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20 October

From L to R: 1. Air Lieutenant Marcelo Damasceno (Commander of the Brazilian Air Force) 2. José Múcio (Minister of Defense, Brazil) 3. Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nóbrega (Brazil's Ambassador to India) 4. Geraldo Alckmin (Vice President, Brazil) 5. Bosco da Costa Junior (President and CEO, Embraer Defense & Security) 6. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (Minister of Civil Aviation of India) Da E-D: 1. Tenente-Brigadeiro do Ar Marcelo Damasceno, Comandante da Força Aérea Brasileira 2. José Múcio. Ministro da Defesa do Brasil 3. Kenneth Felix Haczynski da Nóbrega, Embaixador do Brasil na Índia 4. Geraldo Alckmin, Vice-Presidente da República do Brasil 5. Bosco da Costa Junior, Presidente e CEO da Embraer Defesa e Segurança 6. Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Ministro da Aviação Civil da Índia

Brazil’s Embraer Deepens India Operations With New Office

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has opened a new office in Aerocity, New Delhi, marking a major step in its plan to grow its footprint in India’s defense and aerospace sectors.

20 October

Rendering of South Korea's Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft based on the Bombardier 6500. Photo: L3Harris

Rojoef Manuel

South Korea Orders $2.26B AEW&C Fleet From L3Harris

South Korea has awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract worth over $2.26 billion to supply modified Global 6500 aircraft for airborne early warning and control missions.

20 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Junta Raids Major Scam Center, Seizes Starlink Devices

Myanmar's junta raided one of the country's most notorious internet scam centres and seized Starlink devices, it said Monday, after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the billion-dollar black market.

19 October

Taliban supporters gather to celebrate the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in Kandahar

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ in Qatar Talks

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" at talks in Doha, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.

18 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Town on China Trade Route

Myanmar's ruling junta said that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country's war-wracked north.

18 October

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid addresses a media conference

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan to Hold Talks With Afghanistan in Qatar After Latest Strikes

Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes on its neighbor killing at least 10 people and breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border.

17 October

Jodesz Gavilan

India Tests Combat Parachute for High-Altitude Missions

India has successfully tested its indigenously developed military combat parachute system.

17 October

Giulia Bernacchi

Australian Spy Aircraft Flies 45 NATO Missions Near Ukraine

An Australian E-7A Wedgetail aircraft has been deployed 45 times as part of NATO operations to monitor Russian activities near Ukraine.

17 October

A helicopter equipped with the Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS).

Rojoef Manuel

South Korea Takes Delivery of First Laser Minehunting System From Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has supplied the first Airborne Laser Mine Detection System to South Korea, a move aimed at boosting the country’s ability to find and clear naval mines.

16 October