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Osaka Metropolitan University said on Tuesday that the outage left its internal network, email and a range of administrative and academic systems unavailable.

The following is the Oct. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Aircraft Combat Losses in Operation Epic Fury: Considerations for Congress. From the Report On February 28, 2026, the United States, in coordination with Israel, initiated military operations against Iran initially under the designation Operation Epic Fury (OEF). The conflict has involved air, maritime, and missile combat engagements across the Middle East. The pace of combat activity declined amid a ceasefire in April. Within weeks, some strikes resumed, and conditions remain fluid. The Department of Defense (DOD, which is “using a secondary Department of War designation,” under Executive Order

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday warned of an "immediate and pow...

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday warned of an "immediate and pow...

Welcome to today's Defense Business Briefing, your weekly roundup of the latest defense industry news. Check out our newest publication, Inside Defense/AI ! This week's top story New Pentagon efficiency team already reviewing acquisition programs, shaping upcoming budget The Pentagon's new Force Agility and Streamlining Team (FAST) is already at work reviewing acquisition and contract activity across the department and will play a direct role in shaping the fiscal year 2028 budget request, according to the department. News & notes Defense executives join Pentagon panel shaping future technology priorities The Pentagon has assembled a Project Meridian panel that includes executives from a range of defense technology companies, giving industry leaders a direct role in advising an initiative tasked with identifying the technologies and capabilities the department says will shape future warfare. Anduril to invest $3.7B in new facility to expand Virginia-class submarine capacity Anduril Industries plans to invest $3.7 billion to build a new manufacturing complex in Maryland that will produce components and large assemblies for the Navy's Virginia-class submarine program, creating a…

Stakeholders running the accreditation body behind the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program have identified potential changes to the high-profile initiative, as industry awaits the results from a Defense Department review. “We believe strongly in the need for third-party certification,” Cyber AB CEO Matthew Travis said in a recent town hall , but he noted that where consultant firms are helping defense contractors implement CMMC “is what we’re waiting to see” from DOD. Travis said, “I could see a world where you know whether it's really the basics mapped to it,” where there are 20 or 40 controls that need to be tested by a certified third-party assessment organization and “the rest” could be a self-attestation. Travis said, “I could see a hybrid model.” Travis reflected on potential changes at a Sept. 29 town hall hosted by the Cyber AB in a conversation with the Cyber Engagement Forum executive director Mike Snyder. The Cyber EF is a spinoff of the Cyber AB focused on working with the practitioner community. DOD announced on July 13 a pause on implementing CMMC phase two , which was set to begin on Nov. 10 and would have added in a third-party assessment…

The far-right leader is trying to reassure markets worried about France’s dire fiscal outlook with her €140 billion savings plan, but this new plan looks a lot like her old plan.

For aging veterans and the children they left behind, DNA testing is offering a chance to answer questions that have lingered for decades.

Aguirre was added to the FBI’s “Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list in March, becoming the first cybercriminal added to the list.

CERT-UA found fake Cloudflare verification pages that led visitors into a now-familiar ClickFix trap. This time the goal was to infect machines with an infostealer.

NASA has stacked the center segments of both Artemis III solid rocket boosters on Mobile…

The Golden Dome, President Trump’s lofty plan for a national ballistic missile defense shield, is facing heavy headwinds with project funding still uncertain. The missile defense program, estimated to cost some $1.2 trillion over 20 years of development and operation, needs a significant influx of funding to get it off the ground this fiscal year. ...

A seventh man has been arrested over the activity near RAF Fairford at the end of last month, and detectives have said they are still working to establish a motive, Counter Terrorism Policing has said. The post Seventh arrest in RAF Fairford terrorism investigation first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Watchdog examining whether company carried out adequate risk assessment as required by Online Safety Act Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is under investigation for a potential breach of the UK’s digital safety laws after launching a Snapchat-style feature on Instagram. The communications watchdog, Ofcom, is investigating whether the $1.9tn (£1.4tn) company infringed the Online Safety Act (OSA) by failing to carry out adequate checks on whether its Instagram Instants product could show illegal content or be accessed by children.

The successful flight came just weeks after U.S. Air Force officials announced their intention to have 500 autonomous aircraft in service by 2032.

The successful flight came just weeks after U.S. Air Force officials announced their intention to have 500 autonomous aircraft in service by 2032.

The Pentagon's new Force Agility and Streamlining Team (FAST) is already at work reviewing acquisition and contract activity across the department and will play a direct role in shaping the fiscal year 2028 budget request, according to the department. FAST is currently staffed for approximately 40 personnel and is led by a director who reports to the Defense Department comptroller, DOD said in response to questions from Inside Defense . The department declined to identify the FAST director or provide details on the personnel assigned to the team. Meanwhile, senior Pentagon adviser David Disi has issued a recruiting call on social media for “aligned patriots” to apply to FAST. FAST was established in August by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg as an “enduring institutional mechanism” for identifying and recommending changes to wasteful, inefficient and duplicative programs and processes across the department. The team is initially focusing on areas including financial visibility, systems integration, funds distribution, acquisition outcomes, contract performance and major weapons-program execution, according to DOD. FAST is also “structurally positioned” to review upcoming…

Indonesia is expected to receive its first Chengdu J-10CE fighter jets in six months, according to an Indonesian media report, which would make it the third international operator of the Chinese-made aircraft. Jakarta confirmed an order of 42 of the 4.5-generation fighter jets – known as Vigorous Dragons – last October, with an approved budget of US$9 billion. The first delivery is expected in April though it is not known how many aircraft will be delivered, Indonesian news outlet Republika...

Huge tax breaks and a weak currency sustain exports, widen the government budget deficit and complicate the country’s efforts to rebalance its economy.

The arrest is the seventh in connection to the investigation into a security incident at the airbase, which led to the U.S. withdrawing B-1 bombers.

While the delivery of the two jets from the US was hailed by the ruling DPP as an important milestone for Taiwan’s defence, more headwinds are expected.

Under an AFRL SBIR, HawkEye 360 showed its RF satellites can detect and characterize emissions from satellites in LEO, MEO and GEO (Payload).

The reaction to a Taiwan Coast Guard confrontation reflects the existence of a particularly hardline strand of opinion on Taiwan among mainland Chinese.

New Taipei, Oct. 6 (CNA) The Taiwan New Taipei District Prosecutors Office has indicted 10 people for allegedly reselling restricted military-grade chips from two American companies to Hong Kong for onward delivery to China.

Seoul said two soldiers were wounded by a mine planted by the North in the Demilitarised Zone.

View CSAF Summary Hitachi Energy is aware of open-source software vulnerabilities that affect REB500 product versions listed in this document. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to carry out Denial of Service (DoS) attack on the product. Please refer to the Recommended Immediate Actions for information about the mitigation/remediation. The following versions of Hitachi Energy REB500 are affected: REB500 vers:REB500/<=8.3.3.1 (CVE-2024-8176, CVE-2025-59375) CVSS Vendor Equipment v3 6.5 Hitachi Energy REB500 2 Vulnerabilities Uncontrolled Recursion, Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Switzerland Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2024-8176 A stack overflow vulnerability exists in the libexpat library used by the IEC61850 functionality supported by REB500 product. An authenticated malicious user with local access could use a crafted IEC 61850 message to exploit the vulnerability in the libexpat library. This issue could lead to denial of service (DoS) or, in some cases, exploitable memory corruption, depending on the environment and library usage.…

View CSAF Summary Hitachi Energy is aware of unauthenticated servlet access vulnerabilities that affect Asset Suite product versions listed in this document. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to potentially cause confidentiality, integrity and availability impact on the product. Please refer to the Recommended Immediate Actions for information about the mitigation/remediation. The following versions of Hitachi Energy Asset Suite are affected: Asset Suite vers:Asset_Suite/<=9.9.0 (CVE-2026-7395, CVE-2026-11796) CVSS Vendor Equipment v3 8.1 Hitachi Energy Asset Suite 1 Vulnerability Missing Authentication for Critical Function Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Switzerland Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-7395 Asset Suite allows unauthenticated users to access HTTPPublishAdapterTestServlet that can be used for configuration file upload, leading to information disclosure and integrity compromise. The HTTPPublishAdapterTestServlet is specifically meant for testing purposes to be used in a non-production environment. Read More 1 Affected Product Asset Suite versions 9.9.0 and prior Product…

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain full unauthorized access to the device. The following versions of Johnson Controls EasyIO FG are affected: EasyIO FG firmware <=2.0b52 (CVE-2026-27872, CVE-2026-27873) CVSS Vendor Equipment v3 7.7 Johnson Controls EasyIO FG firmware 2 Vulnerabilities Use of Hard-coded Credentials, Improper Privilege Management Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Critical Manufacturing, Commercial Facilities, Government Services and Facilities, Transportation Systems, Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Ireland Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-27872 A vulnerability exists in EasyIO FG relating to an attacker gaining unauthorized access to the system through hard-coded credentials and improper privilege management, potentially resulting in full device compromise. Successful exploitation could result in technical or operational impact. Read More 1 Affected Product Johnson Controls EasyIO FG firmware: <=2.0b52 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Mitigation Johnson Controls has determined that the EasyIO FG Series has reached End-of-Life (EOL)…

View CSAF Summary Hitachi Energy is aware of RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ component of SOI product versions listed in this document. These vulnerabilities can be exploited to carry out various attacks affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the product. Please refer to the Recommended Immediate Actions for information about the mitigation/remediation. The following versions of Hitachi Energy SOI are affected: SOI vers:SOI/>=2.0.0|<=2.2.0 (CVE-2026-34197) CVSS Vendor Equipment v3 8.8 Hitachi Energy SOI 1 Vulnerability Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Switzerland Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-34197 Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ used in SOI product. Apache ActiveMQ Classic exposes the Jolokia JMX-HTTP bridge at /api/jolokia/ on the web console. The default Jolokia access policy permits exec operations on all ActiveMQ MBeans (org.apache.activemq:*), including…

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could crash the device being accessed; a buffer overflow condition may allow remote code execution. The following versions of Savannah lwIP SMTP client are affected: lwIP SMTP client 2.2.1 (CVE-2026-15340) CVSS Vendor Equipment v3 9.8 Savannah lwIP SMTP client 1 Vulnerability Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy, Water and Wastewater Systems Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Sweden Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-15340 lwIP SMTP client does not check the size of inputs, potentially allowing a buffer overflow. Read More 1 Affected Product Savannah lwIP SMTP client: 2.2.1 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Mitigation xchglabs reports that the vulnerability was fixed and released in the following patch: patch_125_smtp_txbuf.diff . This is available as available as git commit (614420f82c8729d070e01464c0dddb3c9525c772) Additional Metrics Relevant CWE: CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') CVSS Version Base Score Base Severity Vector String 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL…

Washington should not take European assistance for granted, especially if states can't agree on how to label Beijing's actions.

MEP Rima Hassan says Parliament president made "factually false" claims.

France has fired its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile for the first time from Le Vigilant, with President Macron watching from the deck of a frigate. The post French submarine fires new nuclear weapon first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Government auditors say federal agencies haven’t met mandated security steps for operational technology, which hackers targeted in water sector attacks this summer.

South Korea's Nuri rocket is on the pad for its fifth launch, set for 7 Oct 0323Z with the NeonSat-2 to 6 peninsula imaging microsatellites (Yonhap).

France test-fired an upgraded version of its M51 strategic ballistic missile from a submarine for the first time on Tuesday.

ROK officials believe AI agents and a Chinese cybersecurity tool were used to breach at least seven financial firms, exposing data on 68,000 people (The Record).

Qilin is believed to have carried out ransomware attacks against companies worldwide, causing major damage through data encryption.

During the 2026 IAC in Antalya, representatives from Turkey are leveraging the opportunity to showcase the country’s prgoress in space.

U.S. forces with Joint Task Force Southern Spear struck a go-fast vessel on Sunday, the first such attack on an alleged drug boat in 15 days. Four people were killed in the strike, bringing the total number of people killed in the U.S. attacks to 238, according to USNI News data. The boat was allegedly operating along narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean, according to a U.S. Southern Command post on social media site X. The post does not include what drugs the boat was allegedly ferrying. While the Trump administration has touted the strikes as lowering fatal overdoses in the

North Korean troops crossed south of the Military Demarcation Line and buried at least four mines about a year ago, the South’s military said after completing a probe with United Nations Command.

Voyager wins $22.4 million Pentagon award for small-satellite deployers Voyager wins $22.4 million Pentagon award for small-satellite deployers

Denmark is investigating a data breach affecting approximately 8.8 million people after unauthorized users gained access to its national population register.

A ransomware attack that affected the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine resulted in the theft of some information from its servers.

Saif ‌al-Din Khader is cooperating with the FBI, reports said, as the bureau responds to a massive breach that exposed employee data.

Ukraine’s largest grocery store chain, ATB, confirmed that it was hit by a cyberattack after hackers posted an extortion demand on its website.

Several mysteries surround what appeared to be an unauthorized push notification sent to customers of London-based clothing company ASOS.

The Pentagon has removed bombers from the UK Royal Air Force base that was at the center of a suspected attempted terrorist attack last week. All American bombers deployed at RAF Fairford have now returned to their home bases in the US, a Defense Department official said. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

The end of the US military mission in Iraq leaves the Kurdistan region facing a severe security vacuum. As Erbil grapples with deep internal divisions, Tehran is well positioned to make strategic gains.

The United States confirmed that it had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the British airbase of RAF Fairford, reportedly due to "new threats," with Britain's government insisting Monday the site is safe. France 24's Philip Turle takes a look at what we know so far.

Army Reserve Lt. Col. Robert J. Connolly dedicated the award to six fellow soldiers killed in the same drone attack in the first hours of Operation Epic Fury.

Monday, October 5, 2026 The Oct. 5, 2026 Defense Department instruction "establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the DOW Cyber Operations-Peculiar Awards (COPA) Program authorized by Section 1124a of Title 10 U.S.C. for covered Service members." Featured: Related Documents Tags: Cybersecurity

The mission is the first national security payload under an NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contract and reused boosters from a NASA launch. The post NRO Sends NROL-97 Mission to Orbit in Its First Space X Falcon Heavy Launch first appeared on Executive Gov .

AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, critics argue.

AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, critics argue.

In 2019, President Xi Jinping became the first Chinese leader to publicly call for the exploration of detailed proposals for governing Taiwan after reunification. Seven years later, the first proposals from a handful of the mainland’s leading research institutes have either been finalised or are nearing completion, the South China Morning Post has learned. Rather than setting out a single fixed model, scholars involved in those studies told the SCMP there should be different scenarios based on...

Hasan, a former Army officer who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood in 2009, will be executed by firing squad.

AI-aided scanning of speech patterns, vocal stress or facial expressions to read minds lacks scientific backing and will compound errors, critics argue.

President Trump said "threats" against RAF Fairford were the reason U.S. bomber aircraft stationed at the base were flown back the United States.

The Chinese vessel Kexue was seen "intermittently extending wire-like objects into the sea", says Japan's coast guard.

If the army’s emerging littoral force is to become effective, the government must create an integrated northern logistics system from military and civilian capabilities. The Australian Army Contribution to the National Defence Strategy 2026 sets ...

Since 2025, Tokyo has acted boldly and decisively to ward off foreign AI-related threats by developing AI for Japan, in Japan.

The Exploration Company is considering spaceports in the Middle East for a large reusable launch vehicle it plans to develop.

