Bulgaria’s F-16 Block 70 jets face major delays.

First deliveries, once set for 2023, slipped to 2025 due to COVID supply issues.

A system fault found in May 2025 may push service entry back further.

Bulgaria got $34 million compensation ($25M arms, $9.5M training).

Dutch defense expo NEDS 2025 in Rotterdam bans Israeli firms like IAI, Elbit, and Rafael, citing “security and organizational” reasons.

Turkish MoD sources:

Technical visits are planned to assess Syria’s defense needs on-site and draft a joint roadmap.

Turkish MoD sources:

Speculation about sending Turkish peacekeepers to Ukraine has no concrete basis; commenting on it would be premature.

Uganda: Government announced an agreement with Washington to receive third-country nationals denied asylum in the United States.

NEW: Türkiye’s port authorities are now informally requiring agents to provide letters confirming ships have no links to Israel and aren’t carrying military or hazardous cargo bound there.

The instruction, given verbally and without an official circular, reportedly applies to all Turkish ports.

This follows Ankara’s suspension of $7B trade with Israel over the Gaza war.

Source: Reuters

UAE-operated Il-76 cargo plane landed at Israel’s Ramon Airport before returning to Abu Dhabi, reportedly the first such flight.

The aircraft has a history of arms deliveries, sparking speculation about weapons supplies to Israel.

NEW: The Ugandan government says it has reached an agreement with the US to "host" migrants.

Source: AFP

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Putin will visit India by the end of the year, the parties will prepare a solid package of documents for the Russia-India summit.

Iran launches its “Sustainable Power 1404” naval drill in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean.

The two-day exercise features warships, subs, drones, missiles, and EW units.

It’s Iran’s first drill since the 12-day war with Israel.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Ukraine is clearly showing that it is not interested in a sustainable and long-term resolution of the conflict.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Europe is proposing foreign intervention on part of Ukrainian territory – this is absolutely unacceptable for Moscow.

Israel’s Defense Ministry awarded XTEND a multi-million dollar deal to supply thousands of FPV drones to the IDF Ground Forces.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Russia and India have plans for joint resource extraction on Russian territory.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

Putin is ready to meet with Zelensky, only if all issues that require discussion at the highest level are well worked out.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

When and if it comes to signing future agreements with Ukraine, the question of the legitimacy of the signatories on the Ukrainian side will arise.

Italian police arrested a Ukrainian man, identified as Serhii K., accused of helping coordinate the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.

He faces charges of sabotage and causing explosions and will be transferred to Germany to appear before a judge.

Source: Reuters

The US and EU advanced their trade deal, with Washington set to cut tariffs on European autos and other goods once Brussels moves to lower its own industrial tariffs.

Source: Bloomberg