October 9, 2026
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Source: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
From August 31 to September 25, Portugal hosted REPMUS, a large-scale military exercise focused on integrating and evaluating unmanned maritime systems. The event gathered more than 3,700 participants, 300 unmanned systems, 60 research and development companies, and naval representatives from 36 countries. The exercise was led by the Portuguese Navy in coordination with the University […]
October 8, 2026
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12 hours ago
Source: Australian Department of Defence
The Australian Department of Defence announced on 8 October 2026 that its first sovereign-built and operated satellite in 50 years, the Buccaneer CubeSat, is currently orbiting 590 kilometres above Earth in a Sun-synchronous orbit. Launched in March of the previous year on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the satellite has been collecting high-frequency (HF) measurements […]
October 8, 2026
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18 hours ago
Source: Australian Department of Defence
Perth’s Langley Park is scheduled to host a free Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air show in 2027, according to an announcement made by Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Matt Keogh on October 1. Mr Keogh announced the upcoming event during Defence and Veterans’ Day at the Perth Royal Show. The minister stated […]
October 8, 2026
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20 hours ago
Source: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
More than 30 civilian and military representatives from across the Gulf region are participating in a crisis management and disaster response course held this week at the NATO–Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Regional Centre in Kuwait. The four-day training program was organized in cooperation with the Bulgaria-based Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence. According […]
October 8, 2026
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23 hours ago
Source: Australian Department of DefencePlaces named: Gaza
The Department of Defence marked the completion of multi-million dollar upgrade works at Gaza Ridge Army Barracks at North Bandiana in Victoria with a traditional smoking ceremony on September 30. The project was carried out by First Nations commercial construction business TVN On-Country. The remediation works focused on storage facilities, adding covered storage for Australian […]
October 7, 2026
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1 day ago
Source: ReliefWebPlaces named: Yemen
Humanitarian organisation Action For Humanity issued a warning regarding worsening conditions for civilians in western Yemen following intensified military activity reported around Mocha, Dhubab, and the Bab al-Mandab area over a 24-hour period. The organisation reported that the situation remains fluid as military operations continue, raising concerns over potential civilian displacement and the worsening of […]
October 7, 2026
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1 day ago
Source: Australian Department of Defence
The Royal Australian Mint is featuring the black box flight recorder, conceived by Australian Defence scientist Dr David Warren in Melbourne during the 1950s, on a new commemorative coin being released on October 8, 2026. The coin is part of the Mint's "Bright Ideas" collection, which highlights five Australian inventions that have influenced everyday life […]
October 7, 2026
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2 days ago
Source: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
BRUSSELS — Lieutenant General Remigijus Baltrėnas, Director General of the NATO International Military Staff (IMS), hosted a delegation of course participants from the NATO Defense College (NDC) at NATO headquarters on Sept. 28, 2026. During the visit, attendees from the Senior Course and the Regional Cooperation Course discussed defense priorities, cooperative security in an unstable […]
October 6, 2026
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3 days ago
Source: US Department of Justice
A federal judge in Austin, Texas, has approved a settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and University Village Memory Care to resolve allegations of employment discrimination against an Army National Guard medic, according to the Justice Department. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Combat Medic Specialist Maria Opara, who […]
October 5, 2026
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4 days ago
Source: ReliefWeb
A driver was killed in the early hours of Saturday, 3 October 2026, when an aerial attack struck two contracted trucks transporting World Food Programme (WFP) food commodities in South Kordofan, Sudan, according to a statement from the United Nations agency. The agency reported that the vehicles were traveling between Dilling and Kadugli and were […]