The Pentagon has assembled a Project Meridian panel that includes executives from a range of defense technology companies, giving industry leaders a direct role in advising an initiative tasked with identifying the technologies and capabilities the department says will shape future warfare. The department has picked MITRE -- an independent, federally funded research and development center -- to lead the initiative, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed in a Sept. 30 memo . Project Meridian is required to identify the weapons and technologies warfighters will need and recommend “actionable solutions” for developing, testing and fielding them, with final findings due to the department Jan. 28, 2027. As Hegseth previously announced, the initiative will be “co-directed” by former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Among the outside participants announced by MITRE are executives from defense technology companies including Anduril Industries, Saronic Technologies, Hadrian and Axon, as well as firms with significant national security businesses or potential defense applications. MITRE released an updated list of…

Sailors must maintain a ​state of alert and readiness, heightened in the case of the George Washington due to the threat of Iranian attacks.

Boeing has received a seven-year, $14.7 billion undefinitized contract from Lockheed Martin to triple production of PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement seekers -- putting a price on a supplier expansion first outlined in April as part of the Pentagon's broader push to sharply increase interceptor output. The award, announced by Boeing Oct. 5, makes the seeker maker a major recipient of the spending flowing through Lockheed under a seven-year PAC-3 MSE production framework the government and prime contractor finalized this summer. Lockheed received a $53.9 billion undefinitized contract modification from the Pentagon on July 29 , bringing the potential value of its multiyear PAC-3 MSE deal to $58.6 billion and providing the long-term demand signal intended to support a tripling of interceptor production capacity by the end of 2030. Boeing builds the seekers that allow PAC-3 interceptors to identify, track and engage aircraft, hypersonic weapons, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. The $14.7 billion award formalizes the production expansion Boeing, Lockheed and the government outlined on April 1 , when they announced a seven-year framework to triple seeker output and said they…

Russian cybersecurity researchers attributed a quiet two-year espionage campaign to the Belarusian Cyber Partisans, a group better known for public attacks against governments and infrastructure.

Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians and officers will soon join an exclusive club of troops allowed to sport a beret marking their special community and service.

Exclusive: Guardian analysis finds more than 150,000 tonnes of fuel was shipped to Russian ports in July and August, some using sanctioned tankers Fuel is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said “undermines” Seoul’s public backing for Kyiv. Guardian analysis of port records and ship-tracking data found that in July and August over 176,000 tonnes of fuel, mostly diesel, was loaded at several South Korean ports on to seven tankers that made 14 voyages to Russia’s far east.

York Space satellites have been cleared for a Space Force mission to track objects in geosynchronous orbit, SpaceNews reported on 5 Oct.

The vendor was much quicker and consistent in its response to the latest defect, and researchers consider the impact relatively low compared to the previous pair of zero-days.

Higher global bond yields will put pressure on the Australian budget as the widespread selloff pushes debt refinancing costs higher, Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned on Tuesday.

One of the greatest potential intelligence breaches in post-Cold War German history comes at a particularly sensitive time for the country’s scandal-plagued foreign intelligence agency.

Germany plans to stand up its first dedicated drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced.

Germany plans to stand up its first dedicated drone regiment next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced.

The FBI and U.S. prosecutors say Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president's son and his family.

The service is seeking to sharpen its defenses against the growing threat of drone use by cartels.

The service is seeking to sharpen its defenses against the growing threat of drone use by cartels.

Open Cosmos has built at least 50 of the more than 96 ConnectedCosmos connectivity satellites the British company said Oct. 5 it plans to deploy before the end of 2028, CEO Rafel Siquier told SpaceNews.

10 warrant officers were the first in the Army to graduate as the new 390A Robotics Technicians MOS, while hundreds joined the 40D space operations field.

President Nicușor Dan gives Luca Niculescu the job of trying to break the deadlock and form a government in Bucharest, amid calls for fresh elections.

North Korea has denied planting the mines and refused talks on the boundary line.

The U.S. has benefited from hard-earned lessons in the fight against transnational online scams. It’s time to apply them to address China’s sophisticated and relentless cyber spying.

OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, made his first public appearance in Sydney since the hack, saying he could not explain why Australians distrust AI.

For a military that has not fought a large-scale war since 1953, experience on the Ukrainian front is tremendously valuable to North Korea.

France and Germany want to give Brussels new powers to rapidly block imports deemed an economic or security threat.

[Sponsored] Former MDA Director Lt. Gen. (ret.) Trey Obering says on-orbit servicing could enhance orbital resilience.

The Joint Interagency Task Force 401, the Pentagon's counter-drone task force, has selected four companies' systems to participate in its directed-energy pilot program focused on homeland defense, the task force announced today. The systems are: AeroVironment’s Palletized High-Energy Laser system Epirus Leonidas’s High-Powered Microwave system Kord’s Firefly High-Energy Laser system Boeing’s Compact Laser weapon system While U.S. Northern Command has already been deploying high-energy lasers to the southern border, JIATF 401 plans to conduct its own pilot program where it will deploy high-energy lasers and high-powered microwaves for testing and evaluation at select installations across the United States. The pilot program is being set up as a result of a stipulation in the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act to evaluate the requirements, cost and best practices surrounding directed energy systems, according to a press release. The Federal Aviation Administration determined earlier this year during a live-fire demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, NM, that HEL systems pose “minimal risk” to the national airspace, and this pilot program will be conducted in…

The Pentagon's decision to relocate B-1 bombers from the British air base comes after months of frustration in the Trump administration over Britain's defense spending.

The agreement follows a framework deal that was announced in April. Production will span seven years and be completed at Boeing’s Huntsville facility.

All nine priority areas require substantial spending, and the investment needs to be sustained over many years to come.

The agreement follows a framework deal that was announced in April. Production will span seven years and be completed at Boeing’s Huntsville facility.

Top executive Jason Kwon tells hearing company has added "more precautions" to its training environments.

Taipei, Oct. 6 (CNA) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), a U.S. designer of processors and graphics chips, plans to increase its investment in Taiwan's supply chain as demand for computing chips continues to exceed supply, its chair and CEO Lisa Su (蘇姿丰) said Tuesday.

The arrival of Suzuki's first fully electric minicar adds to signs Japan is becoming a key battleground for electric versions of the tiny vehicles.

The two nations will share information on investment trends and discuss supply chains, including those in the defense industry.

A rogue OpenAI model had bypassed safeguards to gain access to a government health statistics website.

The Japanese media giant Nikkei disclosed a cyber incident involving an employee email account that may have compromised journalistic sources.

Built to hunt tanks and support ground troops, the People’s Liberation Army’s main attack helicopter is increasingly being prepared for operations at sea. Crews of the Z-10 are training to fly from ships – a shift that could give Beijing extra firepower in an amphibious assault on Taiwan. Manufactured by AVIC subsidiary the Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation, the Z-10 entered service with the PLA Army in late 2010. It began documented shipboard trials in 2014, when Chinese navy imagery...

ACUA Ocean and Forssea Robotics have completed a three-week trial in Plymouth integrating a remotely operated underwater vehicle with an uncrewed surface vessel, demonstrating more than 40 remotely controlled deployments from shore. The post Uncrewed vessel completes remote subsea ROV trials first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

An OpenAI prototype sought access to a government health statistics portal, sidestepping restrictions to breach a section hosting private files.

Advanced Navigation America is opening a $110M PNT center in Huntsville to build counter-EW navigation sensors for autonomous systems (Inside Defense).

The Space Force is looking for industry feedback on its plans to create a new “Mission Development Zone” at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., to support launch providers with space for additional payload processing capacity, test and assembly facilities, and potentially rocket and spacecraft manufacturing infrastructure.

Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue YFQ-48A Collaborative Combat Aircraft took its first flight Oct. 3, heightening the competition for the Air Force’s future combat fleet.

Citrix confirmed late on Friday that it was “tracking a newly observed issue” related to some customer-managed NetScaler deployments but claimed the problem was not connected to vulnerabilities reported last week that also caused alarm among cybersecurity experts.

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket was moved to a lau...

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket was moved to a lau...

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket began its journey ...

Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's homegrown Nuri rocket was moved to a lau...

Ukraine’s Fire Point said the firm is developing an extended-range tactical ballistic missile after its FP-7 weapon was used in combat for the first time.

Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will now helm broad domestic technology and economic policy discussions.

Unions, employer groups, banks and industry experts will appear at the four-day hearings along with OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI must explain how they will stop their models from inappropriately accessing Australian data, the Labor chair of the parliament’s committee on artificial intelligence has warned, ahead of federal inquiry hearings which will grill the tech company alongside Anthropic, Microsoft and Google. Independent senator David Pocock is also demanding answers, saying OpenAI “still have a lot they need to answer” about their AI agent accessing Services Australia data on Medicare and the company’s “appalling” tardiness in notifying the federal government about the incident. Follow our Australia politics live blog for latest updates

The defense breach, which exposed about 3 million people, went undetected for months.

The president called for the country to develop cybersecurity methods suited to the AI era.

SYDNEY, Oct 6 - OpenAI and Anthropic told Australian parliament on Tuesday they would welcome laws requiring them to report data breaches carried out by their AI agents, acknowledging the decision to notify authorities was currently at their discretion.

MOBILE, Ala. —Three decks high and shrouded in a plastic, air-conditioned barrier, some of the most important spaces of a pair of Virginia-class attack boats are taking shape on the shores of the Mobile River — 1,200 miles from the rest of the submarine. Already painted in the Navy’s calming shade of seafoam green, the control room modules are being outfitted with hatches, chairs, terminals, doors, desks, screens, outlets, fixtures, lightbulbs and a chart table before getting shrink-wrapped and barged up the East Coast to General Dynamics Electric Boat’s facility in Rhode Island. Then, the modules will be slid into

Police have launched a full-scale investigation into the hacking attacks against commercial banks.

South Korea's police have launched a full-scale investigation into the hacking attacks against commercial banks that led to a breach of customers' personal information.

Company executive to acknowledge ‘more work to do to rebuild trust with the Australian people’ as ABC says copyright laws do not need changing Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI will use an appearance before a parliamentary committee to apologise again to Australia about the hack on Medicare last month, on the same day media and entertainment organisations argue weakening Australian copyright law for AI model training would leave artists as “roadkill”. Ahead of an appearance before the joint parliamentary committee hearing on artificial intelligence in Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI released its opening statement in which the company apologises for its AI agents attacking a number of Australian government websites in June . The multibillion-dollar company notified the government via an email to a public-facing address three months after the breach.

New analysis from Centrii identified that cyber risk in the energy sector is increasingly becoming a financial and...

Nozomi Networks Labs has identified a botnet dubbed Cling that exploits internet-exposed IoT and networking devices and disguises...

Here’s what it would take: stronger defenses for large utilities, hands-on help for smaller systems and federal support to make both happen.

7th Air Force issued a Project Iron Sentry RFI for combat-proven, theater-wide counter-drone systems for Korea, funded through APFIT (DefenseScoop).

US Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. has fired its Mark 45 5-inch main gun during a live-fire exercise while operating in the US 7th Fleet area. The post American warship opens fire with main gun first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

US Air Force instructor pilots have flown a T-7A Red Hawk trainer while digitally linked to ground-based simulator cockpits, the first live-virtual-constructive (LVC) flight between the aircraft and its Ground-Based Training System. The post T-7A Red Hawk links up with simulators in first LVC flight first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

On 1 Oct, 600+ soldiers moved into the Army's new 40D space MOS, trained in counter-SATCOM and navigation warfare; posts include Indo-Pacific commands (Payload).

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Oct. 5, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in which a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship. Total Battle Force Deployed Underway 286 (USS 228, USNS 58) 109 (USS 78, USNS 31) (46 FDNF, 63 Rotational) 79 (61 Deployed, 18 Local) In Japan USS Tripoli (LHA-7) is in port in Sasebo, Japan. In Phuket, Thailand Aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) arrived Sunday

On the heels of an impactful few days of launches from SpaceX, this week shapes…

A former NASA associate administrator for science is joining Blue Origin to lead the company’s advanced technology work.

The Navy’s last cruiser based at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet departed Yokosuka Naval Base, ending a long-running presence as the service retires its aging Ticonderoga-class fleet.

Calyton said AI was a ‘gamechanger’ but it also posed ‘a threat’ during his DNI Senate confirmation hearing Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence , to serve also as the new White House AI czar. Clayton, who leads the US’s 18 intelligence agencies , previously served as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and led the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first term.

U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to woo Chinese President Xi Jinping have sowed uncertainty about the United States' commitment to Taiwan.

Royal Air Force Fairford has been used by the U.S. for long-range bombing missions in its war against Iran.

President Trump has announced that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, along with senior Defense and personnel officials, will lead the Super Intelligence Force as a federal policy coordinating body and report back with proposed actions. Trump’s Oct. 4 “SI Force” statement underlines issues such as critical infrastructure security as well as consumer protections and singles out the FTC, the Pentagon and the Office of Personnel Management as leading players in crafting policy in the coming months. “I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF). The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans,” according to an Oct. 4 X post by the White House. The unreleased charter for the task force says it will report to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles within 120 days, according to reports . Trump earlier Sunday spelled out more…

Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) Taiwan-based manufacturing giant Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said on Monday that its monthly sales passed the NT$1 trillion (US$31.50 billion) mark for the first time in September, largely based on the performance of its cloud and networking division during the current AI era.

Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) The Chinese consulate in Munich unsuccessfully pressured a local literary institute to cancel a talk by Taiwanese author Yang Shuang-tzu (楊双子) last week, according to Chao Yen-ching (趙彥清), director of Taiwan's representative office in Munich.

The Pentagon is set to begin building a new four-star command focused on autonomous warfare, although giving it the independent budget and procurement powers envisioned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will require congressional buy-in and the careful navigation of an acquisition system where the military services are in the driver’s seat, according to defense analysts. According to a recent Hegseth memo , top defense officials will spend the next year leading Project Agincourt, which in the next 30 days will submit a plan of action to establish Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM) and determine its size, budget and relationship with the military services that currently control most defense acquisition programs. Todd Harrison, a defense budget analyst at the American Enterprise Institute, said the Pentagon could stand up AUTOWARCOM with relatively little funding, but the command’s ability to carry out its mission will depend on whether it ultimately receives substantial resources it can direct. “My read is that they could stand this up with minimal funding, but the work of the command would be largely hollow until they have real funds to distribute,” he said. While DOD has…

President Trump has announced that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, along with senior Defense and personnel officials, will lead the Super Intelligence Force as a federal policy coordinating body and report back with proposed actions. Trump’s Oct. 4 “SI Force” statement underlines issues such as critical infrastructure security as well as consumer protections and singles out the FTC, the Pentagon and the Office of Personnel Management as leading players in crafting policy in the coming months. “I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF). The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans,” according to an Oct. 4 X post by the White House. The unreleased charter for the task force says it will report to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles within 120 days, according to reports . Trump earlier Sunday spelled out more…

Diplomatic relations between Japan and China have been at rock bottom since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested in November that Tokyo may intervene in any attack on the island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its territory.

The European Left Alliance could face European Parliament vote this month after ECR starts gathering signatures.

British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has conducted night-time gunnery training as the warship continues work to restore full operational and warfighting readiness following its recent docking period. The post British aircraft carrier ‘opens fire’ at night first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Japan may soon have its own "CIA", with the nation working with "the utmost urgency" to establish its first centralised network of intelligence operations since World War II.

The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that all US B-1 bombers deployed to Britain’s RAF Fairford had returned home following a security incident that prompted nearby evacuations. Police found no explosives after reports of suspicious activity at the base last Sunday. Five London-based British men arrested were subsequently released on bail.

Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) Taiwan's Presidential Office on Monday condemned what it called a "typical case of transnational repression" after a CBS News report alleged that China has been illegally surveilling the son of President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) in the United States.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 - Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have started a long march to Islamabad to demand his release, his party said on Monday, amid deep divisions with the Pakistani leadership.

The United States has removed its B-1 bombers from a British air base one week after five men were arrested nearby on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a ‌suspected plot that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said was likely backed by Iran. The planes had been ⁠stationed at RAF Fairford, which had recently been used for US strikes on Iran.

