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Pentagon/Lockheed agree to largest F-35 contract in program's 25-history- 10 yr, 850-plane framework agreement: "We have fundamentally changed how we stabilize the American defense industrial base to produce at speed and scale," said Under Sec of War Michael P. Duffey

Per @Liz_Friden The U.S. is sending the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, two U.S. officials confirm to Fox News. The ships will arrive in the Middle East by the end of November, the officials said. These new deployments will add about 10,000 Sailors and Marines to the Middle East. The USS Roosevelt will be the third aircraft carrier in the Middle East, joining the USS George H.W. Bush which arrived to the region in April, and the USS George Washington which arrived in mid-August to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln

Zelenskyy believes that Trump is attempting to force Ukraine to capitulate to Russia — Bloomberg. According to the President, the US is also delaying the delivery of Patriot anti-aircraft missile interceptors to Ukraine's air defense systems. "We have paid for this weapons. Only a portion has been approved by the US, while the rest has not. And this is not a technical malfunction," Zelenskyy stated. He added that the US is only supplying Ukraine with 12 Patriot missiles per month — a quarter of what was provided during the time of US President Joe Biden.

US official bulletin publishes Trump's arms sale to Spain, at the request of the Government. ABC reported this. With this, P. Sánchez has acquired over $7.1 billion in weaponry from the US, despite tensions over the defense spending commitment

Russians launched six ballistic missiles at Zaporizhstal. This is the fifth large-scale attack on the plant since August, with a total of 23 missiles fired at it

The UK is providing Ukraine with additional long-range Storm Shadow missiles to disrupt Russian military operations targeting civilian infrastructure before winter, sources told Bloomberg. The provision of these British-made cruise missiles was discussed by Andy Burnham and Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the Ukrainian president's visit to London on Wednesday, according to sources. The UK considers Ukraine's use of long-range weapons to target Russian sites involved in attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure to be defensive, they added

US Navy aircraft carrier strike group deploys with large drone ship for the first time. The Theodore Roosevelt CSG recently departed San Diego with a large USV and is expected to sail towards the Middle East.

North Korea says it tested two types of submarine launched strategic cruise missiles in waters off its eastern coast today. - KCNA

Russia has supplied electronic jamming equipment to North Korea, which has also gained logistics and mobilization experience from Ukraine war. - Commander, U.S. Forces Korea

The UK is accelerating deliveries of air defense systems to Ukraine, the British prime minister said

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports strikes on facilities involved in missile launches and rocket fuel production in Russia. Near Dalneye Konstantinovo-5 in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, a facility belonging to the Barmin Research Institute of Launch Complexes, a branch of the Center for Operation of Ground-Based Space Infrastructure (TsENKI), was struck. The Redkino Experimental Plant near Redkino in Russia’s Tver region was also reportedly hit.

Israel Aerospace Industries in advanced talks to sell LORA missiles to Morocco. Defense sources say negotiations are "serious and at a very advanced stage," as Morocco and Algeria continue to expand their military capabilities

Confirmed: the warehouse/bunker is a former ENDF facility at 13.482214, 39.518136 adjoining Mekelle Airport in Tigray, captured by the TDF in 2021. The munitions, drones and equipment seized there therefore seem to be a mix of captured ENDF stocks and recent TDF acquisitions

The ENDF seized a striking haul from a TDF/TPLF warehouse in Mekelle: dozens of Chinese GB-25 laser-guided drone munitions, US Mk 82 and Russian FAB GP bombs, R-60M/R-73 air-to-air missiles, and dismantled UAVs that appear to be Iranian Mohajer-6 drones

Macron: Aboard the multi-mission frigate Auvergne, I witnessed the first firing of the new M51.3 ballistic missile from the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Vigilant. Very few nations possess such expertise. Congratulations to all the players in this exceptional achievement: DGA, CEA, Ariane Group, Naval Group, and the French Navy

State Dept approves over $2 bln in weapons sales to Middle East: UAE: 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II (APKWS-II) guidance sections for $1.04B Kuwait: Patriot Missile Repair and Return services for $400M Egypt: Javelin missile systems for $832M

Turkey supplies Korkut air defence systems to Ukraine, sources say Ukrainian officials say anti-drone systems have proven effective against Russian attacks, with further purchases dependent on price

According to the North Korean state-run news agency KCNA, the missile tested last night was an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that reportedly used AI in it mid-course and/or terminal phase for correction and a maneuvering reentry vehicle (MaRV). North Korean claims of AI an MaRVs during such tests is not abnormal, as such claims have been made in the past. Photo is of a North Korean IRBM test but not the most recent one

Hegseth: For 40 years, the U.S. relied primarily on expensive weapons that placed quality over quantity. Today, we need both quality and quantity

The European Union approves 5 major defence projects across the continent.

President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping at one point if he would to like to buy some American armaments, US Ambassador to China David Perdue says

The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine for purchase of Air Defense Development Upgrades and related equipment and services. The estimated total cost is $2.68 billion. It will improve Ukraine's capability to meet current and future threats by further equipping it to conduct self-defense and regional security missions with a more robust air defense capability

US State Department approves sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

The Trump administration is preparing a multibillion-dollar sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in the largest single sale of the controversial munition in recent years, per U.S. officials

Ukrainian forces successfully tested another interceptor of Russian jet-propelled drones, – Zelenskyy, following a report by Drapatyy and Khmara

Trump says the U.S. is producing more advanced weapons than at any point in its history, with daily deliveries to American forces in the Middle East and beyond, focused on Patriots, THAAD, Tomahawks and other standard missile systems

Images from the submarine that the Revolutionary Guard managed to seize as it entered the Strait of Hormuz.

Rusia a lansat producția în serie a sistemului de război electronic Volna Dome Garant, care bruiază efectiv sistemul Starlink.

Departamentul de Stat al SUA a aprobat transferul către terți a 70 de rachete M39 ATACMS, 12 rachete M270 MLRS, 2.524 de rachete M26 DPICM MLRS și 47.000 de obuziere M509A1 de calibrul 203 mm DPICM din Turcia în Ucraina. Cele două cazuri TPT au fost notificate oficial Congresului luni trecute. Transferurile pot fi executate imediat după finalizarea perioadei de revizuire de 30 de zile de către Congres.

The U.S awards Lockheed Martin $58.6 billion in largest-ever PAC-3 Patriot missile deal - FT