• Military Menu                       

• Introduction
• Systems
• Facilities
• Agencies
• Industry
• Operations
• Countries
• Hot Documents
• News
• Reports
• Policy
• Budget
• Congress
• Links

• WMD
• Intelligence
• Homeland Security
• Space

Operations
Defense Policy / Programs
Defense Industry
Other Conflicts
News Reports

Current Operations

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Japan, Republic of Korea and U.S. Defense Trilateral Call DoD 01 Oct 2021
• LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office Realigned to NAVSEA 21 US Navy 01 Oct 2021 -- As part of the U.S. Navy's continuing efforts to integrate Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) with all other surface ship classes, the LCS Fleet Introduction and Sustainment Program Office (PMS 505) realigned to Naval Sea System Command's Surface Ship Maintenance, Modernization and Sustainment (NAVSEA 21) directorate during a small ceremony, Oct. 1.
• U.S. Navy Establishes New Helicopter Squadron US Navy 01 Oct 2021 -- The U.S. Navy establishes a new helicopter squadron, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Mayport, Florida, Oct. 1.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar DoD 01 Oct 2021
• Anti-aircraft Missile Newly Developed by Academy of Defence Science Test-fired KCNA 01 Oct 2021 -- The Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK test-fired an anti-aircraft missile newly developed by it on September 30, to confirm the practicality of operation of the launcher, radar and all-purpose battle command vehicle as well as the comprehensive combat performance of the missile.
• Major Road Projects launched in Ladakh to be constructed by BRO India PIB 01 Oct 2021 -- On a landmark day for the Union Territory of Ladakh and its people, construction on 05 major road infrastructure development projects was launched by His Excellency the Governor of Ladakh Shri Radha Krishna Mathur, from Turtuk, the northernmost village of India
• India and US to set-up joint working group in defence industrial security India PIB 01 Oct 2021 -- The Industrial Security Agreement (ISA) summit between India and the United States was held between September 27to October 01, 2021 at New Delhi.
• Army Ground Force starts military exercise in northwest Iran Press TV 01 Oct 2021 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Force has started a military exercise in the northwestern part of the country, attended by armored, artillery, drone, and electronic warfare units under air cover provided by helicopter gunships.
• Iran's Army military drill kicks off in NW region IRNA 01 Oct 2021 -- Entitled as 'Fatehan (Conquerors) of Kheibar', military drills of Iran's Army Ground Forces started in Northwestern parts of Iran on Friday Morning.
• British Frigate in Swing Through Indo-Pacific Stops in Vietnam Radio Free Asia 01 Oct 2021 -- British Royal Navy frigate HMS Richmond has arrived in Vietnam on a four-day friendly visit after transiting through the Taiwan Strait, angering China.
• Russia renews warning against providing Australia with US nuclear submarines Press TV 01 Oct 2021 -- Russia has once against warned against Australia's attempts to acquire nuclear-powered submarines under a new alliance with the US and Britain, describing it as a serious threat to global non-proliferation system.
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, October 1, 2021 The White House 01 Oct 2021
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Meeting with French Ambassador The White House 30 Sep 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with French Ambassador Etienne US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2021
• European and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary Dr. Karen Donfried and Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Senior Bureau Official Matt Murray On the Secretary's Upcoming Travel to France US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2021
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Participation in U.S.-Switzerland Strategic Partnership Dialogue US Dept. of State 01 Oct 2021