Russia's announcement came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country would “have to respond in any way we can” to Russian attacks.

The aerial war has intensified, with Moscow menacing cities across Ukraine with hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, while Kyiv has been striking Russia’s oil industry

The decision to pull U.S. bombers from the British base comes a week after several people were arrested on suspicion of plotting terrorist action.

All US bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire have returned to their home stations in the United States, ending the latest sustained deployment of American heavy bombers at the British airbase. The post American bomber fleet departs Britain first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a U.K. air base one week after several men were arrested there on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.

Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) An artificial intelligence-powered 3D medical imaging system developed by Taiwanese startup IntelliGen Technology Co. is being tested at the Ministry of Health and Welfare's (MOHW) data center, with the goal of deploying it at all 29 medical centers in Taiwan by 2028, the company's chairman said Monday.

The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a U.K. air base one week after several men were arrested there on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.

SWPC issued G1 (Kp 5) alerts at 1122Z and 1402Z on 4 Oct; the K5 warning runs to 2100Z. Minor satellite-operations impacts are possible.

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 04 1122 UTC Synoptic Period: 0900-1200 Active Warning: YES Noaa Scale: G1 - Minor Comment: NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected Valid From: 2026 Oct 04 1110 UTC Valid To: 2026 Oct 04 2100 UTC Warning Conditions: Onset Noaa Scale: G1 - Minor Comment: NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

EXTENDED WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected Extension to Serial Number: 2267 Valid From: 2026 Oct 04 1110 UTC Now Valid Until: 2026 Oct 05 0300 UTC Warning Condition: Persistence Extended with issuance of G2 warning. NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 04 1839 UTC Synoptic Period: 1800-2100 Active Warning: YES Noaa Scale: G1 - Minor Comment: NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said on Sunday it was launching a major military campaign to recapture all areas controlled by the Iran-backed Houthis.

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 04 2357 UTC Synoptic Period: 2100-2400 Active Warning: YES Noaa Scale: G1 - Minor Comment: NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

The review found no evidence that Chinese-powered agents independently escaped to the wider internet or evaded shutdown.

ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 05 0352 UTC Synoptic Period: 0300-0600 Active Warning: YES Noaa Scale: G1 - Minor Comment: NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected Valid From: 2026 Oct 05 0350 UTC Valid To: 2026 Oct 05 1500 UTC Warning Conditions: Onset Noaa Scale: G1 - Minor Comment: NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-88779 Citrix NetScaler Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies must check whether threat actors compromised the system before the patch was applied. While BOD 26-04 applies only to FCEB agencies, CISA encourages all…

SWPC reported a G2 (Kp 6) storm at 2057Z on 4 Oct and kept a K5 warning to 1500Z on 5 Oct; LEO drag and high-latitude HF fade are possible.

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 6 expected Valid From: 2026 Oct 04 1847 UTC Valid To: 2026 Oct 04 2359 UTC Warning Conditions: Onset Noaa Scale: G2 - Moderate Comment: NOAA Scale: G2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 55 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Power grid fluctuations can occur. High-latitude power systems may experience voltage alarms. Spacecraft - Satellite orientation irregularities may occur; increased drag on low Earth-orbit satellites is possible. Radio - HF (high frequency) radio propagation can fade at higher latitudes. Aurora - Aurora may be seen as low as New York to Wisconsin to Washington state.

Here is SpacePolicyOnline.com’s list of space policy events for the week of October 4-10, 2026 and any insight we can offer about them. The House and Senate are in recess […]

Following its launch in May and a multi-month commissioning period, the joint European Space Agency…

The McCrary Institute for Cyber & Critical Infrastructure Security warned that artificial intelligence is accelerating cyber threats against...

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea-planted land mines exploded and injured th...

SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military has concluded that North Korea ...

The findings were consistent with a preliminary probe that indicated North Korean troops had crossed the Military Demarcation Line

SEOUL, Oct 5 - South Korea said on Monday that a recent border blast that seriously wounded two of its soldiers was caused by mines planted by North Korea.

The 34-year-old woman was arrested before a planned departure to China.

On Oct. 1, 2026, Beijing celebrated the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and the beginning of the end for the U.S. Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute. The institute was one of several centers of excellence established across the U.S. military’s professional military education programs, with the Army, Navy, and Air Force each running a center focused on its own service’s needs. The China Aerospace Studies Institute, however, was more than just a U.S. Air Force and Space Force research center that provided open-source insights on their Chinese counterparts. The in-house analysts and the

A woman suspected of spying for China by surveilling the Taiwanese president’s son and his family has been arrested by the US before she could board a flight to Shanghai, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as tensions linger between the rival superpowers.

Bien qu’il aime se poser en défenseur de l’Accord de Paris sur le climat, le chef de l’Etat ne semble plus placer les négociations climatiques en haut de ses priorités calendaires.

U.S. officials say Wanying Zhang used tradecraft to avoid detection and never notified Washington that she was acting for a foreign government.

One Nation was the first Australian political party with a website, and its online game today is recognised as some of the most effective in the business. The party specialises in shareable anti-immigration messaging – and in bypassing traditional media to reach voters directly. ‘She tells it like it is,’ Pauline Hanson’s supporters say. But her tactics come straight from the populist right playbook: harvesting fear and grievance for political power. In the final episode of The Populist, Sarah Martin traces Hanson’s journey from her beginnings as Australia’s first ‘cyber politician’ to her leading role in the rightwing nativist movement that is sweeping the globe. Read more: One Nation celebrated stunning success in Queensland in 1998 – then it all fell apart. What happened?

President Zelenskiy said on 4 Oct he believes Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with North Korea (Straits Times).

A bright lens of anorthosite, a rock type prevalent on the lunar surface, is cradled within sheared rocks in the country’s south.

In mid-September, the US Coast Guard and FBI confirmed they had boarded US-bound energy tankers after indications that...

The FBI says authorities have arrested a California woman and accused her of spying on a son of Taiwan's president at the direction of Chinese officials.

The FBI ⁠arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport before she left for China, the agency said US authorities arrested a California ⁠woman on ​Sunday, accusing her of spying on the son of Taiwan’s president at the behest of Chinese officials, the FBI said. The FBI ⁠arrested Wanying Zhang, also known as Heather, at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday before her planned departure to China, the agency said in a ⁠statement. Authorities charged Zhang, 34, of Irvine, California, with acting as an unregistered foreign agent.

The government will develop methods to detect cyberattack threats and share them with utilities and telecommunications companies.

RAF Fairford, which hosted U.S. bombers during Operation Epic Fury, some of which had stayed, has been threatened openly by Iran before.

All 12 American bombers deployed in Britain rapidly returned to the U.S. on Oct. 4 following security concerns about a potential Iranian threat to their base in the U.K.

Temperatures in US state forecast to hit high 30s celsius this week, while regions in Indonesia grapple with wildfires The National Weather Service in the US has issued extreme heat warnings for parts of southern California, including Los Angeles, until Thursday, as temperatures are expected to hit the high 30s celsius. Burbank, a suburb north of Los Angeles, recorded 39C on Saturday, a few degrees shy of the October record for the region set in 1987. A persistent area of high pressure will remain in place this week, leading to further hazardous hot weather and increased fire risk. Parts of Indonesia are in the midst of an extreme wildfire season, which has peaked over the past month. Western Kalimantan (Borneo) and southern Sumatra have been particularly badly affected. The lack of rainfall has dried the usually water-logged tropical soils, meaning that fires have been able to spread quickly, above and below the surface. Indonesia’s soils are also extremely rich in peat, meaning that the smoke produced from the fires contain higher levels of toxic gases such as sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide. Cities in surrounding areas and as far as Malaysia and Singapore have experienced…

North Korea says its latest missile used 'skip points' that exposed gaps in ROK and Japanese tracking, disputing both governments' accounts (Stars and Stripes).

SpaceX will launch 21 SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites from Vandenberg; Launch Library lists the launch one day later, at 0817Z on 6 Oct.

The Ministry of Defence wants to build a maritime interdiction operations training facility at Royal Marines Bickleigh, with an option to buy a second one for the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone. The post Royal Marines seek new ship boarding training facility first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Before the new Western Sydney International Airport and the terminal at Mascot, there was Rose Bay in Sydney's east, which had a golden age of aviation via flying boats.

A Venezuelan man accused of creating malware used to steal millions of dollars from ATMs across the United States pleaded not guilty in federal court.

Washington, Oct. 3 (CNA) Fundamental differences between the United States and China make major disputes difficult to resolve, creating an opportunity for Taiwan to deepen economic and security ties with Washington, China expert Miles Yu (余茂春) said Saturday.

The authorities could not rule out the possibility that artificial intelligence was used in the attacks.

Bloomberg senior White House reporter Josh Wingrove tells Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump’s campaign stops in traditionally Republican states such as Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas reflect competitive races and an effort to bolster GOP support as economic concerns weigh on the party. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Wingrove also discusses Trump’s appearance with Dennis Rodman amid interest in renewed diplomacy with North Korea and an upcoming Alberta vote that could begin a process toward separation from Canada. (Source: Bloomberg)

The dual British and Iranian national arrested in London on Thursday over the events at RAF Fairford has been released on bail, and searches of two properties in Westminster have now concluded, Counter Terrorism Policing stated on Saturday. The post Man bailed in RAF Fairford terrorism investigation first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is returning to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after a Sept. 28 incident that injured four sailors and resulted in the loss of a EA-18G Growler, USNI News has learned. The return to port will, “allow for a comprehensive assessment of the ship’s aircraft launch and recovery equipment following the Sept. 28 aviation mishap,” reads an early Saturday morning statement from Naval Air Force Atlantic. “The decision reflects the Navy’s deliberate approach to flight safety and readiness. While the cause of the mishap remains under investigation, Navy technical experts will conduct a thorough assessment

The new rust-colored headgear for explosive ordnance disposal techs will be the Air Force's seventh authorized beret.

Police said the two men received instructions and materials to make a homemade bomb for possible use on Jewish targets.

Trump's pressure campaign against China is increasingly complicated by Washington's need for Beijing's cooperation in managing the Iran conflict.

Baltic countries have warned for months that Russia is mounting sabotage, cyber and other hybrid attacks across Europe to erode support for Ukraine.

Moscow has once again bombed one of Kyiv’s bridges, despite the presence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Ukrainian capital. The visit was unplanned, but Merz says it was intended to show Germany’s support for Ukraine. France 24 correspondent Gulliver Cragg, reporting from Kyiv, says traffic has resumed on the bridge, though slowly. Video shows a large hole in the roadway. Experts say the bridges are extremely solid and difficult to destroy, even with ballistic missiles.

An investigative journalist in Northern Ireland has filed a High Court claim against the Police Service of Northern Ireland, alleging that the force unlawfully obtained their communications in order to identify confidential sources. The post Journalist sues PSNI over alleged surveillance of sources first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

HMS Agamemnon, the sixth of the Royal Navy's Astute-class hunter-killer submarines, has arrived at her home port of HM Naval Base Clyde for the first time, a week after sailing from the Barrow yard where she was built. The post Powerful nuclear attack submarine arrives in Scotland first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Taipei, Oct. 4 (CNA) The recent opening of a joint air support center in Laos is part of China's decades-long power-projection efforts to extend its influence into the Indian Ocean, a Taiwanese defense expert said Sunday.

Christie’s auctioneer Rupert Banner leans forward with practised showmanship as bidding stalls on a rare Yongzheng bowl near New York’s iconic Rockefeller Centre. He pauses as if willing offers from thin air, scanning dozens of in-person buyers and phone banks connecting with China, London, Texas. It will be a bad look if the frenzy abates for this delicate peach-decorated bowl highlighted on Christie’s glossy Chinese sale catalogue and online advertising. But bidding soon resumes with a...

Three missile and two drones entered Moldovan airspace and caused collateral damage in the country, local authorities said.

Some experts argue Virginia-class submarines government is buying second-hand are good for fighting American wars, but not for defending Australia Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast On stage for his “arsenal of freedom tour”, the US secretary of defense – who prefers the appellation “secretary of war” – was ebullient. “This Virginia-class submarine is a paragon of American engineering and fighting spirit,” Pete Hegseth roared, standing at Newport News shipyards where those boats are being built.

Treasurer says ‘very substantial and intensifying pressure’ on federal budget as he points finger at private sector for driving up inflation amid Middle East conflict Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers has warned of “very substantial and intensifying” economic pressures on the horizon but insists he’s not planning for a recession, as he prepares to find new ways to cut the budget ahead of its mid-year update. The treasurer on Sunday called on critics of government spending to name the services that should be cut, as he points the finger at the private sector for driving up inflation in Australia amid the protracted conflict in the Middle East.

Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures Britain’s car industry is grappling with a “difficult trade-off” between China and Europe, as manufacturers struggle to balance the benefits of both markets ahead of looming trade measures that could restrict UK exports to the EU. The UK is an outlier in choosing not to put import taxes on Chinese vehicles, even as the US has shut them out almost entirely , and the EU imposes duties of up to 45% .

The US is set to deploy one of its signature anti-ship missile systems to the Japanese island closest to Taiwan, an unprecedented move that comes as tensions in the region between Beijing and Tokyo continue to simmer. The ground-based US uncrewed missile platform known as the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) will be deployed on Yonaguni Island in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture during biennial joint exercises this month, according to the regional bureau of the Japanese...

KCNA says Kim oversaw the 3 Oct IRBM drill with a hypersonic weapon system and claims a 1,000 km flight, 300 km beyond ROK and Japanese estimates (Japan Times).

The drill was intended to train troops operating a hypersonic strategic weapon system.

North Korea has launched missile tests on more than 10 occasions so far in 2026.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of an intermediate-range strategic missile using a hypersonic weapons system, state media said, underscoring his intent to further strengthen the country’s nuclear deterrent.

Ukraine has used a domestically built tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, naming the weapon as the FP-7 and signalling that the next task is building it in quantity. The post New Ukrainian ballistic missile used in combat first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Office (NSO) has he...

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the launc...

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the launc...

SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the launc...

The deal covers at least five-years of production for an undisclosed number of missiles.

Dublin said last year that a “record” €1.5 billion defense budget would allow “significant progress” to be made on the radar project.

Kim Jong Un's sister calls the South's demand for an apology over the incident “really despicable”.

The meeting comes as Trump threatens to ban U.S. diesel exports.

Both SpaceX and outside analysts appear largely satisfied with the first orbital flight of Starship despite some technical issues during the mission.

Government services were temporarily disrupted by ransomware in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Mayor Willis Thompson said the FBI and other authorities are investigating.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a $5 billion contract to carry out the Refuelling and Complex Overhaul of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, with the ship due to return to the fleet in November 2031. The post American supercarrier heads in for multi-billion refit first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Vitaliy Klitschko says Ukraine's capital is in a "very dramatic situation" as Russia hits critical infrastructure.

The Corps recruited 31,250 enlisted Marines alongside 1,672 officers and 3,503 prior service reserve Marines in what the service calls a “rebound."

Nordic launch race heats up as Sweden secures 2028 orbital launch at Esrange

Authorities in Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and beyond are grappling with the fallout from the incident that has raised questions about the state of aviation security

Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a United States speed record. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carried NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov.

Europe must reckon with the failure of the leadership in Madrid and do everything to prevent a worsening of the crisis.

The 7,200-ton F125 frigates were built with notoriously light armament, which is now being partly addressed.

The growing use of artificial intelligence is helping to expand the home entertainment robot market.

The group is exploiting a variety of vulnerabilities impacting Microsoft SharePoint, according to a new report from Symantec Threat Hunter Team.

Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) Taiwan's Air Force on Friday took delivery of the first two of 66 F-16V Block 70 fighter jets purchased from the United States, roughly a month later than initially expected.

