Military

Australian F-35 Stealth Fighter Parts End Up in Chinese Hands After Shipping Error

Two components from an Australian F-35 stealth fighter ended up in Hong Kong after a shipping route change, raising questions about security controls across the aircraft’s global supply chain. A Bloomberg report published on October 7 said a UPS employee...

Houthi Airport Attacks Put Saudi Mecca Defense Pact to the Test

Saudi Arabia’s defense partnership with Turkey and Pakistan is moving toward military deployment as attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthis strike civilian airports. The three countries agreed on October 5 to accelerate military support for the kingdom, ahead of airport...

Greece Agrees to Spend Up to $4 Billion on US Weapons

Greece has agreed to spend up to $4 billion on US weapons and additional F-16 upgrades as it was announced during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s October 7 visit to Athens. The reported agreement combines upgrades for older fighters...

Trump Approves Firing-Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan

More than six decades after the last U.S. military execution, the Army is preparing for a possible new execution. President Donald Trump has approved the execution of former Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad. The decision follows a recommendation...

Greece Extends Patriot Mission in Saudi Arabia, Approves Eight New Defense Programs

In critical decisions regarding both the country's footprint in the wider Middle East and the modernization of the Armed Forces, the Government Council for National Security (KYSEA) proceeded with a session chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. At the core...

Gaugamela Anniversary: The Decisive Battle That Forged Alexander’s Empire

On October 1, 331 BC, Alexander the Great's army defeated the Persian army led by Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela to complete the conquest of the mighty Persian Empire. It was an extraordinary victory achieved against a larger...

US Forces Set to Complete Iraq Withdrawal After More Than Two Decades

The United States is set to complete the withdrawal of its remaining forces from Iraq by September 30, ending more than two decades of US military presence in the country. The departure follows a 2024 agreement between Washington and Baghdad...

Russian Strike on Apartment Building in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Injures 38, Including 10 Children

  A Russian strike destroyed apartments in a nine-story residential building in Kharkiv early Monday, September 28, 2026, with the reported number of injured rising to 38, including 10 children, by midday. The attack struck the Saltivskyi district of the northeastern...

Explosives Found Near US-Used British Airbase as Five Arrested in Terror Probe

British counterterrorism police are investigating a suspected plot near RAF Fairford after explosives were discovered in three vans close to the military base, which has supported US operations in the Middle East. Five men are being questioned on suspicion of...

Russia Opens Door for Turkey to Move S-400 Missiles and Resolve F-35 Dispute

Russia could consent to the move of Turkey's S-400 missiles to a friendly country under conditions, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in...

Trump Rejects Iran’s Seven-Day Plan to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said Saturday, September 26, that he had rejected an Iranian proposal linking the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to sanctions relief and an end to regional fighting, leaving a major diplomatic initiative without U.S. agreement. “They...

Mordechai Frizis, the Jewish-Greek Hero Who Fought in All of Greece’s Wars

The honored Jewish-Greek army officer Mordechai Frizis was the first high-rank officer who fell in the Albanian front during the Greek-Italian War that started on October 28, 1940. From 1916 until his death in battle, Frizis fought in all...

Eight Sailors Attempted Suicide During USS Abraham Lincoln Deployment

Eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in Tuesday's letter. The cases occurred across the wider strike group, not only...

Greek-Built Unmanned Vessel Takes Center Stage at World’s Largest Maritime Drone Exercise

A Greek-built unmanned vessel is taking part in a major international exercise testing the future of maritime drone technology. The H35 USV, an unmanned surface vessel built in Greece, is currently taking part in REPMUS 2026 in Portugal. The exercise...

Ukraine Ready for Black Sea Truce to Protect Commercial Shipping if Russia De-Escalates

Ukraine is prepared to support a maritime truce to protect commercial shipping in the Black Sea if Russia takes reciprocal steps toward de-escalation, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in New York on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The announcement outlined Ukraine’s...