added, as well as missions being flow out over the Californian Pacific Coast. The exercise area has therefore become vast and is aimed to reflect the challenges of conducting air operations at range The RAF detachment of around 300 personnel currently taking part on the exercise is operating seven Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth based II (Army Co-operation) Squadron, plus a Voyager operated from 10 and 101 Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. In addition, aircrew from 51 Squadron based at RAF Waddington have been integrated into the flight crew of a USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft. Australia is the only other nation participating, reflecting the close Defence partnership between our three countries.

Giulia Bernacchi

UK to Deploy Refueling Aircraft in Support of Saudi Air Defenses

The UK will deploy an aerial refueling aircraft to support Saudi Arabia’s response to Houthi missile and drone attacks.

22 September

Americas

An armed Iranian police officer holding a rifle monitors the area as motorcyclists ride beneath a billboard depicting an AI-generated image of the Strait of Hormuz and an effigy of US President Donald Trump, displayed on the wall of a state building in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 3, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Military Estimates Iran War Cost at $43.6B

US military spending on the war with Iran reached an estimated $43.6 billion, according to figures US Central Command provided to Congress.

18 September

Europe

Ten Ai-Petri electronic warfare systems prepared for delivery to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Photo: Petro Poroshenko/Facebook

Samantha Alexa

Ukraine Gets 10 More Ai-Petri Systems to Counter Drones

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has handed over 10 additional Ai-Petri electronic warfare systems to Ukraine’s Armed Forces for countering enemy drones.

18 September

Air

Jodesz Gavilan

Ukraine Authorizes 81 Firms to Operate Private Air Defense Groups

Ukraine has authorized 81 firms to operate their own air defense groups as Kyiv expands private industry's role in protecting infrastructure.

15 September

War

Defense personnel working on an underground facility

Rojoef Manuel

Ukraine Looks to Underground Defense Network to Maintain War Supply

Ukraine is preparing a legal framework allowing private investors to build subterranean facilities to shield its military defense production from continuous Russian missile and drone strikes.

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