The two jets landed at an airbase in eastern Taiwan on Friday.

The U.S. Navy contracted RTX to produce more than 1,900 Standard Missile-6s over five years in a $24.4 billion deal announced on Thursday. “This SM-6 award gives industry the demand signal and stability to expand production, strengthen the munitions industrial base, and build the magazine depth our fleet needs. That is the foundry delivering for the fleet – and ensuring our sailors have the combat power to fight and win,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said in a Navy release on the award. While RTX and the Navy did not specify the amount of SM-6s that will be

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is focusing on securing critical infrastructure with the start of cybersecurity awareness month through promoting cyber activities on incident response to prepare for system disruption to owners and operators. “Our goal is to strengthen American infrastructure against cyber threats, ensuring resilience and security for the next 250 years. So, if your organization owns, operates, supplies, or supports critical infrastructure, you play a vital role,” CISA Acting Director Nick Andersen said in an Oct. 1 webinar kicking off cybersecurity awareness month. The webinar was hosted by the National Cybersecurity Alliance and also featured remarks from NCA executive director Lisa Plaggemier, Darktrace’s Margaret Cunningham, Frame Security’s Nicole Dove and Reps. Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) and Gabe Amo (D-RI). CISA unveiled the theme of the 2026 awareness campaign, “Securing the Next 250,” in an Oct. 1 release . CISA said the theme is intended to “highlight the need for everyone to play their part in strengthening the country's infrastructure against cyber threats.” It follows CISA’s 2026 election infrastructure security plan, published on…

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is confident congressional Republicans will muster the support needed to fund all or most of the Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request when they return for a lame-duck session following the November midterm elections. “We're not planning on failure. In fact, I would say that we believe that's the most likely success is a reconciliation path,” Vought said today during a Hudson Institute event when asked if the Defense Department is preparing for the possibility that $350 billion in mandatory funding might not materialize. The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 defense request is split into two parts, seeking $1.15 trillion in discretionary spending through the regular appropriations process and another $350 billion through a partisan budget reconciliation measure. The latter package contains many of the Pentagon’s top-priority initiatives, including the Golden Dome missile-defense system along with funding to procure drones and refill depleted stocks of critical munitions. In Congress, however, a thin Republican majority has struggled to find support for the full request. The White House has pivoted to a…

Amid intensifying competition in the AI technology race, US authorities have arrested a California technology company owner accused of using Malaysia and Singapore as transit points to circumvent US export controls and send more than US$300 million worth of restricted computer servers to China. Greg Lui, 38, also known as Yiu Kong Lui, of San Gabriel, was arrested on Thursday and charged with conspiracy to violate US export controls, outbound smuggling and conspiracy to commit money laundering,...

As the weather warms up, renewable and refillable brews can help reduce the environmental cost of a cold one Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprint Got a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at [email protected] It’s no secret that Australians love getting on the beers : we consume 69m litres of the stuff every year. With that comes a significant packaging and environmental footprint, as commercially produced drinks generate emissions in both production and transportation. Australians drink and dispose of an estimated 17bn bottles and cans a year , fewer than half of which are recycled.

Taipei, Oct. 3 (CNA) The Ministry of National Defense on Saturday released footage and photos of an F-16V Block 20 and Brave Eagle advanced jet trainers escorting two F-16V Block 70s that Taiwan received a day earlier.

Hegseth's 2 Oct memo has approval authorities treat counter-drone delays as operational risk, targets spectrum and safety-review lags, and makes JIATF-401 the C-UAS lead.

Experts and policymakers want AI companies to face consequences for agentic hacks. There may not be a clear-cut answer under existing laws and regulations.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt is sailing with “significantly more” food and supplies than the USS Abraham Lincoln carried, in part due to damage to a logistics base in Bahrain.

Strike Fighter Squadron 41's F/A-18Fs let loose hundreds of air-to-surface and air-to-air weapons during the war with Iran.

The U.S. Department of the Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract for 22 F-15EX Eagle II fighters under Lot 7, keeping all planned aircraft in the batch within the funding Congress provided through budget reconciliation. The post America orders 22 more upgraded F-15EX Eagle jets first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-102489 Zammad GmbH Zammad Session Fixation Vulnerability CVE-2026-102490 Zammad GmbH Zammad Improper Privilege Management Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies must check whether threat actors compromised the system before the patch was applied. While BOD 26-04 applies only to FCEB…

Some lawmakers in the Senate are advocating for a more bipartisan approach to paying for the Pentagon’s $185 billion Golden Dome missile defense project, arguing that the effort’s goal of bolstering homeland defenses has support across ideological lines but the process for funding it has been politically charged—leaving the program’s near- and long-term future uncertain.

The Republic of China Air Force waited 20 years for these aircraft. What are they for?

The long-delayed delivery comes amid growing concern in Taiwan about Washington's commitment to arming Taipei.

The Army will establish its own command focused on autonomy, acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced today in a memo. The announcement comes two days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon would establish a similar combatant command, and Telle's memo states the Army's version is being established under Hegseth's guidance. The Army’s command will be known as Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, or FASCOM, and the service’s vice chief will be responsible for setting it up, according to Telle’s memo . Meanwhile, the Army G-3/5/7 Force Management Directorate will align force structure in the areas of: Aviation Armor Fires Sustainment Engineering Training The Army’s acquisition chief will designate one service’s portfolio acquisition executives to be in charge of acquisition and rapid procurement authority for autonomous capabilities, according to Telle’s memo. The directive also tasks the acquisition chief with prioritizing the acquisition and fielding of autonomous fires, combat vehicles and watercraft resupply, breaching, reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition and manned/unmanned teaming by fiscal year 2028. Axios first reported the news Friday…

AFGSC fielded IRIS, a prototype beyond-line-of-sight SATCOM system using Iridium LEO broadband, on the B-52H for long-range strike missions.

Despite Boeing down-select, Navy's sixth-gen fighter still faces an uncertain future Pentagon to launch new Autonomous Warfare Command OMB director confident lame-duck Congress will meet defense reconciliation request Saronic to break ground on futuristic Port Alpha shipyard Skillman nominated to become next vice CNO Navy awards RTX multiyear SM-6 contract worth up to $24 billion Raytheon wins $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal as U.S., allies ramp production Navy awards over $20 billion to Boeing for F/A-XX Cotton calls for review of military shipping channels after F-35 parts landed in Hong Kong CBO gets first look at Golden Dome architecture behind trillion-dollar cost dispute Navy advances companies following MUSV testing, awards three with production OTAs DOD launches third drone competition phase as stopgap funding looms JIATF 401 planning to hold directed-energy shoot-off in December Counter-drone task force awards contracts with $7B ceiling for Domestic Shield initiative Pentagon establishes new team to target waste, bureaucracy across DOD Hegseth taps Musk, Luckey and Gingrich for new 'future of warfare' panel HII awarded $5 billion for CVN-75 refueling and complex overhaul Ennis…

As part of NASA’s ongoing Inspiration Tour, NASA astronaut Christina Koch will highlight America’s strengths in space exploration and aeronautics innovation at the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams game in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 4. A self-proclaimed Philadelphia sports fan, Koch is an explorer and engineer who spent a total of 338 days in […]

Ten warrant officers graduated from the Robotics Technician Integrator (390A) course in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Friday, marking the official start of the new job skill and culmination of an initial pilot program the rest of the Army is eyeing.

Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast OpenAI says its review in response to the Medicare and Hugging Face agent attacks is costing the company more than US$500,000 per day, as it deploys AI to examine data that would take a human 66m years to read. The company has warned the review is ongoing, and more organisations may be informed they’ve been targeted in the near future.

Since the rollout began in November 2025, the Navy has sought to provide free, high-speed Wi-Fi to all Navy-owned and -operated unaccompanied housing.

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) used water cannons to expel a mainland Chinese fishing vessel near Dongsha Island, authorities said on Friday. The incident occurred on October 1, 27 nautical miles east of the Taiwanese-controlled Dongsha Island, also called Pratas Island, in the South China Sea, the agency revealed. The CGA’s patrol vessel Yunlin directed its water cannon towards the fishing boat Jin Sha’s wheelhouse for about 90 seconds after initially spraying water into the air for...

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North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its east coast on Saturday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, adding tension to already fraught ties between the neighbors over landmine blasts near the border last month.

Who needs scary movies when you have life in 2026?!

Blue Origin seeks FAA approval for up to 50 New Glenn launches and 50 booster landings per year.

L3Harris has been awarded a $46 million contract to provide services and support for flight test instrumentation systems used with Trident, with a small share of the work to be carried out in Barrow-in-Furness. The post L3Harris lands Trident flight test support deal first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Home affairs department orders all federal government agencies to conduct review of ‘legacy technology’ amid fallout from AI agent hacks Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Australian government faces significant “tech debt” that could bring a big bill for taxpayers after the OpenAI Medicare breach , as government agencies will need to fortify their defences against future attacks by AI agents. This week, the home affairs department ordered all federal government agencies to conduct a “legacy technology stocktake” that requires a plan for each agency to “reduce legacy technology systems” to a level within the agency’s risk tolerance and appetite, the direction stated .

Attack accessing historical data on bushfires occurred in June but not disclosed by the tech company until Thursday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has disclosed another unauthorised hack on a government department in Australia. In June, an OpenAI agent hacked into a New South Wales state government department and accessed historical non-public data on bushfires without authorisation.

The Air Force adjusted its fiscal 2026 recruiting goal down by a few hundred enlisted Airmen due to higher-than-expected retention and the number of available training slots—but it is aiming high in fiscal 2027 with its biggest goal for the Active-Duty Air Force in nearly 25 years, and the Space Force is shooting for its biggest goal ever.

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Navy's F/A-XX fighter aircraft program, plus space-based interceptors for the Golden Dome missile defense effort and more. We start off with a deep dive into the Navy's nascent F/A-XX fighter aircraft program: Despite Boeing down-select, Navy's sixth-gen fighter still faces an uncertain future Boeing now holds a multibillion-dollar contract for the Navy's sixth-generation strike fighter, but experts say the program still faces a precarious future given tenuous budget dynamics and lingering resistance at the highest reaches of government. Space Systems Command has not yet confirmed how many companies remain in the space-based interceptor competition, identified which firms advanced nor explained when the selection occurred: Space Force declines to explain Golden Dome SBI downselect Space Systems Command has narrowed the field of companies competing to develop space-based interceptors for Golden Dome for America, reducing a pool of 12 firms less than two months after the program's director said all participating providers appeared poised to advance to the next stage, according to a source familiar with the effort. Some defense budget…

North Korea launched an object that was suspected to be a ballistic missile that quickly fell, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

Information exposed in the breach included names, phone numbers, annual income and borrowing limits.

Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, ⁠a day ​after it rejected Seoul’s accusation of its mines wounding soldiers. The missile was launched from the Wonsan area at about 6.30am towards the East Sea – also known as the Sea of Japan – and flew more than 700km (434 miles), the South Korean military said. Seoul and Washington were analysing the test for details, it added.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to South Korea's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between Pyongyang and Seoul, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers inside the Demilitarized Zone last month.

The Navy awarded Raytheon a five-year contract worth up to $24.4B to speed SM-6 production after Red Sea combat use drew down stocks (UK Defence Journal).

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS John Basilone will move its homeport from Naval Station Mayport, Florida, to Naval Station Rota in southern Spain this autumn. The post America moves guided missile destroyer to Europe first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

A 22 Sep NDS report to SASC commits DoW to deterrence by denial along the First Island Chain: mobile launchers, stand-in forces, mines and Typhon (USNI News).

A newer program has been operational since 2011, and the next generation could launch within 12 months.

SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- The presidential National Security Office (NSO) has he...

7th AF ended its F-16 Super Squadron test at Osan and returned jets to Kunsan; Korea now has three F-16 squadrons, two at Kunsan and one at Osan.

BeeX, BlackSea Technologies and Vatn Systems were selected as prize winners after successfully completing a mine countermeasures modernization challenge.

The Space Development Agency is set to launch 21 Tranche 1 data transport satellites on Oct. 5—its fourth Tranche 1 mission since last fall and the first to carry Northrop Grumman-built satellites.

The Space Development Agency plans to launch the next slate of its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellites Monday as it has already begun to deorbit its Tranche 0 demonstration constellation. SDA is expecting to launch its fourth slate of Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites -- made by Northrop Grumman -- at 1:15 a.m. PT on Oct. 5 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. Those 21 satellites will join the 63 currently on orbit -- 42 from York Space Systems and 21 from Lockheed Martin. Two more launches are expected for T1TL after this, and four more are planned for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. “The goal here is to build out this mesh on the data transport side, and then once we start launching our sensors in a tracking layer, this is what they are connected to deliver that missile warning tracking and defense data to the warfighter,” said GP Sandhoo, SDA director and portfolio acquisition executive for missile warning and tracking, in a call with reporters yesterday. Meanwhile, the Tranche 0 satellites -- designed with a five-year lifespan and to demonstrate the PWSA concept -- are being taken out of orbit. The first of those 28 satellites launched in April 2023. “There…

SDA launches 21 Northrop Tranche 1 Transport satellites from Vandenberg on 5 Oct, taking PWSA to 84; USSF has begun work to link PWSA with the Space Data Network.

Iceye is partnering with Nokia to develop secure broadband constellations for governments, with initial satellite deployments slated for 2028 as the Finnish radar imaging specialist expands beyond Earth observation.

The Navy brought in at least 45,112 active-duty enlisted sailors in Fiscal Year 2026, according to the sea service’s final numbers, released Thursday. The Navy announced in July that it met its recruiting goal of 45,000, three months ahead of schedule, USNI News previously reported. It exceeded the goal by 112 sailors. The sea service will now aim to bring in 45,000 more sailors in Fiscal Year 2027, which began Thursday, according to a Navy release. The new goal is 9,000 more than the Navy budget’s books, released in April, listed. The Navy projects an end strength of 356,600 for

The prototype now under testing is a four-meter wingspan UAV, but the company is aiming for larger airframe to be able to reach 2,000 kilometers in range.

European police said raids against the KillSec ransomware-as-a-service operation included the arrest of a high-profile teen suspect.

The Pentagon wants to combine drone procurement and operations under a new command, but Congress will have a say.

Camp Zama’s Yano Fitness Center now offers 24-hour access with upgraded courts and training spaces, helping soldiers meet new Army fitness standards.

The Service Inquiry report into the death of a service person in an air accident near RAF Coningsby on 25 May 2024.

L3Harris’ contract for executive aircraft satcom grows to $462 million L3Harris’ contract for executive aircraft satcom grows to $462 million

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trade, Taiwan and ‘strategic stability’: key Xi-Trump takeaways overall Here are the key takeaways from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s whirlwind 43-hour trip to the United States, his first state visit to the country in more than a decade, after US President Donald Trump pulled out all the...

SpaceX launched a new crew to the International Space Station on Oct. 1 on a mission delayed by repairs to the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Too close for comfort: undisclosed U.S. space weapons and the risk of miscalculation

A 27-year-old dual British and Iranian national has been arrested in London over the activity near RAF Fairford at the weekend, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. The post Dual UK-Iranian national held in Fairford terror inquiry first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Pentagon raises danger pay for troops for the first time since 2002, increasing hostile fire pay to $450 and imminent danger pay to $275 per month.

SpaceX launched its latest rideshare mission Oct. 1, carrying a wide variety of spacecraft as the industry deals with the impending end of such missions.

Basketball star Dennis Rodman has traveled to North Korea multiple times and joined the U.S. president at an event in Texas Thursday.

Basketball star Dennis Rodman joined Donald Trump during an event in Texas on Thursday as the US president angles for another meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un.

MoD extends £190 million contract with Airbus to maintain the RAF's A400M Atlas fleet, boosting aircraft availability while sustaining over 350 UK jobs.