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Oct. 1, 2021

Other Conflicts

• 1 October 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Oct 2021
• Russian Official Urges Tajikistan, Taliban To Avoid Confrontation RFE/RL Gandhara 01 Oct 2021 -- Russia has urged Tajikistan and Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to take "mutually acceptable measures" to resolve tensions along the Tajik-Afghan border amid reports of an increased military build-up on both sides.
• HRW Says Taliban 'Suffocating Media Freedom' In Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 01 Oct 2021 -- The Taliban has imposed "wide-ranging restrictions on media and free speech" since seizing control of Afghanistan in August, said Human Rights Watch (HRW).
• More Evacuees From Afghanistan To Fly To U.S. After Getting Measles Vaccine RFE/RL Gandhara 01 Oct 2021 -- The U.S. military expects to begin receiving new evacuees from Afghanistan in the United States as their wait in Europe and the Middle East comes to an end after being vaccinated for measles.
• Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Open Channels With The Taliban RFE/RL Gandhara 01 Oct 2021 -- It took Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan a little longer than their neighbors to articulate their stances on a Taliban-led government in Afghanistan.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answers to questions from Agence France-Presse on the repatriation of foreign terrorist fighters and their family members from Syria and Iraq Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Oct 2021
• Pakistani Taliban Denies Cease-Fire Talks With Government RFE/RL Gandhara 01 Oct 2021 -- The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has rejected claims by Pakistan's prime minister that the government is holding talks with the militant group to reach a cease-fire.
• Pakistan's PM Says Peace Talks Underway With Pakistani Taliban VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- Pakistan's prime minister, Imran Khan, has said his government is engaged in peace talks with "some groups" of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, an alliance of outlawed militant groups waging terrorist attacks in the country.
• Ethiopia: Decision to expel UN staff could put aid operations at risk UN News 01 Oct 2021 -- The decision to expel United Nations staff from Ethiopia could affect aid distribution in the war-torn north of the country, where needs and displacement are rising, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
• UN Says Ethiopia Has No Legal Right to Expel its Officials VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that Ethiopia has no legal right to expel seven U.N. humanitarian officials.
• UN: Ethiopia's Expulsion of Its Officials Imperils Humanitarian Operations VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- The United Nations is calling on the Ethiopian government to rescind its decision to expel top U.N. officials from the country, warning the action puts life-saving humanitarian operations at risk. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.
• UN condemns Ethiopia's expulsion of its staff, says 5.2 million need aid in Tigray Press TV 01 Oct 2021 -- The United Nations has denounced Ethiopia's decision to expel seven UN officials from the country amid increasing international criticism over the dire humanitarian situation in the restive region of Tigray.
• NATO Secretary General discusses implementation of Kosovo de-escalation with EU Special Representative NATO 01 Oct 2021 -- Today (01 October 2021), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues Miroslav Lajčák at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. During his visit, Special Representative Lajčák also exchanged views with the Permanent Representatives of the North Atlantic Council.
• Burkina Faso Suspends Aid Work by Norwegian Refugee Council VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- Burkina Faso on Friday suspended the Norwegian Refugee Council from conducting humanitarian aid work in the country, citing critical interviews given to the media, including VOA.

