The goal is to strengthen reconnaissance and strike capabilities amid increasing PLA activity in the Taiwan Strait area. Priority models highlighted include: "Teng Yun-2" — strategic UAV; "Chien Hsiang" — loitering munition; "Albatross II" — maritime reconnaissance UAV.

🇹🇼🇨🇳 Taiwan launches a $1.4 billion UAV mass production program in response to pressure from China. Taiwan approved a defense program worth 44.2 billion Taiwan dollars (about $1.4 billion), aimed at deploying mass production of UAVs by 2030.

The A26 "Blekinge" class diesel-electric submarines will become an important element of the deterrence system in the Baltic Sea area and will be involved in alliance operations, including "Baltic Sentry" — an exercise for the protection of underwater cables and pipelines.

The submarines are designed for covert deployment in coastal areas, reconnaissance, destruction of surface and underwater targets, as well as protection of underwater infrastructure.

Armament includes 4 torpedo tubes of 533 mm caliber for "Torpedo 62" torpedoes and 2 tubes of 400 mm caliber for "Torpedo 47."

They are equipped with the automated 9LV combat management system, a series 30 optical periscope, and a "Multi Mission Portal" lockout chamber for deploying combat divers and launching unmanned underwater vehicles.

Submarine with Stirling-type air-independent propulsion (AIP). The commissioning dates into the Swedish Navy are set for 2031 and 2033. The diesel-electric submarines have a displacement of about 2000 tons, a length of 65 meters, and a crew of 26.

🇸🇪 Sweden has signed a $1 billion contract with Saab for the construction of two A26 "Blekinge" submarines The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) signed a contract with SAAB worth $1B to complete construction of two A26 "BLEKINGE" class diesel-electric submarines

"Hyunmoo-5" is part of South Korea's strategic KMPR concept (Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation) and is intended to deliver retaliatory strikes on command and storage sites of weapons of mass destruction.

The launch weight is about 36 tons, with a maximum range of up to 1,000 km in combat configuration. Launch is conducted from a transport-launch container along a quasi-ballistic trajectory with high speed in the terminal phase of flight.

The missile is designed to strike heavily fortified underground facilities in North Korea, including command posts and silo launchers. The system is mobile, mounted on a nine-axle self-propelled launcher and equipped with a two-stage solid-fuel engine.

🇰🇷🇰🇵 South Korea has started serial production of the "Hyunmoo-5" missiles South Korean Minister of Defense An Gyu Baek announced on October 17 the start of serial production of the "Hyunmoo-5" missile, equipped with an 8-ton penetrative warhead.

The bombers were accompanied by Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jets, equipped with AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 ("Vikings"), temporarily based at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico.

✈️🇺🇲 The 12th Air Force released images from a "demonstration mission" conducted off Venezuela's coast earlier this week, featuring multiple B-52H Stratofortress bombers from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.

In exchange: • USA would stop all support for Venezuelan Opposition. • USA would let Maduro rule Venezuela as he pleases. • USA would stop the military and diplomatic pressure against the Chavista Regime.

Venezuela would end ALL contracts with Russia, China and Iranian firms in regards of Energy and mining sectors.

• US would gain access to Venezuelan Bauxite deposits. • US would gain access to Venezuelan coltan deposits. 🇨🇳🚫 Venezuela would cut financial and commercial ties with China 🛢🇺🇸 Venezuela would reverse all Oil exports from China to United States

🇻🇪🇺🇸 The deal offered by Maduro's Regime to Trump Administration via the Maduro-Grenell Negotiations was: • US would gain access to Venezuelan Natural gas deposits. • US would gain access to Venezuelan Gold deposits. • US would gain access to Venezuelan Iron deposits.

The aircraft, operating since July from the Lask airbase in Poland, was regularly involved in monitoring the flights of Russian missile-drone devices over Ukrainian airspace, as well as coordinating the actions of the alliance's air defense alert fighters.

🇺🇲🇪🇺🇦🇺 NATO reports that the mission of the Australian E-7A Wedgetail AWACS aircraft, somewhat alarmingly named "Kudu" (which is a type of antelope with spiral horns), to support the air defense system of the bloc on its eastern flank has ended.