| 1. | Lithuania’s Seimas backs move to remove constitutional ban on nuclear weapons |
| 2. | Europe’s Cyber Defence Only Partly Effective – Special Report
https://www.trendingtopics.eu/europes-cyber-defence-only-partly-effective-special-report/ |
| 3. | BAE Systems Completes Critical Design Review for U.S. Space Force MEO Epoch 2 Program https://defensetalks.com/bae-systems-meo-epoch-2-critical-design-review/ |
| 4. | South Korea’s First KF-21 Fighter Reaches Air Force as Indo-Pacific Airpower Shift Begins https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/south-korea-first-kf-21-boramae-fighter-air-force-yecheon/ |
| 5. | Lockheed Martin says $1.2 billion PrSM Increment 2 award advances maritime strike technology and fourfold production expansion |
| 6. | UK’s Burnham to announce new AI defence partnership with US
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-burnham-announce-new-ai-defence-partnership-with-us-2026-09-21/ |
| 7. | Canada and France deepen ties on defence, AI, space and critical minerals |
| 8. | GIDS Pakistan Showcases Defence Capabilities at AAD 2026 in South Africa
https://defensetalks.com/gids-pakistan-aad-2026-defence-systems/ |
| 9. | North Korea’s New HGV Missile Raises Stakes for US Bases in Asia https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/north-korea-hwasong-11ma-1-hgv-missile-us-bases-asia/ |
| 10. | U.K. Defense Nuclear Enterprise 2026 Annual Update to Parliament
https://news.usni.org/2026/09/22/u-k-defense-nuclear-enterprise-2026-annual-update-to-parliament |
| 11. | Trump floats ‘AI Force’ to boost industry
https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2026/09/trump-ai-force/416125/ |
| 12. | Australia’s Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton enters operational service, expanding persistent long-range maritime surveillance |
| 13. | US to open two new military bases in Greenland, sources say |
| 14. | North Korea dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/19/north-korea-dismisses-un-nuclear-watchdog-resolution |
Warm Regards,
Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
