Defence`s Feeds

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out the successful flight trial of indigenously developed High-Altitude Platform (HAPS). The experimental flight attained an altitude of 21 km above mean sea level (AMSL) and remained at an altitude of 20 km AMSL for more than 30 minutes, before it was commanded to descend back to ground. The system was successfully recovered and flight performance data was analyzed.

The Ministry of Defence signed a contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh launched the first Fleet Support Ship (FSS-1), laid the keel of the fifth Fleet Support Ship (FSS-5) and inaugurated the upgraded Slipway-4 and 300-tonne Goliath Crane at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Visakhapatnam on October 06, 2026. The milestone is a significant step in strengthening HSL's capacity to build larger and more complex ships and advancing India's indigenous maritime capability.

Foreign Minister Wadephul issued the following statement today (6 October 2026) at the start of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference:

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How can we focus more on the connection between climate action and security - that is the theme of the 8th Berlin Climate and Security Conference at the Federal Foreign Office on 6 October - because the impacts of climate change also pose a security risk.

The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement "We will be more resolute and clear in exercising our sovereignty toward the most hostile state" on Tuesday:

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US forces redirected a 130th commercial vessel in the Middle East on October 5 as Washington continued enforcing its naval blockade against Iran, the American military's Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

As Europe ramps up defence production, testing capacity risks becoming a bottleneck to getting new equipment into service. Senior EDA officials called for closer cooperation between test centres to help ensure that new capabilities can support the Readiness 2030 agenda, during a community event hold in Germany.

Around 60 soldiers from NZ Army's High Readiness Task Unit have successfully incorporated new communications technology into their ability to attack from the sea and move the battle to higher ground during five days of exercises around Banks Peninsula.

On the night of October 5 to 6, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defence detected two aerial targets operating in the Ukrainian airspace, near the river border with Romania.

Today, 5 October, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu and Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi in Chișinău. During the meetings, Tsahkna stressed the need for close cooperation at a time when Russia's aggression is affecting the security of Estonia, Moldova and Europe more broadly.

Pakistan and Türkiye will provide military forces and capabilities and ensure their rapid deployment in Saudi Arabia in accordance with their commitments under the Mecca Alliance for Defense, the three countries said Monday, as Saudi Arabia faces escalating attacks from Yemen's Houthi group.

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Intense fighting in Yemen has displaced more than 184,000 people between 1 August and 4 October alone, the majority since the start of September, according to IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM).

As the outbreak persists in Ituri and in North Kivu, UNICEF calls for urgent funding to protect children left without care

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The Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs have published the results of the joint Russia's Futures foresight project. A collaboration involving a wide range of experts, the project set out to strengthen Finland's ability to anticipate possible developments in Russia and assess their implications for Finland, Europe and the international system through to 2045.

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