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Poland is joining Maritime initiative

Nyhet | 13.10.2026 | Forsvarsdepartementet

At the NATO Summit in Ankara this summer eleven European countries and Canada said that they will cooperate more closely on security in the North Atlantic, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea. Now Poland will join the initiative as well.

Ukraina lagrar frø i Svalbard globale frøkvelv for første gong sidan krigsutbrotet Nyhet | 14.10.2026 | Landbruks- og matdepartementet Fleire tusen frøprøver av viktige jordbruksvekstar vart nyleg lagra på Svalbard då 21 genbankar frå heile verda deltok i ei frødeponering.

Forsvarsministeren besøkte Camp Jomsborg: – Det er en brutal virkelighet Nyhet | 14.10.2026 | Forsvarsdepartementet På Camp Jomsborg i Polen trener ukrainske soldater som snart skal kjempe ved fronten. Ved utgangen av året vil 3000 ukrainske soldater og lagførere ha fått opplæring her.

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A STRONG OFFENSE FOR THE WORLD OF DEFENSE

October 13, 2026 Lockheed Martin has unveiled the PAC-3 Edge, a new interceptor that would represent the top tier of the U.S. Army’s Patriot air defense missile family. The missile is being developed to deliver greater performance against advanced threats than the current PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement, as the Army advances a competition for its next-generation interceptor. The PAC-3 Edge was officially unveiled at the Association of the U.S. Army’s (AUSA) annual convention. Read the full report here. And make sure to check out all of our coverage from AUSA here.

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TWZ's Jamie Hunter talks to Matt Petraitis of General Atomics at AUSA 2026 about the recent Mojave short take-off and landing (STOL) drone battlefield tests in Korea, which included operations from a rough airstrip and low-level flying.

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General Atomics' Mojave Drone Completes Austere Testing In Korea

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