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DefenseNews.com • Rudy Ruitenberg

Switzerland narrows second long-range air-defense system contenders to SAMP/T NG and Barak MX

Switzerland has reduced its competition for a second future long-range air-defense system to Eurosam’s French-Italian SAMP/T NG and Israel Aerospace Industries’ Barak MX. The selected system is intended to provide redundancy alongside the US-made Patriot, whose delivery has been delayed.

2026-10-29T04:25:38.410822-07:00
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Bloomberg • Greg Sullivan

Russia Downs Record Total of Ukrainian Drones Amid Summit

By Bloomberg: Russia said its air defenses intercepted more than 1,200 Ukrainian drones overnight, the highest reported total to date, while President Vladimir Putin holds a summit with leaders from Africa.

Also: The Independent, ANI News Agency, tass.com and newsable.asianetnews.com
2026-10-29T02:04:54.231015-07:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

German chancellor confirms GCAP talks as Airbus pushes for quick fighter decision

By Air Data News: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has confirmed that his government is considering joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), giving the clearest political acknowledgment yet that Berlin could turn to the UK-Italian-Japanese project after the collapse of its fighter partnership with France.

2026-10-29T03:04:33.402210-07:00
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Reuters • Maria Rugamer

Destinus' monthly output tops Europe's pre-war annual cruise missile production

By Reuters: Defence startup Destinus has built more than 1,750 Ruta cruise missiles in Europe and now produces more cruise missiles in a month than Europe did in a year before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it told Reuters.

Also: defence-industry.eu
2026-10-29T02:04:18.728497-07:00
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Reuters • Allison Martell, Gavin Finch, Maggie Michael, Marine Delrue

Iran’s hidden web of military agencies is slipping hardware past the US blockade

By Reuters: Iran has harnessed a military-financial complex of 5,000 agencies to bring in components, explosives and heavy-duty trucks critical to its drone and missile programs.

2026-10-29T04:04:28.879552-07:00