Meeting recruiting goals allows the service to "firm up many of our operational units with the right talent," said USAREC Commander Lt. Gen. Johnny Davis.

A Meteor Shower and the Moon Near the Pleiades See Saturn at opposition, catch the Orionid meteor shower, and watch the Moon pass close to the Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters. Skywatching Highlights Transcript Saturn takes center stage, a meteor shower lights up the sky, and the Moon visits the Seven Sisters. That’s […]

An Iranian national accused by the U.S. of taking part in dozens of breaches involving the theft of academic data and intellectual property has been extradited from Montenegro.

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, the Pentagon's proposed Autonomous Warfare Command and more. We start off with coverage of the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program: Air Force to pick initial CCA autonomy provider one year ahead of program IOC The Air Force will award software licenses to a single vendor to provide the initial Collaborative Combat Aircraft increment one mission autonomy one year before the program reaches initial operational capability, a service official told Inside Defense . . . . as well as coverage of the Air Force's new deployable battle management centers: Air Force expects deliveries of new deployable battle management centers by year's end Booz Allen Hamilton is slated to deliver new deployable battle management centers that the Air Force says will help operators better visualize airspaces as warfighting becomes more complex. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a slew of new initiatives this week during a "State of the Force" speech in Quantico, VA: Pentagon to launch new Autonomous Warfare Command Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to begin…

The RAF expects thirteen Atlas transports ready each day by the end of 2027, up from ten, under a £190m Airbus deal. The post Airbus deal to lift British A400M availability by third first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

Seoul said confidentiality was key to protecting the POWs’ relatives from repercussions in North Korea.

Four astronauts pulled up at International Space Station after eight-hour express flight led by Jessica Watkins Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a US speed record, and that created further history with the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit. SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for Nasa after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule’s leaking fuel system. Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but skies cleared enough to allow a safe liftoff from Cape Canaveral at 11.10am (1510 GMT).

Vladimir Putin’s first-ever visit to a northern territory claimed by Japan comes amid a steady uptick in Russian naval activity near Japan’s southernmost islands.

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Customer information of KB Kookmin Bank, a major comme...

SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- Customer information of KB Kookmin Bank, a major comme...

We’ve spent eight years hacking satellites. Here’s what the space industry needs to know now.

As Beijing and Washington take tentative steps to keep a military crisis from erupting, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is reshaping the top ranks of the American military while facing questions about his own future at the Pentagon. Hegseth told junior officers and sergeants on Wednesday that the military had already cut its generals and admirals by 10 per cent and planned to cut another 10 per cent. He called the 20 per cent reduction the bare minimum, dismissing critics who called the...

The teenager-run cybercrime group victimized roughly 500 organizations in less than two years.

British authorities on Thursday arrested a 27-year-old man with dual United Kingdom and Iranian nationality in connection to the alleged thwarted terrorist attack earlier this week on a U.S.-operated air base owned by the U.K. The man was arrested in the Borough of Westminster, London, “on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts” after British police looked...

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Terran Orbital today announced the appointment of Jamin Brown as chief operating officer. Brown will lead Terran Orbital’s "operational execution, focusing on increasing production capacity, strengthening operational performance and enabling it to deliver at greater speed, scale and cost efficiency," according to the company announcement. Brown joins Terran Orbital from Lockheed Martin Space, where he most recently served as vice president of missile defense programs and Huntsville Site general manager.

The Air Force will award software licenses to a single vendor to provide the initial Collaborative Combat Aircraft increment one mission autonomy one year before the program reaches initial operational capability, a service official told Inside Defense . “Mission autonomy capabilities required for initial fielding will be ready close to a year ahead of when the CCA [increment one] program reaches IOC,” the official said. The Air Force official would not disclose the specific IOC target date for the earliest tranche of CCAs, citing classification. The service is aiming, however, to select and award a contract to the initial CCA mission autonomy provider as soon as the summer of 2027, Air Force leaders told reporters in June. Anduril Industries and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems are meanwhile on track to begin producing the drone wingmen once the fiscal year 2027 budget is appropriated, as the service is pursuing separate contests for the first increment’s mission autonomy and air vehicle. The autonomy effort is taking a different, continuous approach than the traditional down-select process in which software vendors are constantly iterating and competing for integration…

A 25-year-old man who is a dual U.K./Iranian national was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts.

These targeted childcare relief programs assist families during high-stress periods, relocations, and educational pursuits.

While the new program is meant to galvanize cyber skill development through escalating pay rates, the initiative is expected to bring significant pay cuts for cyber troops in at least one branch. Other services struggled to articulate their own rollouts of C-MIP, if they had one at all.

The project, aimed at strengthening AI capacity, is expected to see capital deployed across land, power infrastructure, construction and computing.

The Navy has awarded RTX a multiyear procurement contract worth up to $24.4 billion to accelerate production of the Standard Missile-6, the service announced today . The award spans five years, with two additional option years, the notice states. By providing a longer-term demand forecast and a multibillion-dollar investment, the Navy aims to support increased output of the SM-6, which serves as its premium ship-based air defense capability. Spearheaded by the Navy’s recently established portfolio acquisition executive office for munitions, the award is part of a larger Defense Department initiative to increase weapons production and bolster the industrial base amid declining stocks of critical munitions. “Combat credibility depends on having enough weapons produced at the speed and scale the Fleet requires,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said in a statement. “This SM-6 award gives industry the demand signal and stability to expand production, strengthen the munitions industrial base, and build the magazine depth our Fleet needs.” The Navy’s fiscal year 2027 budget request detailed plans to initiative a new multiyear SM-6 contract , seeking $4.3 billion for 540…

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka today for a permanent homeport change to San Diego.

As local artists grapple with sluggish comic book sales, some are turning to artificial intelligence to cut production time and take their creations beyond the printed page.

A cyber operator can spend a shift tracking an adversary halfway around the world, walk to the parking lot, and be home in time for dinner. There is no flight home, no demobilization, and no transition from an operational mission back to ordinary life. The war zone is a commute away. That arrangement looks like one of the advantages of cyber warfare. It is also becoming one of its human costs.Bloomberg reported in August that as many as five people working at or alongside U.S. Cyber Command took their own lives in a five-week period in June and July this

In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the Moon, where NASA’s Artemis program is returning humans, preparing for Mars, and shaping the future of space […]

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: Oct 02: G1 (Minor) Oct 03: None (Below G1) Oct 04: G1 (Minor) THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT Comment: NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

One of Poland’s major online invoicing platforms suffered a data breach that may have exposed information belonging to its users, their customers and business partners.

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Personal information of around 25,000 customers has be...

The boost is in line with a new military planning law adopted over the summer.

Ukraine has deployed its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday.

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a roughly $85 million contract for four more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, with the first under full-rate production.

A SpaceX rocket safely lifted off from Florida on Thursday, launching a crew of two U.S. astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut toward the International Space Station for a science mission devoted to human health and performance in orbit.

Ukraine has deployed its FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday.

The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a roughly $85 million contract for four more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, with the first under full-rate production.

The deal for the SM-6 interceptors comes as the Pentagon pushes to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.

The deal for the SM-6 interceptors comes as the Pentagon pushes to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.

G20 trade ministers failed to agree on tackling excess industrial capacity and eliminating forced labour from supply chains, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Thursday. Speaking during talks in Milwaukee, Greer highlighted overcapacity, a criticism often directed at China, which rejects it. The United States holds this year's rotating presidency.

Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) Taiwan took delivery of the first two of the 66 F-16V Block 70 fighter jets Taiwan purchased from the United States after they arrived at an eastern Taitung County air base Friday.

The Australian Army doesn’t own many of the systems that its future combat power depends on. Ports, fuel supplies, freight networks, telecommunications, electricity, cloud computing, satellite services and skilled workforces sit largely beyond the Department ...

US battery manufacturer Rincell has introduced a new high-discharge 21700 lithium-ion cell aimed at drones and other power-intensive applications, with the company saying the RC50T is already in production and shipping to customers. The post Rincell unveils high-power drone battery cell first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration has been awarded a $146.69 million Air Force contract for its Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System, according to a recent notice . Procurement of the electronic warfare hardware is associated with F-15EX Eagle II Lots 7 and 8, the service wrote in its Sept. 30 announcement. EPAWSS brings improved radar warning, geolocation, situational awareness, self-protection and jamming compared to the legacy Tactical Electronic Warfare System found on F-15E Strike Eagles. The Air Force on Sept. 29 meanwhile awarded Boeing a $2.38 billion contract to produce 22 F-15EX Eagle II's, making use of reconciliation money made available by last year's One Big Beautiful Bill. That contract covers Lot 7 of the program and brings the total number of aircraft Boeing is currently expected to produce for the service to 120. In its fiscal year 2027 budget request, the Air Force introduced a plan to nearly double its overall F-15EX buy -- from 129 jets to 267 -- to replace the older F-15E fleet. EPAWSS work is expected to be complete by Aug. 31, 2030. Roughly $58.8 million of procurement dollars from FY-25 and FY-26 have been made…

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) returned to its home port of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 28, 2026, following a 10-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations (AO), including direct support to Operation Epic Fury.

First-mover advantage isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—at least, that’s the thought process for UK launcher Skyrora.

Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese imports Drivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them. The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) called for “awareness of espionage risks around modern vehicles”, including microphones that can by switched on remotely to listen to conversations.

A mine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers has renewed scrutiny of North Korea's actions along the border and raised questions about its strategic goals.

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain access to sensitive information that could be used to conduct further attacks against the system. The following versions of Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo Series EC and CW Controllers are affected: EasyIO Neo Series EC Controllers V3.3b63 (CVE-2026-64892) EasyIO Neo Series EC Controllers V3.3b62 (CVE-2026-64892) EasyIO Neo Series CW Controllers V3.3b25 (CVE-2026-64892) EasyIO Neo Series CW Controllers V3.3b24 (CVE-2026-64892) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 3.5 Johnson Controls Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo Series EC and CW Controllers Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Critical Manufacturing, Commercial Facilities, Government Services and Facilities, Transportation Systems, Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Ireland Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-64892 Johnson Controls is aware of a vulnerability in EasyIO Neo Series EC and CW Controllers relating to an attacker gaining access to sensitive information that could be used to conduct further attacks against the system.…

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-104286 Fortinet FortiMail Path Traversal Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies must check whether threat actors compromised the system before the patch was applied. While BOD 26-04 applies only to FCEB agencies, CISA encourages all organizations to adopt risk-based vulnerability management…

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges or overwrite files. The following versions of ABB Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 are affected: Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 <=2.14 (CVE-2026-15952, CVE-2026-15953) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 6.4 ABB ABB Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Switzerland Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-15952 A vulnerability exists in the Scheduler Service installed with PCM600. The service executes under the LocalSystem account while permissions are granted to standard PCM600 users through membership in the local users group. An attacker with local access and valid user credentials may exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges and obtain control of the affected host. View CVE Details Affected Products ABB Protection and Control IED Manager PCM600 Vendor: ABB Product Version: ABB…

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker tointercept and read sensitive information, including credentials andsession data. The following versions of Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo Series EC and CW Controllers are affected: EasyIO Neo Series EC Controllers V3.3b62 (CVE-2026-64893) EasyIO Neo Series EC Controllers V3.3b63 (CVE-2026-64893) EasyIO Neo Series CW Controllers V3.3b24 (CVE-2026-64893) EasyIO Neo Series CW Controllers V3.3b25 (CVE-2026-64893) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 5.4 Johnson Controls Johnson Controls EasyIO Neo Series EC and CW Controllers Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Critical Manufacturing, Commercial Facilities, Government Services and Facilities, Transportation Systems, Energy Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Ireland Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-64893 Johnson Controls is aware of a vulnerability in EasyIO Neo which may allow an attacker to intercept and read sensitive information, including credentials and session data, transmitted in cleartext over the network. Successful exploitation could result in…

Joint Interagency Task Force 401's director shared new details about the counter-drone hub’s new “tech arsenal."

The push to emphasize Taiwanese identity is at odds with the government’s attempt to center the Republic of China in World War II history.

This comes amid growing concern in Taiwan about the Trump administration’s commitment to arming Taipei.

Candidates across Taiwan are campaigning on local issues that vary by city – not topics like cross-strait relations. What can we learn from these elections?

Rocket Lab announced Sept. 30 its largest commercial contract for the Electron rocket, a 20-launch deal with longtime Japanese customer Synspective.

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that industry representatives from three critical infrastructure...

A potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait could see crossfire exchanged between two mobile rocket systems: the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars), and its mainland Chinese counterpart, the PHL-16, also known as the PCL-191. Taiwan is set to receive all 29 Himars systems from its initial orders by the end of this year, with another 82 systems approved for purchase in a follow-on deal, bringing the planned total to 111. This does not include the US military’s Himars systems...

Japan can use the Iran war to reexamine its security framework, with particular attention to preparations for a contingency involving Taiwan.

SSC cut the $3.2B Golden Dome space-based interceptor field below 12 firms, a source told Inside Defense; SSC would not say how many remain.

With Crew-13, Jessica Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a mission into space.

If a chatbot prompt like ‘find Australian medicine statistics’ results in a website breach, the responsibility does not lie with a piece of code The recent panic about a breach of Medicare computer security by an “AI agent” contrasts sharply with other recent cases such as the Telstra and Optus outages that left many Australians unable to reach Triple Zero . In those cases, no one blamed the computers involved. The mistakes were clearly sheeted home to the corporations that operated them. This wasn’t always the case. When the term “artificial intelligence” was coined some 70 years ago, the first mainframe computers (absurdly primitive by modern standards) were viewed with the same awe and concern as the AI agents of the present day. There were even “algorithms” (though the term wasn’t used in that way at the time) that were supposed to pick ideal dating matches.

Two companies scored highest during the second phase of a Pentagon competition to find companies that can produce high-quality, low-cost commercial drones.

Two companies scored highest during the second phase of a Pentagon competition to find companies that can produce high-quality, low-cost commercial drones.

Two companies scored highest during the second phase of a Pentagon competition to find companies that can produce high-quality, low-cost commercial drones.

The feat demonstrated the enormous power of Chinese AI technologies that are freely available on the internet.

NASA’s 13th operational Crew Dragon mission arrived at the International Space Station today about 8 hours after launch. That’s the fastest trip on a SpaceX Dragon thanks to an opportune […]

Taipei, Oct. 2 (CNA) F-16C/D Block 70 fighter jets remain relevant in modern warfare even as drones are playing an increasingly prominent role, an expert told CNA, citing their ability to conduct combat air patrols (CAPs) and threaten conventional surface warships, including Chinese aircraft carriers deployed in waters off Taiwan's east coast.

Sean Cairncross talked about regulations, China, pilot projects and more Thursday.

Five companies were selected to deliver prototypes of a missile capable of hitting moving, long-range maritime targets to the U.S. Army, the ground service announced Tuesday. Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Mach Industries and RTX were awarded through five Other Transaction Authority agreements to develop and deliver their pitches for the ground service’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 program. The defense contractors are expected to deliver prototypes within Fiscal Year 2027 and receive follow-on contracts depending on their performance by FY28. Increment 4 prototypes “must be operable in the Indo-Pacific Area of Operations,” according to a request

The first combat use of FP-7 is a significant milestone in what has been a long road to developing an indigenous ballistic missile.

Few rideshares come with a theme, but SpaceX's Transporter-18 had one: getting power to compute in orbit.

The documents, Dallas Analytics said, place AOMZ in the production chains of “at least seven” missile programs, including the Kh-101 cruise missile.

China flew its 9th and 10th launches of September, placing Guowang broadband and Yaogan-40 ISR satellites in orbit ahead of a heavy Q4 manifest (SpaceNews).