News Reports

• Briefing by Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department Alexey Zaytsev, Moscow, September 30, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Sep 2021
• The Week In Russia: (Still) Working For The Clampdown RFE/RL 01 Oct 2021 -- The elections are over, but the state keeps piling pressure on Kremlin opponents, independent media, and civil society. Aleksei Navalny and his associates are targeted again, along with several outlets and organizations that have chronicled the persistent clampdown. Meanwhile, the government warns of a "difficult period" ahead as COVID-19 cases rise and deaths from the virus hit record levels.
• Natural Gas Prices Hit Record Highs In Europe, Amid Drop In Russian Supplies RFE/RL 01 Oct 2021 -- Natural gas prices hit new records in Europe, adding yet more worries for consumers ahead of the winter heating season and putting new scrutiny on the continent's biggest supplier, Russia.
• Russia's FSB Unveils Broad List Of Topics That Could Result In 'Foreign Agent' Label RFE/RL 01 Oct 2021 -- Russia's main domestic security service has published a 60-point list of non-secret topics that could result in people or organizations being designated as "foreign agents" if they cover or write about them.
• Ukraine Says Russia Halts Gas Flows To Hungary, Adding To Jitters In European Gas Markets RFE/RL 01 Oct 2021 -- Ukraine said that Gazprom had suspended the transit of natural gas to Hungary, days after the Russian state-controlled gas giant signed a long-term contract with Budapest.
• Lithuania Urges Users to Ditch Chinese Smartphone Over 'Built-In Censorship Tool' VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- A popular Chinese-manufactured phone has a built-in censorship tool that can blacklist search terms on the web, according to research by the Lithuanian government, which is urging owners of the phones to replace them.
• Countries Have $385 Billion In 'Hidden Debts' To China, Study Finds Radio Free Asia 01 Oct 2021 -- A new study found under-reported debts of at least $385 billion owed by different countries to China in the past two decades, and that one-third of projects under the Belt and Road Initiative have run into major implementation problems.
• China's Belt and Road Initiative Is About Profit, Not Development, Study Finds VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- A new report on China's international development projects initiated between 2000 and 2017 demonstrates that extensive high-interest lending by China's state-backed banks has left countries across much of the developing world struggling under onerous debt loads, even as some of the development projects those loans funded face major implementation problems.
• Quietly Vying with US, China Boosts Trade, Investments in Latin America VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- China now leads the world in trade with Africa and in direct investment in parts of Asia, but despite rapidly increasing its trade and investments with Latin America it still lags behind the United States with no immediate chance of displacing it.
• Hongkongers Spray Chinese Leader's Portrait Black at Protest in Democratic Taiwan Radio Free Asia 01 Oct 2021 -- Hong Kong pro-democracy activists marked China's Oct. 1 National Day on Friday with protests in Taiwan against oppressive behavior by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and warnings of its ongoing attempts to infiltrate the democratic island's media and political life.
• China's Ruling Party Accuses Former Top Security Official of 'Takeover' Bid Radio Free Asia 01 Oct 2021 -- The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expelled former vice minister for public security Sun Lijun for "serious violations of discipline" on the eve of its Oct. 1 National Day celebrations, accusing him of building cliques and cabals to take over a key government department.
• 25 Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's ADIZ CNA 01 Oct 2021 -- As many as 25 Chinese military aircraft flew into the southwestern part of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) Friday, according to the Ministry of National Defense.
• N Korea backs up warning addressed to US with missile launch Press TV 01 Oct 2021 -- North Korea test-fires a newly developed anti-aircraft missile just one day after warning the United States that it will enhance its weapons development programs.
• Explainer: What's Behind Fresh Tensions On The Iran-Azerbaijan Border? RFE/RL 01 Oct 2021 -- Tensions have increased recently between Tehran and Baku over three issues: a joint military drill that Azerbaijani troops conducted alongside their Turkish and Pakistani counterparts some 500 kilometers from the Iranian border; Azerbaijani restrictions on Iranian truck drivers' access to Armenia and the detention of two drivers; and Azerbaijani ties to Iran's archenemy Israel.
• Bangladesh Police Arrest Suspect in Rohingya Leader's Killing Radio Free Asia 01 Oct 2021 -- Bangladesh police said Friday they had arrested a Rohingya man in connection with the killing of a prominent refugee leader this week, even as a Rohingya rebel group rejected allegations that it was behind the murder.
• UN rights chief calls for investigation into 'heartbreaking' killing of veteran Rohingya activist UN News 01 Oct 2021 -- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for a prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the killing of a veteran Rohingya activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
• Eight Months After Coup, Myanmar Must Fend For Itself Amid Muted Response to Junta Abuses Radio Free Asia 01 Oct 2021 -- Two-thirds of a year after the military seized power in a coup, government mismanagement has made life in Myanmar worse by nearly every metric, but the junta has shown little interest in stepping down and observers say that without a stronger global response the country could be heading for ruin.
• Myanmar Violence Spikes After Opposition's Declared 'Defensive War' VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- Fighting between junta forces and local defense forces in the northwestern part of Myanmar has been intensifying since the opposition National Unity Government declared a "defensive war" against the ruling junta on September 7.
• In CNN Interview, Lukashenka Rejects Reports Of Police Abuses, Torture RFE/RL 01 Oct 2021 -- Belarusian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka rejected any suggestion that he should apologize for the harsh police crackdown and sweeping arrests that targeted protesters in the wake of last year's disputed election.
• A Massive Purported State Surveillance Leak Rocks Georgia Ahead Of Key Elections RFE/RL 01 Oct 2021 -- Last month, Georgian society was rocked when thousands of alleged security-service files were released, seeming to document massive and long-running state surveillance of journalists, clergymen, diplomats, and others.
• Georgia Arrests Ex-President Saakashvili After He Returns From Exile RFE/RL 01 Oct 2021 -- Georgian authorities have announced the arrest of former President Mikheil Saakashvili in Georgia, hours after he said he had returned from exile on the eve of local elections regarded as critical to the South Caucasus country's political makeup.
• $383 million humanitarian plan to address 'living nightmare' in Lebanon UN News 01 Oct 2021 -- The UN and humanitarian partners on Friday announced a $383 million Emergency Response Plan (ERP) for Lebanon to provide critical life-saving assistance and protection to some 1.1 million citizens and migrants over the next 12 months.
• Flash Appeal launched as 2.5 million face 'dire situation' in Kenya UN News 01 Oct 2021 -- Immediate action is needed to respond to the severe drought that is ravaging communities in Kenya's dry regions – categorized as Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) - the UN's humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said on Friday.
• UN Appeals for Aid for Kenyan Drought Victims VOA 01 Oct 2021 -- The United Nations is issuing a $139-million flash appeal to provide assistance to 1.3 million people in Kenya hardest hit by a severe drought.
• EU postpones trade talks with Australia over submarine deal row Press TV 01 Oct 2021 -- A round of trade talks between Australia and the European Union has been postponed amid a row over Canberra's decision to scrap a multi-billion-dollar submarine deal with France in favor of a US and British deal.