Defence`s Feeds

The Iron Mace command-post exercises, focused on the integration of conventional and nuclear forces and conducted jointly by South Korea and the US, constitute a rehearsal for a nuclear war aimed at the use of nuclear weapons against North Korea, Kim Jong Sik said.

Russia hit a town in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region with at least 10 bombs in a "double-tap" strike on November 2, killing 26 people in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy describedas "a vile, terrorist strike" that targeted a school where humanitarian aid was being distributed to residents.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is providing emergency food assistance to more than 400 people who were able to leave the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, in Ukraine's Kherson region, during a brief local ceasefire.

The Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Combat Command's Experimental Operations Unit recently flew the XQ-67A Autonomous Collaborative Platform in the Nevada Test and Training Range marking a technology milestone in autonomous capabilities for the future fight.

October work on the P-209 Dry Dock 5 project advanced underwater construction, waterfront structures and supporting infrastructure for Officer in Charge of Construction Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (OICC PHNSY).

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) celebrated the completion of its Dry Dock 4 Refueling Complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 29.

The U.S Navy's NATO SEASPARROW Program (PMX-312) marked a major production milestone with delivery of the 1,000th Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 produced for the 12-nation NATO SEASPARROW Consortium.

Ex-Enterprise (CVN 65) began its final transit this morning, departing Newport News Shipbuilding for Mobile, Alabama, where the ship will be dismantled.

During a new weapons verification mission, a Chinese ground-based air defense unit demonstrated its ability to intercept new-type missile targets, including ballistic missiles and one missile that suddenly changed direction during flight, according to a report by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on Monday.

The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth Rs 53,866.50 crore with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for the acquisition of eight Next Generation Corvettes (NGCs) for the Indian Navy. The contracts were inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi on November 02, 2026.

Statement on Yemen by Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher

Eight civilians have been killed and dozens more injured as Saudi-led forces hit a popular market in Yemen's southwestern province of Ta'izz.

Afghanistan has asked the US government to "act responsibly" amid reports that it plans to deport dozens of Afghans via Pakistan, possibly in the coming days.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for greater protection for civilians caught in conflict in northern Ethiopia following deadly drone strikes this past weekend.

The IRGC Navy says 11 different violating oil tankers have caught fire or sunk since the head of CENTCOM visited the region on October 25.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz are all feasible if the United States demonstrates goodwill, has a genuine willingness to reach an agreement, and truly seeks a peaceful solution.

Iran and the United States have traded threats for weeks even as they pursue diplomacy, with the possibility of military escalation after the US midterm elections still looming.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says 11 offending oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz within nine days, from October 25 to November 2.

The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday announced that two "violating" oil tankers, including a supertanker, suffered explosions and were stopped after hitting naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz within the preceding hours, according to Xinhua.

Iran's Army Navy says another non-compliant oil tanker caught fire on Monday morning local time, after striking mines while sailing through an unauthorized and unsafe route east of the Strait of Hormuz.