US Army to buy 1 million drones, in major acquisition ramp-up www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Leaked emails show details behind talks between Cote d’Ivoire and Israel shepherded by Ehud Barak and Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein helped Barak offering mass surveillance of Ivorian phone and internet communications, crafted by former Israeli intelligence officials. www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-ep...

BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop new uncrewed air systems, expanding industrial cooperation between the UK and Türkiye in advanced aviation technology. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-systems-...

-> Suspend immediately all arms exports to states linked to the transfer of weapons to Sudan in light of documented cases of diversion and the clear risk of further atrocities. paxforpeace.nl/news/sudan-a...

At least three U.S. military aircraft, including heavily armed AC-130J Ghostrider attack plane, have begun flying missions out of El Salvador’s main international airport in an expansion of the extraordinary U.S. troop buildup in the Caribbean www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...

After at least 15 years of back and forth, France says reports of infighting between partners on the French-German-Spanish FCAS fighter jet program have been exaggerated 🙃 www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

KNDS Belgium has inaugurated new 155 mm artillery-shell production capability in Petit-Roeulx-Lez-Nivelles euro-sd.com/2025/11/majo...

A Journalist Asked Why Israel Isn’t Paying to Rebuild Gaza. It Cost Him His Job. theintercept.com/2025/11/04/j...

Trump administration considering Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets www.reuters.com/business/aer...

40 mourners attending a funeral in North Kordofan, an oil-rich state bordering Darfur, were reportedly killed in a drone strike www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/w...

Investigation Links Top Emirati Official to Supplier of Mercenaries in Sudan sudanwarmonitor.com/p/sentry-inv...

Last night, drones were spotted above the Belgian military air base in Kleine-Brogel. This base is also used by NATO and hosts tactical US B61 nuclear bombs. According to Defence Minister Francken a drone jammer was deployed but without success. www.spiegel.de/ausland/erne...

Syria/France - Who is in charge in the Lafarge trial? [infographic] The French cement manufacturer is suspected of having paid €5 million to armed groups in Syria between 2013 and 2014. #Lafarge #LafargeTrial

NIEUWS Ondanks sancties duiken Nederlandse chips op in Russische wapens: 'Zeer onwenselijk' www.rtl.nl/nieuws/onder...

"The [Dutch] Ministry of Foreign Affairs told RTL Nieuws that it is “highly undesirable” that components from Dutch companies are still being found in Russian drones and missiles" nltimes.nl/2025/11/03/n...

Nigeria’s Defence Minister visits Italy to oversee production of helicopters and jets defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/ae...

Genocide in Darfur takes horrific turn, as Trump looks away wapo.st/48VLH9X

To secure the lucrative Project Nimbus contract, Google and Amazon agreed to disregard their own terms of service and sidestep legal orders by tipping Israel off if a foreign court demands its data, a joint investigation reveals. www.972mag.com/project-nimb...

Daniel Schultz, 18, grew up believing Israel's military was ‘the most moral’ in the world. Now she’s going to prison to avoid serving in it.

The world seems unwilling to do much to stop genocide in Darfur, as atrocities sweep villages and towns (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/w...

Ugandan military benefits from Russian equipment largesse defenceweb.co.za/land/land-la...

Trump’s Yemen Strike Killed 61 Immigrants and No Combatants The attack on Sa’ada detention center violated humanitarian law and should be investigated as a war crime, says Amnesty International theintercept.com/2025/10/28/t...

UK military equipment used by RSF militia accused of genocide found in Sudan, UN told. More proof that UAE continues to ignore UN arms embargo despite mass atrocities in Darfur. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Rheinmetall and Bulgaria’s VMZ establish joint venture with annual production capacity around 100,000 shells, on top of other European initiatives, now that this is not such a pressing need by Ukraine anymore euro-sd.com/2025/10/majo...

Turkey signs $10.7 billion deal with UK for 20 Eurofighter jets www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

Australia’s $20m ‘iron fist’ deal with Israel’s largest arms company signed two weeks before UN genocide finding. Experts criticise federal government’s contract with Elbit Systems as ‘troubling acceptance’ of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

One target at a time: The logic that helped Israeli liberals commit genocide in Gaza www.972mag.com/israelis-log...

More questions coming on possible illegal helicopter export from S-Africa to Libya defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/ae...

