Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 2 October 2026. There are five takeaways from the ADEX 2026 defence exhibition in Baku, which closes today (2 October).
Biggest exhibition yet
More than 270 companies from 29 nations confirmed participation in the sixth defence exhibition, with 14 countries represented by national pavilions. The newly built Pavilion 5 at the Baku Expo Center had to be opened to accommodate the larger footprint. A total of 59 foreign delegations registered to attend the event.
Azerbaijan's Ministry of Defence Industry presented an armed ground robot, a kamikaze ground robot and a wheeled unmanned ground robot, alongside a BARS-type interceptor drone designed to neutralise enemy drones. An attack UAV developed jointly with Türkiye was shown for the first time. It is 3.5 metres long with a 3.2-metre wingspan and a two-hour flight time.
The agreements with Turkish companies include 14 trainer aircraft, cooperation on Aselan's ALP-100 radar, drone systems from Baykar, and Roketsan's Barbaros coastal defence system. Türkiye also had the largest national representation at the exhibition. Turkish weapons manufacturer Roketsan was the general sponsor of ADEX.
The U.S. company Northrop Grumman was the country partner sponsor. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady and Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva also viewed the stand of Italy's defence firm Leonardo. Since 2024, Baku has signed arms procurement or military technology cooperation agreements with Israel, Türkiye, Italy, Pakistan, Serbia and the Czech Republic.
For the first time, Hall 4 was fully dedicated to the national exposition. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Defence Industry, Ministry of Defence and Mine Action Agency took part there alongside Azercosmos and Azersilah.. The Ministry of Defence Industry alone presented 130 product samples. The domestically produced items unveiled included kamikaze drones, unmanned ground vehicles, small arms, ammunition and artillery systems.
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The explosion at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Saturday afternoon killed at least 12 people and injured a further 309, according to Saudi Arabia’s Civil Aviation Authority. The airport remains closed until further notice.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed surprise after Donald Trump mediated the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement in 2025, the U.S. President said at a rally in New York state on Friday.
The United Nations has condemned a sharp rise in attacks on civilians in Ukraine, reporting that more than 100 people were killed and at least 429 injured in a single week as Russian strikes hit residential areas, passenger buses and critical infrastructure.
Turkic states are assessing the feasibility of passport-free travel between countries using national ID cards, Kürşad Zorlu, the Deputy Chairman of Türkiye’s ruling AK Party said on Saturday.
Yemen's Houthis renewed warning to airlines, airport workers, and travellers against using Saudi airports, saying the warning should be taken seriously and that the kingdom “bore responsibility for failed interceptions”, a day after an attack on Riyadh's international airport that killed 12 people.
YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, visited Tashkent on 9 October for a fan event organised by Uzbekistan’s Art and Culture Development Foundation. The visit marked his first trip to Central Asia.
The 25th World Petroleum Council (WPC) Energy Congress opened in Riyadh on Sunday (11 October), running from 11 to 15 October under the theme “Pathways to an Energy Future for All.”
Members of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis and representatives of several non-governmental organisations have sent a letter to U.S. senators and members of the House of Representatives in response to an 5 October letter concerning Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan on Sunday (11 October) marked the sixth anniversary of the deadly terror attack on Ganja, the country's second-largest city, where an Armenian ballistic missile struck a residential neighbourhood during the Second Garabagh War, killing ten civilians.
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