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint said TA419 impersonated officials and AI industry figures in an effort to gain access to cloud accounts held by U.S. think tank, university and legal-sector experts.

View CSAF Summary The following versions of CISA Malcolm are affected: Malcolm CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.8 CISA CISA Malcolm Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'), Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'), Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Authentication Bypass by Spoofing, Missing Authorization, Missing Authentication for Critical Function, Incorrect Authorization, Use of Default Credentials, Improper Certificate Validation, URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect'), Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component, Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy, Information Technology, Water and Wastewater Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-90443 A web interface reflects a portion of the request URL into a script context and a hyperlink attribute without adequate encoding, and does not require authentication to reach. This allows an…

In this Oct. 1, 2026, photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft is carrying NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for a […]

Three warships were recently decommissioned as Fiscal Year 2026 came to a close on Wednesday. The Navy bid farewell to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD-42 and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers USS Lake Erie (CG-70) and USS Shiloh (CG-67). The 40-year-old Germantown decommissioned on Sept. 24 during a ceremony held in San Diego. Germantown was the first dock landing ship to conduct Landing Craft Air Cushion amphibious operations and served during Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Germantown also carried out humanitarian and disaster relief missions following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo

Falcon Heavy launched classified NROL-97 to a high-energy orbit at 0354Z 2 Oct, the NRO's first Falcon Heavy and first NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 mission.

New data from Symantec observed that the China-nexus group behind Warlock ransomware, tracked as Longlegs or Storm-2603, has...

When the US Space Force announced on September 14 that “the US has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action”, I thought of Isaac Newton’s well-known declaration that he could not calculate the madness of people. This is the first time a country has admitted to deploying weapons in space. Today, the orbits are congested and contested with many nations conducting military activities, such as surveillance and reconnaissance, early missile...

The aim of the experiment is to help the U.S. better spot a kind of nuclear testing that China is alleged to be conducting in secret.

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to manipulate device configurations, trigger unauthorized behaviors, and access sensitive information such as device credentials, owner details, and network data without proper authorization. The following versions of Meari IoT Cloud Platform OpenAPI Service are affected: IoT Cloud Platform OpenAPI Service vers:all/* (CVE-2026-101104, CVE-2026-96613) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 7.7 Meari Meari IoT Cloud Platform OpenAPI Service Missing Authorization Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Commercial Facilities, Information Technology Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: China Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-101104 The Meari IoT Cloud Platform OpenAPI Service is vulnerable to an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users to manipulate the configurations of devices they do not own. This vulnerability enables attackers to perform unauthorized actions, such as altering device settings or triggering unintended behaviors, without verifying ownership or permissions. View CVE Details Affected Products Meari IoT Cloud Platform OpenAPI…

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is poised atop Launch Complex 39A once again, this time to launch…

Four crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launched at 11:10 a.m. EDT Thursday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida for a science expedition aboard the International Space Station. “Crew-13 is another demonstration of America’s unmatched capability in human spaceflight and the strength of our commercial partnerships,” said […]

After days of torrential rain, the river rose to record-breaking levels in parts of Nepal and India.

Foundational emerged from stealth today with Europe's largest space tech pre-seed round.

Strapped into a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, Crew 13 commander Jessica Watkins, pilot Luke Delaney, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk blasted off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:10 a.m. EDT.

United States air forces are engaged in combat operations today, and not all the aircraft are modern stealthy platforms like the B-2, F-22, or F-35. The venerable Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon remains the backbone of the U.S. Air Force...

USSF retired the last two DSP missile-warning satellites after a USSPACECOM maneuver exercise; SBIRS carries the mission until Next-Gen OPIR GEO launches.

SpaceX plans to launch a Transporter rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 from California, on…

The Space Force awarded L3Harris $461.9 million for commercial satellite communications connectivity on executive airlift aircraft, according to a Pentagon notice . The firm-fixed-price definitization contracting action “supports authorized government personnel and is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2028,” the notice states. At the time of the award, the service obligated $62.3 million in fiscal year 2026 operations and maintenance funds through the Space Force portfolio acquisition executive for satellite communications and positioning, navigation and timing. The Air Force would not provide specifics to Inside Defense on which aircraft are related to the contract.

The mission carried 130 payloads onboard the Falcon 9 rocket heading to a Sun-synchronous orbit. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 11:32 a.m. PDT (2:32 p.m. EDT / 1832 UTC).

SSC awarded Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly GHOST-R prototypes for GEO space-to-space imaging under RG-XX; launch by 2028, ops by 2029. Values undisclosed.

The Pentagon announced Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly will build new ISR satellites in space, after admitting the U.S. already has weapons in orbit.

Air Force expects deliveries of new deployable battle management centers by year's end Pentagon to launch new Autonomous Warfare Command Cotton calls for review of military shipping channels after F-35 parts landed in Hong Kong FY-27 funding purgatory puts CCA production at a standstill Miller nominated for head of SPACECOM L3Harris awarded $462M for executive airlift SATCOM connectivity Air Force SAB to hold closed meetings to begin FY-27 studies Lockheed awarded $15.7M for Next Gen OPIR-GEO Raytheon wins $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal as U.S., allies ramp production Stratolaunch adds 777 for hypersonic tests Space Force starting search for new PNT user equipment Northrop awarded $111M for Sentinel missile program EMD DOD launches third drone competition phase as stopgap funding looms Counter-drone task force awards contracts with $7B ceiling for Domestic Shield initiative Hegseth taps Musk, Luckey and Gingrich for new 'future of warfare' panel Anthropic weighs further review after appeals court backs DOD risk designation Pentagon establishes new team to target waste, bureaucracy across DOD BAE awarded $146.7M contract to add EPAWSS to Lot 7, 8 F-15EX Boeing awarded $2B for 22 F-15EX…

Varda Space Industries, a company that operates reentry spacecraft for pharmaceutical and hypersonics research applications, has raised $251 million.

About 600 midcareer enlisted service members and officers formed up on the Pentagon's parade field for the chance to do a morning workout with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a speech on the status of the military, during which he announced six new initiatives for the War Department.

The Air Force has begun moving F-16 Fighting Falcons back to Kunsan Air Base, unwinding a two-year experiment that concentrated fighters at Osan to test whether larger squadrons could fly more combat missions.

The service awarded Boeing a contract for 22 more F-15EX aircraft, bringing the number to a total of 120 to be manufactured by the defense company.

The following is the Sept. 25, 2026, Government Accountability Office report, Naval Shipyards: Complete Information Needed for Decision-Making on Multibillion-Dollar, 50-Year Infrastructure Program. From the Report The Navy is taking on its largest-ever construction and restoration effort to improve poor conditions and outdated infrastructure at its 4 shipyards. These shipyards are essential to ensuring the Navy’s aircraft carriers and submarines are fit to fight in operations. This effort could take over 50 years and ultimately cost more than $200 billion. But we found that Navy and congressional oversight requirements don’t include regular evaluation of costs, risks, and performance for this

As Blue Origin continues to recover from a New Glenn pad explosion in May, the company wants to significantly increase the vehicle’s launch rate.

What will Golden Dome actually defend? Senators press for answers What will Golden Dome actually defend? Senators press for answers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The Republican chair of the congressional commi...

The Navy’s next aircraft carrier is now approximately “99% complete,” with the sea service taking preliminary acceptance of the future USS John F. Kennedy.

China opened a military training center in Laos, partly on an old US airstrip, its third overseas base (Breaking Defense); a Taiwan expert ties it to Indian Ocean aims.

The British government believes that Iran was involved in the incident at RAF Fairford, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said.

Ryan O’Grady was arrested last November after South Sudan requested his extradition on allegations of breach of trust

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says there are ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in the incident that saw five men arrested near RAF Fairford

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted multiple Venezuelan nationals and several companies they control that are part of the effort to launder the money stolen from dozens of ATMs.

Iran's embassy in London earlier said it "categorically rejects and strongly condemns" speculation it was involved in the incident near RAF Fairford.

Three experts leading South Australia's Royal Commission into Artificial Intelligence will begin their work today amid the "rapid pace" of changes the technology is already bringing to the workforce.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 In a Sept. 30, 2026 memo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls for the building of a new military base within the U.S. homeland that would host troops across hundreds of thousands of acres. Engineered to operate completely off the commercial grid, it will feature independent power generation, autonomous systems and advanced air defenses. Featured: Related Documents Tags: SECDEF

Fears that increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat have fuelled calls for a slowdown. India, however, is not yet pushing the AI frontier, making wider adoption - and managing its consequences - a more immediate concern, say analysts.

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited Kim Il Sun...

Japan’s estimated 58,000 bears are increasingly coming into contact with people, prompting authorities to rethink how they manage the population.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech comes days after he told US President Donald Trump that Washington should oppose the island's independence.

The Army has awarded air gap software company Defense Unicorns an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $350 million for Unified Defense Stack Enterprise and other capabilities, the company announced this morning. UDS Enterprise provides “hardened runtime and shared cyber services that let mission software run securely in cloud, on-premises and tactical edge environments,” according to a press release. The software will give program offices “a single control plane” to update software across “distributed operational environments at scale.” Defense Unicorns CEO Rob Slaughter said in a press release that UDS is built for “environments where connectivity isn’t guaranteed and failure isn’t an option.” "This is the new model for defense acquisition: commercial technology, on demand. No more trade-offs between mission speed and defense in-depth security," he said. Slaughter told Inside Defense Tuesday that UDS is deployed on 143 systems that support 965 capabilities across the Defense Department already. Slaughter said the air gap software Defense Unicorns provides is meant to address “fully disconnected, semi-disconnected or high-firewall” environments, which…

Kenjiro Tsuda wins case against TikTok account in landmark Japanese verdict to protect publicity rights A court in Japan has ruled that the human voice has legal protection after a landmark case involving a well-known actor and a TikTok account that he claimed had cloned his “lustrous” baritone voice in its AI-generated videos. Tokyo district court said on Wednesday that voices should enjoy the same protection as publicity rights, at the end of a closely watched legal action brought against TikTok by Kenjiro Tsuda – best known for voicing the character Kento Nanami in the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.

The suborbital point-to-point logistics company announced $11M in funding today following its participation in the summer Y Combinator batch.

The Army on Tuesday signed agreements with Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin, Mach Industries and RTX to create advanced long-range missile prototypes.

An August 31 memo obtained by Recorded Future News shows that the Pentagon's assistant secretary for cyber policy made specific demands of U.S. Cyber Command leadership after reports of a cluster of suicide deaths.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday his government believes that Iran “played a part” in the alleged thwarted attack on a U.S. air base in the United Kingdom earlier this week. “There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford,” Burnham told the BBC, referring...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is establishing a new panel to study the "future of warfare," with its membership including entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, along with former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The panel, dubbed “Project Meridian,” will be chaired by Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael. The team, Hegseth said today during a speech in Quantico, VA, will “creatively look to the future and identify the domains that we must conquer.” Bringing on Musk, CEO of SpaceX, and Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries, means prominent defense contractors will have a seat at the table as the Pentagon plans for the future of warfare. Both companies hold significant Defense Department business, giving Project Meridian a direct connection to the defense industry it could potentially reshape. Hegseth did not say if the panel would have other members, though a memo released today said it would be composed of “top technologists, innovators, business leaders, policy makers, and national security experts.” Project Meridian, according to the memo , will “study the battlefields of the future, identify which weapons and technologies warfighters will…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to begin building a new combatant command dedicated to unmanned and autonomous warfare, setting an Oct. 1, 2027, target for its establishment while directing the department to work with Congress to secure "necessary legislation." The effort puts the Pentagon on a parallel track with the Senate Armed Services Committee, which has put forth a defense authorization bill that would create a similar organization . Hegseth said the new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AUTOWARCOM, which he announced today during a “State of the Force” speech in Quantico, VA, is intended to oversee and accelerate the development, acquisition and deployment of autonomous systems, including drones and robotics, with an emphasis on rapidly fielding low-cost unmanned systems. The defense secretary said the effort would be the “fastest peacetime shift in modern military history.” Hegseth, in a memo released today , describes the proposed organization as a “functional combatant command” that would lead the Joint Force in unmanned and autonomous warfare. The command would have dedicated manpower, budget and acquisition authorities and establish military…

The deaths, along with eight attempted suicides in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group, illustrate a systemic problem in the U.S. Navy, families say.

The Army on Tuesday signed agreements with Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin, Mach Industries and RTX to create advanced long-range missile prototypes.

Manchester City enjoyed a meteoric rise from mid-table mediocrity to Premier League domination, but their golden era could be forever tarnished after they were found guilty of scores of financial rule breaches. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with James Reade, Professor of Economics at the University of Reading. He says that it's unlikely that the club will see any leniency from football authorities: "it's hard to see it getting anything other than the book thrown at them".

"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) says the federal government must play a role in regulating artificial intelligence and work to establish guardrails, arguing that competition with China does not give Washington a pass on oversight. Francis deSouza, Scale AI CEO, says comprehensive testing is needed to understand what AI models can do and the risks they pose before determining how to mitigate them. (Source: Bloomberg)

Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Starlux Airlines launched its new Taipei-Bali route Thursday, operating five weekly flights as it seeks to attract travelers from Europe and North America to Bali via Taiwan.

[Sponsored] Spectrum awareness, resilient connectivity and electronic warfare defenses are becoming central to decision advantage on the modern battlefield.

The nomination comes as the Navy is pursuing a wide-ranging modernization agenda.

Galileo Space Is Building Satellites That Turn Signals Into Answers in Orbit

Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller expected to be tapped for U.S. Space Command

The Russian state-backed hacking group Star Blizzard has expanded its phishing operations this year, using a new technique that makes it easier to infect victims with malware.

The service says AI-generated presenters standardize its training. Some airmen say using AI for such a human crisis instead made the message feel “cold and unnatural.”

Lux Capital and Natural Capital led the round, which valued the company at $1.6B.

NASA selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to advance our knowledge of the Moon and help pave the way for building humanity’s first lunar outpost, Moon Base. The suite of science instruments and technologies was selected through NASA’s Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of the Moon (PRISM) program and will […]

NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. This accelerated effort is organized into two primary work areas that together will develop a scalable, standards-based communications capability designed to […]

Vulnerability disclosures continue to skyrocket, doubling over the course of the year to more than 10,000 each month, Google researchers warned.

The new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, aims to address an acquisition system that isn't keeping pace with the speed of technological change.

Welcome to the latest edition of ASPI’s Fault Lines. Every fortnight, ASPI’s Defence Strategy Program monitors the actions and developments shaping the regional order and Australia’s security. This edition covers the period from 18 September to 1 October ...

Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Vice Admiral Yuan Sheng-hua (原聖華) on Thursday became the first Navy officer to serve as a deputy director-general of the Coast Guard Administration (CGA), tasked with improving coordination between the Navy and Coast Guard in response to maritime pressure from China.

'Hit and run' iPhone malware known as DarkSword is part of a wave of Russian attacks on iOS and Android devices, according to Ukraine's SSSCIP.

Shield AI is planning to build its unmanned vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, called X-BAT, out of a new facility in Des Moines, WA, aiming to kick start production in 2029, the company announced today. “X-BAT is designed as a long-range, survivable, [artificial intelligence]-piloted strike fighter that takes off and lands vertically, so it can operate from ships, islands or remote sites without a runway,” the company wrote in a news release . “It will carry weapons up to the 2,000-pound class in internal bays comparable in size to the F-35 [Joint Strike Fighter’s], have an objective combat radius of 1,000 nautical miles and support power-intensive electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads.” The Navy’s Rapid Capability Office and portfolio acquisition executive for aviation alongside the Defense Innovation Unit last month announced plans to invest $50 million into Shield AI to “rapidly scale our unmanned aviation portfolio” for “runway independent maritime expeditionary strike capabilities,” the service said in a statement at the time . It is unclear if Shield AI has received a contract beyond that investment to back its new production…

The military’s 12th combatant command was among a slew of announcements in a Quantico speech Wednesday.

