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Last Updated: Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, 2:43 AM PDT
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Israeli defence firms win strong reception at DSEI despite government ban on official delegations
By FlightGlobal: Israel's defence manufacturers were treated with more respect at DSEI than Paris, despite the government's eve-of-show ban on Israeli official delegations attending the biennial arms fair.

Russia launches Zircon hypersonic missile, Su-34 strikes in joint drills with Belarus
By Reuters: Moscow and Minsk have said the exercises are exclusively defensive and that they do not intend to attack any NATO member.

Romania scrambles fighters after drone breaches its airspace during Russian strike on nearby Ukraine
By Reuters: Defense Minister Ionut Mosteanu said the F-16 pilots came close to taking down the drone as it was flying very low before it left national airspace toward Ukraine.

F-35s Arrive In Puerto Rico For Counter-Drug Operation
By The War Zone: The aircraft join an armada of eight ships and 4,500 Marines deployed to fight cartels and deliver a message to Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

NATO launches 'Eastern Sentry' to bolster eastern flank after Russian drone breach of Polish airspace
By CNN: NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe’s eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced on Friday.

NATO Strengthens Eastern Air Defenses After Russian Drone Incursion into Polish Airspace

UAP witnesses accuse Pentagon's UAP office of 'using science to come up with answers' at Congressional hearing
By Space.com: "This is about national security, government accountability, and the American people's right to the truth.".

Russian MiG-31s armed with hypersonic ballistic missiles fly over Barents Sea during Zapad 2025
By Reuters: Russians MiG-31 fighter jets equipped with hypersonic ballistic missiles completed a four-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea as part of ongoing 'Zapad 2025' military exercises, the Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.