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China's state television CCTV News on Sunday released rare footage of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Army's counter-drone units in combat-oriented training, highlighting laser weapons, integrated missile-gun systems and high-power microwave weapons as an "iron triangle" of anti-drone equipment.

Ukraine's Enhanced Partnership with the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) has great potential. The country is ready to deepen it in a number of areas.

The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates for purchase of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II Guidance Sections and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $1.041 billion.

The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for purchase of Patriot Missile Repair and Return services and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $400 million.

The Federal Government has decided to extend the mandate for the deployment of the Federal Armed Forces in Iraq. The aim is to further stabilise the country and prevent a resurgence of the terrorist organisation known as Islamic State (IS--Islamic State).

The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt to purchase Javelin missile systems. The estimated total cost is $832 million.

A multinational exercise in Indonesia has shown how military capabilities can come together to assist communities in the event of a large-scale natural disaster.

At least six Palestinians have been killed and several others, including children, been injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, medical sources reported amid continued violations of a 2025 ceasefire.

Iraqi anti-terror resistance group Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada has rejected any surrender of its weapons, with its spokesman stressing that resistance would continue despite pressure and that Iraqi resistance fighters would sustain their support for their fellow fighters in Lebanon.

Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement titled "Ringleaders of provocation should be prepared for paying price for the farce of their own making" on Sept. 29:

The European Union (EU) has paid an extra 100 billion euros (about 113.3 billion U.S. dollars) for the same volume of fossil fuel imports since the start of the U.S.-Iran war, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said Tuesday.

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Today, the Department of War announces a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy to Boeing for the Sixth-Generation F/A-XX Strike Fighter under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. The contract is valued at more than $20B for the full-scale development phase. The contract procures multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems, and weapons integration testing.

The Department of the Air Force awarded Boeing a contract for 22 F-15EX Eagle II aircraft under Lot 7 - preserving the buying power of congressionally provided reconciliation funding and sustaining F-15EX production.

Today, the U.S. Navy announced its plans to procure 30 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels following the completion of Phase I at-sea testing marking a key milestone for the program and demonstrating the Department's commitment to deliver asymmetric capability to Fleet warfighters to counter evolving threats.

Following successful completion of Acceptance Trials in August, the Navy has taken "preliminary acceptance" of the nation's next aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) from Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII (HII-NNS) on Sept. 29.

Today, under Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 individuals and entities in multiple jurisdictions that have procured weapons and weapons components for Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the entity responsible for weapons research, production, and acquisition for Iran's armed forces. MODAFL also oversees organizations engaged in the development of Iran's ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Iran threatened to attack energy infrastructure across the Middle East if its security isn't guaranteed as it ratcheted up its rhetoric while waiting for the United States to officially respond to a plan Tehran says would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.