The new command, slated to stand up late next year, will focus on advancing operational autonomous and robotic capabilities across the services.

As much as the federal budget needs fixing, shifting more disaster risk onto Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia would be the wrong way to do it. These jurisdictions already carry some of the ...

China’s ruling Communist Party is marking 90 years since the end of the Long March with exhibitions, tours, film and television productions as it tries to mobilise the nation to contribute to its vision for the future. Ahead of the October 22 anniversary, commemorative activities are under way to promote the history of the Long March and revive its “spirit”. The Long March was an epic retreat between 1934 and 1936 by the party’s Red Army to evade Kuomintang, or Nationalist, forces during the...

In China’s push for self-reliance in artificial intelligence, DeepSeek and Huawei have teamed up to develop software tools for advanced chips.

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-76504 Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Hex Encoding Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies must check whether threat actors compromised the system before the patch was applied. While BOD 26-04 applies only to FCEB agencies, CISA encourages all organizations to adopt risk-based vulnerability…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth unveiled AutoWarCom during his “State of the Force” address at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office's Kaohsiung Branch on Thursday indicted three former military personnel for allegedly collecting military secrets for China since 2020.

Chinese President Xi Jinping had instructed his military to be ready by 2027 to take the democratically governed island by force.

Seoul's military had demanded North Korea apologize after three South Korean officers were injured in an explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone.

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is slated to undergo a $5.1 billion overhaul that will ready the vessel for the second half of its service life.

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is slated to undergo a $5.1 billion overhaul that will ready the vessel for the second half of its service life.

What can Andrei Podelyshev’s appointment tell us about North Korea-Russia relations?

Lee also said in his speech that South Korea would build nuclear-powered submarines by the mid-2030s.

SecDef announced a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command with service-like authorities within a year, a 20% GO/FO cut, and an installation power office.

The Air Force has awarded more than 70 Distinguished Flying Crosses for the conflict with Iran, but few offer any meaningful details about what led to the awards.

As the war rages on, more than half of the aging fighters are reportedly grounded, while Western air-to-air missile stocks are also running low.

Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba’s northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.

The Philippine Coast Guard said the 97m-ship and an aircraft were deployed against the Chinese vessel.

During a recent training exercise in the western Pacific, a small group of engineers single-handedly saved the day.In the scenario, adversary covert forces used first-person view drones to intercept American helicopters that were shuttling between austere forward island airbases. Some helicopters were shot down, and the rest were forced to suspend flight operations, meaning the island bases were cut off from each other and from easy resupply. Fortunately, one of the U.S. bases included a small, forward-deployed team of military engineers and their equipment. They analyzed the adversary radio control techniques and then designed and built custom self-protection radio jammers,

The first ship within the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., has returned home after its 10-month-long deployment.

The company said individuals associated with Chinese company MoonshotAI were behind parts of the attack, but did not offer hard evidence for the claim.

Taiwan’s Coast Guard is regularly deployed to shadow and warn away the Chinese Coast Guard.

Internet-exposed tech, PLCs, outside integrators and inside protections are all factors the water sector’s information sharing and analysis center is watching.

The round comes as Blackswan gears up for its first in-orbit mission of its RPO Kit payload.

The Air Force and Defense Innovation Unit have selected seven companies to move forward on a program meant to produce a low-cost, semi-autonomous drone to succeed the MQ-9A Reaper, multiple sources confirmed to Air & Space Forces Magazine.

The Theodore Roosevelt CSG and Makin Island ARG deployed from San Diego 27–28 Sep; USNI reports TR will relieve Japan-based George Washington in CENTCOM (TWZ).

The President nominated Lt. Gen. David Miller, USSF DCSO for strategy, plans, programs and requirements, to succeed Gen. Whiting at USSPACECOM (Inside Defense).

The F-15EX is designed to host a system to optically spot incoming missiles and its omission from USAF jets has become increasingly glaring.

U.S. Space Force Lieutenant General David Miller, Jr. has been nominated as the next Commander of U.S. Space Command, succeeding Gen. Stephen Whiting who will retire early next year. Yesterday, […]

Starship Flight 14 reached orbit, deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites and splashed down north of Hawaii; Flight 15 may fly in October (NASASpaceflight).

The long-standing method for communicating data down from space via radio frequencies has the potential to create deadly data bottlenecks that could slow and stymie future operations, according to a new report from AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. The report makes the case for combining RF with optical communications technology, or laser comms, for a “hybrid” system.

The Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $15.7 million contract modification for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared-Geosynchronous missile warning program. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification brings the total awarded to Lockheed for Next Gen OPIR-GEO to $8.3 billion, according to a notice today from the Pentagon . A recent Modernized Selected Acquisition Report on the program listed the program’s acquisition totaling an estimated $8.5 billion in 2023 dollars. According to that report, the first of two satellites is scheduled to launch no earlier than October 2026. The launch had been delayed from December 2025 for various reasons, including deconflicting the “crowded” National Security Space Launch manifest and because of ongoing anomaly investigations for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. The second satellite for the program is scheduled to launch in September 2027. The program is intended to work in conjunction with the legacy Space-Based Infrared System. Lockheed was the prime contractor for SBIRS as well.

If confirmed, Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. would take over command from Gen. Stephen Whiting after his upcoming retirement.

If confirmed, Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. would take over command from Gen. Stephen Whiting after his upcoming retirement.

The White House nominated Lt. Gen. David Miller to lead U.S. Space Command, replacing Gen. Stephen Whiting, who is expected to retire by January 2027.

Every seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and a third of U.S. Senate seats, some 470 contests in all, will be decided during the U.S. midterm elections Nov. 3, and the War Department will help ensure foreign actors don't meddle in the voting.

A spokesperson for the court system told Recorded Future News that the incident did not involve ransomware and the hackers have not issued ransom demands for the stolen data as of Monday.

Space Network has secured a $50 million binding pre-order from a renewable energy infrastructure developer in the Philippines for capacity from its planned network of independently owned broadband satellites, the startup announced Sept. 29.

Separately, L3Harris announced it won a $6 billion contract from Lockheed Martin for THAAD interceptor propulsion systems.

According to court documents, both men pleaded guilty to wire fraud, identity theft and access device fraud charges in June.

Photos taken using a microscope reveal the colorful, kaleidoscope-like crystal structure of a new NASA-made material that could be used for manufacturing during future space missions. Developed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, the material could be created directly on the Moon or Mars, allowing NASA to pack fewer supplies — saving weight and […]

The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show.

Manchester City is found guilty of arranging "sham" contracts as part of financial breaches that helped it dominate the sport, in what has become the biggest scandal in Premier League history.

Military researchers are developing quantum navigation and sensor technologies while addressing standards and supply-chain hurdles. The post Department of War Advances Quantum Navigation & Sensing Research first appeared on Executive Gov .

The UNGA voted to delete those sections 20 years ago. But the issue has acquired renewed political significance as Sino-Japanese relations have deteriorated.

A blueprint for building resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday denied South Korea's announ...

The Navy has awarded shipbuilder HII more than $5 billion to perform the mid-life refueling and complex overhaul of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the Pentagon announced today. Work under the RCOH award will take place at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia and is expected to conclude by November 2031. The process will include refueling the carrier’s nuclear reactor, upgrading the vessel’s propulsion plant and combat systems and “extensive modernization work in thousands of compartments and tanks, as well as on most ship systems,” according to a separate announcement from HII. The overhaul is a major maintenance period that occurs once at the midpoint of each Nimitz-class carrier’s 50-year service life. The work performed during this period will prepare Truman -- the eighth Nimitz-class vessel delivered to the Navy in 1998 -- to serve out the remainder of its service life. “Our team has been diligently working to get ahead on this critical engineering and construction project that will prepare USS Harry S. Truman for the second half of her service life,” Bryan Caccavale, vice president of program management at Newport News Shipbuilding, said in…

Commercial Defense Satcom Service Revenues to Surpass $22.6B by 2035

Chinese research-vessel activity around Japan’s southwestern islands has more than tripled this year, with the Japan coast guard reporting 14 cases of ships conducting surveys in the country’s exclusive economic zone around Okinawa and its remote islands.

Blasts in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean personnel earlier this month.

The owner said he chose the name because he wanted to run the "best Chinese restaurant" in South Korea.

China's government accused Taiwan of "desecrating the martyrs" with its criticism of Beijing's interpretation of WWII.

The lawsuit was filed by Kenjiro Tsuda, known for his starring roles in mega-franchises including Jujutsu Kaisen and Yu-Gi-Oh!

The Ministry of Defence intends to extend and combine two contracts with Marshall Land Systems covering the aircraft arrestor systems used at British and overseas military airfields. The post Arrestor gear contract to go to Marshall first appeared on UK Defence Journal .

E-truck sales surged almost 80% in the first half from a year earlier, amid the U.S.-Iran war and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.

Anime voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda took TikTok to court over videos he says feature an AI clone of his "deep" and "lustrous" voice.

According to Dodo Pizza, the potentially compromised information included customers’ names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and order details.

Taipei, Sept. 29 (CNA) Taiwan's economy maintained strong momentum in August, with an index gauging economic conditions flashing a "red" light, indicating a booming economy, for the ninth consecutive month on robust exports and a high-flying stock market amid the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, the National Development Council (NDC) said Tuesday.

Momentus has successfully tested a low-cost sensor suite intended to enable future satellite servicing missions.

The Irish presidency is expected to slash the Commission’s near-€2 trillion proposal as capitals remain deeply divided over spending.

F/A-XX has been a very highly anticipated contract award, especially after the Pentagon previously tried to freeze the program.

Kenjiro Tsuda's lawsuit was the first in Japan filed over a "voice rights" infringement using generative artificial intelligence.

Beijing said to question the narrative over the conflict was a betrayal of history.

Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) announced Wednesday that it will relaunch its Spanish-language Focus Taiwan news service Thursday, using artificial intelligence (AI) to help produce and edit stories.

Acting Home Affairs Minister Richard Marles says government systems must "keep up" with the rapid changes sparked by artificial intelligence.

Authorities in Britain freed five men arrested on suspicion of preparing a terror attack on an RAF base used by the U.S. military to fly Iran missions.

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow attackers to achieve remote command execution on affected devices, potentially with root privileges, leading to full compromise of the camera system. The following versions of VIVOTEK Camera Firmware are affected: V Series model_FD9187 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9189 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9365 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9387 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9389 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FD9391 (CVE-2026-22755) C Series model_FE9180 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FE9191 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FE9382 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_FE9391 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IB9365 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IB9387 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IB9389 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IB939 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IP9165 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IP9171 (CVE-2026-22755) S Series model_IP9172 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IP9181 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IP9191 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_IT9389 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_MA9321 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series model_MA9322 (CVE-2026-22755) S Series model_MS9321 (CVE-2026-22755) V Series…

In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9×4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The New Glenn 9×4 launch service will be available to NASA’s Launch Services Program Office to use for future missions. The NLS II contracts are multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with an […]

The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) achieved preliminary acceptance Tuesday, one of the last steps before the aircraft carrier formally joins the Navy fleet. JFK, the second Ford-class carrier, left from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division to eventually transition to the waterfront at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., as part of the preliminary acceptance, according to an HII spokesperson. The milestone allows the Navy and JFK’s crew to take the aircraft carrier to sea for underway testing and evaluation prior to official delivery to the sea service. “Achieving preliminary acceptance marks a new phase for the ship and her crew,

The Defense Department's interagency counter unmanned systems task force announced today that it has awarded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts to 10 companies with a combined ceiling of $7 billion. The contracts will support the Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s Domestic Shield initiative, which focuses on expanded the use of drones to protect critical infrastructure at military installations across the United States. The contracts announced include: A $500 million base IDIQ award for Allen Control Systems A $500 million base IDIQ award for Digital Force Technologies A $500 million base IDIQ award for DroneShield A $250 million base IDIQ award to Echodyne A $500 million base IDIQ award to Napatree Technology A $250 million base IDIQ award to PVP Advanced EO Systems A $500 million base IDIQ award to RADA Technologies A $150 million base IDIQ award to Smartshooter Inc A $500 million base IDIQ award to SRC Inc A $500 million base IDIQ award to L3Harris Wescam JIATF 401 worked with the services to determine what types of equipment were needed to address the most dangerous threat scenarios for various locations, which was based on test and modeling data, as well as…

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's mass-drone procurement initiative, Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile procurement, the use of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to counter threats to U.S. elections, the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program and more. The Pentagon has allocated $450 million to buy roughly 60,000 drones -- split evenly across two mission sets -- with options for the department to buy up to 40,000 more from standout vendors: DOD launches third drone competition phase as stopgap funding looms Applications opened this week for the penultimate phase of the Defense Department's mass-drone procurement initiative, as the fiscal year draws to a close and the department prepares to operate under a continuing resolution. A new, multibillion-dollar contract establishes a five-year, multiyear procurement agreement with two option years for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles: Raytheon wins $20.7 billion AMRAAM deal as U.S., allies ramp production The Pentagon awarded Raytheon a contract worth as much as $20.7 billion to sharply expand production of its premier air-to-air missile -- but put just $85,715 in U.S. military procurement…

The failure of an arresting wire is one of the worst nightmares for naval aircrew and sailors working on the flight deck.

Boeing has officially been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX.

Mandiant researchers said dozens of organizations have been impacted by attacks attributed to advanced and suspected state-sponsored threat groups. They expect more attacks to come.

Congress should closely monitor Hegseth’s latest effort to reduce the number of generals and admirals.

Boeing will build the Navy’s next-generation fighter after decades of indecision on the future of the carrier air wing, according to a Tuesday Pentagon announcement. “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,” reads the announcement. The new tactical aircraft is set to enter the fleet as the first Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets leave the fleet in the 2030s. A primary mission for the new fighter will be to extend the effective strike range of the U.S. carrier air wing that

Boeing has officially been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX.

US President Donald Trump discussed AI development with dozens of tech bosses at the White House. Ahead of his "superintelligence" luncheon, Trump launched a new AI-powered website for government services vowing not to stifle the technology's growth. He also said he didn't want to work with Chinese President Xi Jinping on AI oversight. Plus, dozens of dogs were rescued from a breeding farm in South Korea as the country prepares for a complete phaseout of the dog meat industry.

Lithuania’s Blackswan Space has raised around $2.9 million to support the development of its rendezvous & proximity operations payload, which Orbit Fab plans to use for Europe’s first in-space refueling demo in 2028.

WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G1 Predicted Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: Sep 30: None (Below G1) Oct 01: None (Below G1) Oct 02: G1 (Minor) THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT Comment: 28 Sep CME inbound NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 60 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Currents - Weak power grid fluctuations can occur. Spacecraft - Minor impact on satellite operations possible. Aurora - Aurora may be visible at high latitudes, i.e., northern tier of the U.S. such as northern Michigan and Maine.

A PRC C2 institute panel approved work on 10 standards for autonomous satellite coordination and data sharing; analysts say it may speed PLA targeting (SCMP).

Welcome to today's Defense Business Briefing, your weekly roundup of the latest defense industry news. Check out our newest publication, Inside Defense/AI ! This week's top story Top intel Dem warns defense contractors of potential probe into Trump ballroom donations, conflicts of interest The top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is warning defense contractors that Congress may investigate whether companies that contributed to President Trump's planned White House ballroom project were pressured to make donations in connection with government contracting or access to senior administration officials. News & notes Anthropic weighs further review after appeals court backs DOD risk designation Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic maintains its position that the Defense Department's designation of the company as a "supply chain risk" under a federal acquisition law was unconstitutional and violated First Amendment protections, despite the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Friday in favor of the Pentagon. FY-27 funding purgatory puts CCA production at a standstill Anduril Industries and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems cannot begin Collaborative…

Kristen Michal says attack ‘against Milrem Robotics was ordered by Russian special services’, after Kremlin denies involvement Rutte begins by recalling a drone shot down in Lithuanian airspace by Nato fighter jets two weeks ago. He says “the repeated drone incidents along our eastern flank showed the evolving nature of the threat, and we are strengthening our integrated air and missile defence.” “We are adapting and reinforcing our posture against drones.”

