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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Russia is willing in principle to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States in November, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said after President Vladimir Putin met U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on Dammam airport, while Iran's IRGC Navy claimed strikes on seven vessels and warned the U.S. of a wider response.
Yemen's Houthis have denied targeting the holy city of Medina on Wednesday adding that they have not conducted any military operations towards Saudi Arabia either, denying earlier comments from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and injured 15 others, including two children, Ukrainian authorities said. Meanwhile, Russia said it had intercepted the vast majority of 630 Ukrainian drones launched towards Moscow.
Georgia’s Constitutional Court in Batumi will on Wednesday hear a lawsuit seeking to ban five Georgian opposition parties, four of which collectively gained 784,820 votes (37.79 per cent) in the country’s last national elections in 2024.
Saudi Aramco has ordered staff to evacuate its headquarters amid escalating Houthi attacks on the kingdom. Two people were killed in an attack on Dammam airport, while Iran's IRGC Navy claimed strikes on seven vessels and warned the U.S. of a wider response.
Kazakhstan is preparing sweeping military reforms after 14 service members died during exercises in the Caspian Sea. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev approved the plans on 21 October, with major changes to training, oversight and defence capabilities set to begin in 2027.
Iranian officials have stepped up warnings of retaliation amid the threat of renewed U.S.-Israeli strikes, while signalling that a diplomatic solution remains possible if Washington demonstrates a sincere commitment to rebuilding trust.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have unveiled a strategic partnership to deepen trade, defence and energy ties, marking a major step in relations between the two NATO allies.
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