Dutch technology used in secret Russian military project “A letterbox company in Cyprus is a classic red flag,” Frank Slijper, defense expert at PAX, told Pointer. “Companies active in the offshore and defense sectors, in particular, know how sensitive these exports are.” nltimes.nl/2025/10/23/8...

Marinewerf Damen dreigt aan fraude en wanbeleid ten onder te gaan Geldgebrek, boze klanten, een rechtszaak wegens omkoping en valsheid in geschrifte, én een nagekomen miljoenenrekening www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Banned Israeli spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors techcrunch.com/2025/10/10/s...

Maritiem technologiebedrijf Royal IHC, Rederij Groen en Smit Terminals (huidig Boskalis) hebben samen voor meer dan 8 miljoen dollar geleverd aan een bedrijf op Cyprus dat een Russische dekmantel blijkt. Goed onderzoek van @pointerkro-ncrv.bsky.social pointer.kro-ncrv.nl/nederlandse-...

Russians’ surrender to Ukrainian robot marks further transformation of war wapo.st/49g0f4e [gift art.]

“Even if such allegations were substantiated, the use of lethal force in international waters without proper legal basis violates the international law of the sea and amounts to extrajudicial executions,” the experts said. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death. adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is spending $200 million on a pair of Gulfstream G700 private jets for the U.S. Coast Guard, despite the fact that an earlier funding request said the service only needed one plane that would cost $50 million. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

ICE is rapidly building out its surveillance capabilities in recent weeks, signing a string of contracts for technologies to identify individuals by their irises or facial features and to monitor their cellphone activity, social media posts and physical movements wapo.st/4qdVyhn (gift art.)

United Kingdom has lifted a three-decade-old arms embargo on Armenia and Azerbaijan, could make the UK “complicit in arming a country accused of using starvation and displacement as tools of war” - @aoav.bsky.social politicsuk.com/uk-lifts-30-...

As Museveni seeks re-election next year, opposition fears Special Forces Command (SFC) will be used to prevent it from campaigning, as says was the case in 2021. SFC has been accused of abducting, torturing and killing activists all year round, not just during elections. www.bbc.com/news/article...

“12 UK C-130J aircraft have been transferred to a private company for maintenance and modernisation as part of an agreement with Türkiye. The UK has a strong defence relationship with Türkiye building on years of industrial ties between our two countries.” ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sale-of-c-13...

Russia using small drones armed with North Korean cluster munitions in attacks in southern Ukraine, as North Korea expands its support for Russia’s military, Conflict Armament Research report www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u... [gift article]

‘We willen dit tot de bodem uitzoeken,’ zei secretaris-generaal Mark Rutte de volgende dag tegen journalisten. ‘Wij accepteren als NAVO geen enkele schending van juridische principes.’ Maar de zaak werd niet tot de bodem uitgezocht, zoals wel was beloofd. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/tr...

Nieuws De Israëliër Amir Vashkover is hoofd data security bij Philips. In 2024 vocht hij als reservist in het Israëlische leger in Gaza en Libanon. Daar pleegde de IDF volgens een VN-commissie tijdens zijn aanwezigheid oorlogsmisdaden. En in Gaza genocide. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/to...

Burkina Faso receives VN22B 105 mm fire support vehicles, SR5 multiple rocket launchers, ammunition resupply vehicles, SM6/WMA09 120 mm self-propelled mortars and WZ551-based command vehicles, all made by China’s Norinco, + DongFeng EQ2050 (Mengshi) armoured vehicles defenceweb.co.za/land/land-la...

In rare move, Dutch government takes control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Libyan arms embargo seemingly ignored as (former British and French army) Gazelle helicopters were exported from South Africa to Libyan National Army (LNA) commanded by General Khalifa Haftar from Tobruk defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/ae...

Israeli soldiers torched homes, food and a critical sewage treatment plant in Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire announcement www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...

"The exercise is routine and isn’t targeting any particular country, nor is it linked to any real events" www.defensenews.com/global/europ...

India to buy UK-made Thales multirole missiles in £350 million deal www.defensenews.com/global/asia-...

BREAKING: The post-10/7 wars have killed or injured at least 236,505 people in Gaza alone. The U.S. has spent over $31 billion and counting in the wider region since Oct. 7, 2023, where millions have been displaced, according to new Costs of War research. [THREAD] Photo Credit: Heidi Levine, 2025