A new GAO report found that troops at Cannon AFB lost at least 5,000 duty days in 2025 because they had to travel long distances for medical care.

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to access critical data or execute arbitrary code. The following versions of Toptech TMS7 and TopHAT are affected: TMS7 7.6.3 (CVE-2026-71379, CVE-2026-70356, CVE-2026-72510, CVE-2026-63713, CVE-2026-68954, CVE-2026-68068, CVE-2026-72507, CVE-2026-71302, CVE-2026-69662, CVE-2026-71189) TopHAT 7.6.3 (CVE-2026-71379, CVE-2026-70356, CVE-2026-72510, CVE-2026-63713, CVE-2026-68954, CVE-2026-68068, CVE-2026-72507, CVE-2026-71302, CVE-2026-69662, CVE-2026-71189) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 10 Toptech Systems Toptech TMS7 and TopHAT Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties, Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'), Session Fixation, Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection'), Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Energy, Chemical, Transportation Systems Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities…

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 On Sept. 29, 2026 the Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee held a hearing on the Golden Dome missile defense system. Includes the prepared testimony of David Mosher from the Congressional Budget Office, Thomas Karako from the Center for Strategic and International Studies and David Trachtenberg from the National Institute for Public Policy. Featured: Related Documents Tags: Golden Dome SASC

Pete Hegseth has signed a memo directing DOW to counter foreign threats to the 2026 elections with intelligence and cyber tools. The post Hegseth Issues Memo to Counter Foreign Threats to 2026 Elections first appeared on Executive Gov .

Boeing has been proceeding with a multi-billion-dollar expansion of its facilities in St. Louis as the F-47 program continues to ramp up.

Active-duty service members have until Oct. 16, while Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard have until Nov. 9 to update their information in vMPF.

NASA’s 2027 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help address one of the most critical needs for sustained lunar exploration: reliable communications. As NASA prepares for long-term human presence on the Moon through the Artemis and Moon Base programs, communications systems will be just as important as spacecraft and […]

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth plans to announce Sept. 30 that the Pentagon will slash the number of general and flag officers by 20 percent

The fact that Trump didn’t give anything new away on Taiwan shouldn’t obscure how much ground he has already conceded to Xi.

Taipei, Sept. 30 (CNA) Taiwan's Defense Ministry on Wednesday would not comment on a media report that the government is considering gifting the Philippines a soon-to-be-decommissioned Navy warship.

Kim Jong Un's health is closely watched, as his sudden death could raise questions over succession and stability in the nuclear-armed state.

USSF has delayed its procurement of maneuverable GEO satellite services, SpaceNews reported on 29 Sep.

The arrest of a 24-year-old man in Amsterdam, which occurred a week before ShinyHunters hacked the FBI, marks a major turning point for law enforcement’s push to track down the group’s members.

Applications opened yesterday for the penultimate phase of the Defense Department's mass-drone procurement initiative, as the fiscal year draws to a close and the department prepares to operate under a continuing resolution. "Our goal hasn't changed: get affordable, lethal drones to the warfighters at scale, built on a US supply chain," according to the Phase III launch announcement on the program’s website. Phase III allocates $450 million for the Pentagon to buy roughly 60,000 drones -- split evenly across two mission sets -- with options for the department to buy up to 40,000 more from standout vendors, DOD said. Phase III will be divided across two mission areas introduced in the prior Drone Dominance Program phase – deep-strike and close-quarter-battle capabilities -- at increased difficulty and an accelerated pace, the announcement states. Systems competing under both mission sets will be tested in Global Navigation Satellite System- and communications-denied environments. The deep-strike mission area requires systems to "find, fix, finish" targets at ranges of approximately 15-20 kilometers in contested environments, while the close-quarter-battle concentration requires…

Microsoft says the cyberespionage campaign has hit U.S. and U.K. targets, relying on sheer volume and requiring only a single victim interaction.

Three Louisiana-based shipyards will build unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. Navy following recent at-sea testing, the service announced Tuesday. The three companies – Saronic, HII and Galliano Marine Service – will each build 10 medium unmanned surface vessels, or MUSVs, at about $40 million per hull, the Navy’s acting direct reporting portfolio manager for robotic and autonomous systems Chris Miller told reporters in a virtual roundtable. The Navy issued the awards using other transaction authorities but did not specify how much each company received. A service news release described the $40 million figure as an average cost per vessel.

So is SpaceX just being selfish or what?

The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.38 billion contract for 22 F-15EX Eagle II fighters on Sept. 29, narrowly meeting a deadline to use funds from last summer’s reconciliation bill or face cuts.

Three Louisiana-based shipyards will build unmanned surface vessels for the U.S. Navy following recent at-sea testing, the service announced Tuesday. The three companies – Saronic, HII and Galliano Marine Service – will each build 10 medium unmanned surface vessels, or MUSVs, at about $40 million per hull, the Navy’s acting direct reporting portfolio manager for robotic and autonomous systems Chris Miller told reporters in a virtual roundtable. The Navy issued the awards using other transaction authorities but did not specify how much each company received. A service news release described the $40 million figure as an average cost per vessel.

Taipei is facing increasing pressure from Beijing, but the island still has economic and military value for Washington.

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution or cause a denial of service. The following versions of MikroTik RouterOS are affected: RouterOS <7.24 (CVE-2026-84411) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.8 MikroTik MikroTik RouterOS Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound) Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Communications, Information Technology Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Latvia Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-84411 The web management service in affected RouterOS versions contains an integer underflow in its HTTP request body handling that is reachable before authentication. This can be leveraged by an unauthenticated network attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution as root, or to cause a denial of service, using a single crafted request. View CVE Details Affected Products MikroTik RouterOS Vendor: MikroTik Product Version: MikroTik RouterOS: <7.24 Product Status: known_affected Remediations Vendor fix MikroTik recommends users update RouterOS to version 7.23 or later. The upgrade can be downloaded from the MikroTik website.…

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog , based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2026-86950 Apple Multiple Products Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability This type of vulnerability is a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and poses significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk establishes vulnerability management requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies. BOD 26-04 reinforces the importance of the KEV Catalog and requires federal agencies to prioritize rapid remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities, specifically those identified by Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) listed in CISA’s KEV Catalog on publicly exposed assets that grant total control of the asset post-exploitation, while deferring action for lower-risk vulnerabilities. BOD 26-04 further establishes basic expectations for when agencies must check whether threat actors compromised the system before the patch was applied. While BOD 26-04 applies only to FCEB agencies, CISA encourages all organizations to adopt risk-based vulnerability…

Sean Cairncross said CEOs need to be cognizant of how it’s being used, however.

Taiwan’s military plans to spend more than NT$27 billion (US$850 million) to quadruple critical ammunition stocks to 120 days’ supply, strengthening its ability to sustain combat operations during a wartime blockade. The proposed six-year “urgent ammunition replenishment” programme, running from this year until 2031, comes as Taipei seeks to strengthen its ability to keep fighting if a cross-strait conflict cuts external supply lines. The spending proposal was revealed on September 26 and still...

The South Korean port of Busan says that a stranded shark has become a major tourist draw. It's also named the ocean predator an honorary ambassador to the city.

North Korea has this Wednesday rejected accusations that it planted the mines that injured three South Korean soldiers in the DMZ on September 21. In a statement, Kim Jo Jong, Kim Jong Un's powerful sister, threatened retaliation against the south if there is any escalation.

The vice president heralded the administration’s preference for working with, instead of regulating, artificial intelligence companies during Tuesday remarks.

NSTGRO Homepage Omar AlyousefUniversity Of MemphisPolycatenated Architected Materials (PAM) for Origami-Inspired Space Docking Ports Cade ArmstrongUniversity Of Texas at AustinIntelligent Multi-Agent Constellations for Cooperative Cislunar Operations Laurel BarnettHarvard UniversityPhotonic SNSPD Readout and Feed Forward System for Improved Optical Communication Capabilities Katie BarcakWilliam Marsh Rice UniversityCompact magnetic heat switch for thermal management of long duration low […]

The company said it found and patched a previously unknown critical vulnerability in one product during the weekend shutdown, and has no indication it was exploited.

SSCI chair asked SecWar Hegseth to review the DoD supply chain after F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong on a UPS flight reached PRC hands (Bloomberg).

The Defense Department has awarded Raytheon a multiyear contract worth up to $20.7 billion to build Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs.

The Defense Department has awarded Raytheon a multiyear contract worth up to $20.7 billion to build Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs.

In today’s newsletter: ​At Labour conference members are basking in the glow of the Burnham bounce. But beneath the enthusiasm lies a growing sense that delivery must follow hopeful messaging Good morning from Liverpool (and hello again to the newsletter subscribers I met in person, as I took First Edition on tour to Labour party conference). It’s the first gathering of the party faithful since Andy Burnham ousted Keir Starmer in July, in what I’ve heard delicately referred to as a “soft coup”, and the theme of this conference is “Hope again.” UK news | One of the five men arrested near RAF Fairford as part of a terror investigation that prompted fears of an Iran-backed plot called the police to report the incident . The call from the man, in his 20s and from London, was one reason armed police were scrambled to arrest the men. Football | The Premier League has confirmed Manchester City have been found guilty of all charges of breaching its financial rules over a nine-year period, with the club found to have boosted their income by a staggering amount of more than £900m. France | More than 400 people, most of them children, have been detained in France on Tuesday after teenagers…

UNC ruled a DPRK mine found south of the DMZ an armistice breach; a 21 Sep blast hurt three ROK soldiers (The Guardian). Pyongyang threatens retaliation (S&S).

Fewer military passengers are flying the Patriot Express, prompting the Pentagon to reduce service to Japan and eliminate several routes from Yokota Air Base starting in October.

Blast during search operation near border fuels political tensions amid attempts to revive diplomatic channels South Korea has demanded an apology from North Korea over a landmine blast that injured three soldiers, saying they were hurt by North Korean mines on the southern side of the border. Kang Hyun-woo, the director of operations at South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff, demanded an apology and “responsible measures” from Pyongyang over the blast, which occurred on 21 September during a search operation south of the border.

The Artemis Accords Principals’ Meeting in Turkey will be led by NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson and Maj. Gen. Roberto Melgar Sheen, director of the Peruvian Space Agency.

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to inject malformed messages which may lead to a denial-of-service condition. The following versions of Baicells Nova 430H are affected: Nova 430H eNodeB (model pBS3101SH) <=BaiBLQ_3.0.12 (CVE-2026-96274) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 7.4 Baicells Technologies Baicells Nova 430H Uncaught Exception Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Communications, Information Technology Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: United States Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-96274 In Baicells Nova 430H, an unauthenticated device within radio range can send a malformed uplink message during connection setup that contains an invalid NAS payload. Because the eNodeB does not properly validate this payload, it forwards the message to the core network, which can trigger a shutdown of the signaling association for the cell. This results in a temporary service disruption until the eNodeB and core network re-establish connectivity. View CVE Details Affected Products Baicells Nova 430H Vendor: Baicells Technologies Product Version: Baicells Technologies Nova 430H eNodeB…

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to access sensitive information, access user accounts, execute OS-level commands, or take full control over the device. The following versions of Anjvision YSSD-RTMP-H5 are affected: YSSD-RTMP-H5 firmware 3.3.2.4_build_2024-12-26 (CVE-2026-100291, CVE-2026-100292, CVE-2026-100293, CVE-2026-100294, CVE-2026-100295, CVE-2026-100296, CVE-2026-100297, CVE-2026-100298, CVE-2026-100299) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.8 Anjvision Anjvision YSSD-RTMP-H5 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'), Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature, Use of Hard-coded Credentials, Active Debug Code, Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions, Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), Insufficiently Protected Credentials, Use of Weak Credentials Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Commercial Facilities Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: China Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-100291 In Anjvision YSSD‑RTMP‑H5 firmware version 3.3.2.4, several…

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow attackers to access, modify, or delete sensitive user data and critical system files, potentially compromising the operation of the entire platform. The following versions of Viidure Dashcam Android Application are affected: Dashcam Android Application <=3.3.1.260403 (CVE-2026-94204, CVE-2026-96587) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 10 Viidure Viidure Dashcam Android Application Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource, Use of Hard-coded Credentials Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Transportation Systems Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: China Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-94204 The central cloud storage backend for the entire dashcam platform is misconfigured with public‑read permissions, allowing unrestricted access to all stored objects. Because this bucket serves as shared storage for the platform, sensitive user records, live dashcam footage, application packages, and firmware files are exposed to anyone on the internet. View CVE Details Affected Products Viidure Dashcam Android Application Vendor: Viidure Product Version:…

During its 10-month deployment, USS Frank Petersen Jr. warded off scores of Iranian missiles and drones.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is urging the Pentagon to evaluate its pathways for shipping military equipment after several critical F-35 Joint Strike Fighter components were diverted to Hong Kong this summer, according to a letter the lawmaker sent to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today. “We can’t afford for U.S. military equipment to fall into the hands of a foreign adversary because of vulnerabilities in commercial transportation,” wrote Cotton, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee. “Securing these supply chains is critical to ensuring that our warfighters around the world have access to the most advanced equipment and technology and to ensuring that our adversaries do not gain access to U.S. technology.” Earlier this summer, a shipment of sensitive and highly advanced F-35 technologies wound up in Hong Kong after being rerouted on its way to the U.S. from Australia for repairs, Politico reported this month . The equipment, which was being transported by a commercial intermediary of plane-maker Lockheed Martin, is still considered to be missing. The F-35 Joint Program Office did not immediately respond to questions from Inside Defense but told Politico it was aware of a…

The Pentagon on Sept. 28 announced a contract potentially worth $20.7 billion for RTX to build Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles used by Navy and Air Force aircraft and for ground-based interceptors.

The report to Congress notes accomplishments but masks depleted arsenals, strategic distractions, and a quiet retreat from European defense.

The Navy stood up a Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center on 24 Sep for drone doctrine, training and testing, linked to Taiwan (SCMP).

For the past four years, the idea of autonomous drone warfare like Collaborative Combat Aircraft has been discussed as a future concept, rather than near-term reality. But now that promised vision appears imminent, with the Air Force promising at least 1,000 such drones by 2032.

The artificial intelligence giant acknowledged it botched its response to the incidents and should have done more to promptly notify and work with the Australian government in the days after it discovered the breaches.

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- The chief of South Korea's space agency said Wednesd...

Pyongyang warned it will retaliate if the South opens fire on its troops.

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea blamed North Korea on Wednesday for last...

USSF issued an RFI for Multi-Source PNT user equipment fusing GPS with alternative signals for disadvantaged users, per the Objective Force NAVWAR plan (Inside Defense).

Hegseth ordered the agencies to "mobilize every authorized asset, capability and partnership under your command" to defend U.S. election infrastructure.

A formal complaint says the European Commission is keeping data center energy and water use under wraps, breaching the public's right to know.

Ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission launch, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are vertical at the launch pad of Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in this Sept. 27, 2026, photo. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey […]

The Pentagon recently announced a $450 million investment in The Elmet Group to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for the critical mineral tungsten.

The Pentagon recently announced a $450 million investment in The Elmet Group to strengthen the U.S. supply chain for the critical mineral tungsten.

Australia’s Critical Infrastructure Security Centre is shifting toward a more formal enforcement posture in 2026-27, introducing tiered regulatory...