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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Delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for their first formal talks in nine months. They did so with no agreement on what a ceasefire would be tied to or who gets to keep the land currently under Russian control.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivered a stark warning at this year's COP31 summit, saying the climate crisis iss advancing faster than governments' efforts to contain it.
At least 17 people have been reported killed in an explosion at a steel plant in western Türkiye, after a crane collapsed during maintenance work. The disaster has prompted a criminal investigation into what went wrong at the industrial facility.
Armenia could lose its voting rights within the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on 11 November after failing to pay membership fees for more than two years, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said Washington believes the Russian President is prepared to reach a peace agreement under the right conditions, as U.S., Russian and Ukrainian delegations began trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday 10 November.
Pakistan is pushing for urgent global action and greater climate funding as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attends COP31 in Türkiye, warning that melting glaciers, devastating floods and extreme heat are putting millions of lives and livelihoods at risk.
Armenia has lost its voting rights and the ability to nominate officials for certain posts within the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The decision was taken at a summit in Moscow on 11 November, amid years of strained relations between Yerevan and the alliance.
Heavy rain and strong winds have flooded around 70,000 tents across Gaza, leaving displaced Palestinian families exposed to cold, hunger and worsening living conditions as winter approaches, according to local authorities.
Trade along the Middle Corridor is accelerating, opening new opportunities for Central Asia and the South Caucasus as countries strengthen transport links between China and Europe. Cargo volumes reached around 4.7 million tonnes in 2025, up from less than one million tonnes in 2021.
Kazakhstan says the North Aral Sea’s water volume has risen by 24 per cent since 2022, reaching 23.4 billion cubic metres. The figures were unveiled at the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, as the country outlined ambitious plans to accelerate restoration.
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