Defence`s Feeds

Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna stressed that Estonia's assessment of Russia's State Duma elections remains unchanged: these are neither free nor fair elections. Their sole purpose is to consolidate Vladimir Putin's grip on power and create the illusion of a functioning democratic process.

The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have deployed joint peace mechanisms to de-escalate tensions arising from a localized conflict (rido) in the Special Geographic Area (SGA), the Government Peace Implementing Panel said Sunday.

Iranian Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi has strongly rejected the latest US claims about the Strait of Hormuz, saying the initiative in the strategic waterway is firmly in Iran's hands.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei says US President Donald Trump waged a foolish war on Iran and is foolishly continuing it. However, Iran stands ready to give a stronger and more painful response should the US resume military aggression, as it did during the 40-day conflict that began earlier this year.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says that Iran will not abondon its right to be present in the UN General Assembly, stressing that attending the UN meeting is not a prividlege given by Washington.

Regarding the international disaster relief activities in the Republic of Indonesia,JS Kunisaki departed Kijin Port today and proceeded to a position offshore Ketapang, Kalimantan Island.

NATO Allies have trained together in the Netherlands from 7th to 19th of September, combining multinational airlift and airdrop operations to strengthen readiness and interoperability.

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US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation aimed at increasing economic pressure on Russia over its war on Ukraine, including by targeting Moscow's energy revenues as well as countries that continue to buy Russian oil and gas.

Russian officials claimed voting systems came under cyberattack, as the country entered the second of three days of voting for the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.

Tehran has repeated many of its long-standing conditions to restart peace talks with Washington, including ending the fighting on all fronts, the unfreezing of Iranian funds, and ending the US naval blockade against Iran.

Turkey's foreign minister said Saudi Arabia may have military needs because of the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi rebels and that Ankara was prepared to help under a trilateral defense pact.

Flames and smoke were seen near the international airport in Riyadh as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they had carried out strikes in the Saudi capital and on oil infrastructure on the coast.

Israeli-developed COAPS-B is an AI-powered panoramic sighting system for main battle tanks. It features advanced video analytics, automatic target recognition, and a SWIR spotter to detect threats autonomously under harsh conditions. pic.twitter.com/4BZaN9wggM

— Israel Military Channel (@IsraelMilitaryC) September 18, 2026

Aircrews and specialists from five NATO Allies are training in the United Kingdom during Exercise Cobra Warrior 26-2.

Exercise Phoenix Express, a premier multinational maritime exercise facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and led by U.S. 6th Fleet, concluded its 21st iteration during a closing ceremony held at La Goulette Naval Base in Tunisia, Sept. 18.

The Kenyan - U.S. partnership at Manda Bay, Kenya, recently executed their first combined base defense exercise that tested the combined ability to detect and counter threats, ensuring continued power projection for counter-terrorism operations across East Africa.

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In early June, an Army AH-64 Apache helicopter patrolling regional waters went down off the coast of Oman, leaving two crew members in need of rescue. An autonomous surface vessel - a U.S. Navy Corsair operated by the 5th Fleet's Task Force 59 - rescued the soldiers.