| 1. | US intelligence hypes Chinese, Russian space threats while accelerating its own military buildup in orbit |
| 2. | India capitalizes on Europe’s growing demand for ammunition |
| 3. | US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $694M hypersonic missile production contract |
| 4. | Aselsan CEO says record $30.7 billion backlog makes capacity and deliveries the priority |
| 5. | Britain will not join Canada-led defense bank initiative |
| 6. | Helsing unveils interceptor missiles designed to chase Russia’s fast-flying Geran drones |
| 7. | Turkish parliamentary committee approves defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan |
| 8. | Pentagon announces first US submarine joining Submarine Rotational Force-West |
| 9. | France, UK carry out joint airborne nuclear-strike exercise for first time https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/10/23/france-uk-carry-out-joint-airborne-nuclear-strike-exercise-for-first-time/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |
| 10. | Ukraine’s been waiting almost a month for Hegseth to sign off on Patriot missiles, Zelenskyy says |
| 11. | IonQ Awarded $7.5 Million Follow-On Funding from AFRL to Advance Full-Stack Quantum Networking |
| 12. | U.S. Strategic Command Launches Global Thunder 27 Nuclear Readiness Exercise https://www.eucom.mil/pressrelease/44306/us-strategic-command-launches-global-thunder-27-nuclear-readiness-exercise?utm_source=chatgpt.com |
| 13. | France Brings 10 European Allies Into Its Nuclear Deterrence Plan Against Russia |
| 14. | U.S. and Japan defense chiefs agree to boost cooperation to prevent cyberattacks
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/28/japan/us-japan-koizumi-hegseth-asean/?shem=aimgspe, |
| 15. | The United Kingdom Is Launching Giant Claws Into Orbit to Clean Up Space Junk. You Can Help Name the First-of-Its-Kind Mission |
Warm Regards,
Team Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC)
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI)
Sector F-5/2, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
