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Did the biggest week of diplomacy make headway in ending the US-Iran war?
The UN General Assembly wraps up with mixed diplomatic outcomes.
Number of foreign mercenaries in Ukrainian army rises over past months — expert
Andrey Marochko noted that these include Latin American citizens, and the number of Polish mercenaries has also risen slightly
USAF More Than Doubles Ondas' ULTRA Drone Contract As Potential MQ-9 Reaper Alternative Emerges
USAF More Than Doubles Ondas' ULTRA Drone Contract As Potential MQ-9 Reaper Alternative Emerges Thursday's Department of War contract update signals increased US Air Force investment in long-endurance surveillance drones that could complement the MQ-9 Reaper and help fill intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission gaps following reported heavy losses in the US-Iran conflict. The USAF more than doubled the value of its contract with DZYNE Technologies, now part of Ondas, bringing the total to about $85.6 million. As we noted last week, DZYNE's ULTRA platform represents a potential lower-cost Group 5 drone that could complement the MQ-9 Reaper and eventually assume some of its ISR missions. DoW's contract update: DZYNE Technologies LLC, Fairfax, Virginia, has been awarded a $46,087,217 modification (P00003) to a previously awarded contract (FA8691-26-C-B007) for Operational Assessment of Uncrewed Long-Endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft. This modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $85,643,057 from $39,555,840. Work will be performed stateside and at overseas locations and is expected to be completed by March 26, 2031. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $12,288,390 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Dayton, Ohio, is the contracting activity. Our read here is that DoW's aircraft description fits DZYNE's ULTRA surveillance-drone program, developed with the Air Force Research Laboratory. The meaningful boost to the contract shows how urgently the USAF needs to replenish its Group 5 drones, given the reported Reaper losses (upwards of 25% of the fleet) in the US-Iran conflict so far. 2024 image of American MQ-9 Reaper UAV brought down in Yemen’s Marib. ClashReport/XAnother signal that DoW is likely to boost DZYNE's ULTRA orders even more came at the Air & Space Forces Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference earlier this month, when the USAF's Troy Meink commented on the need to upgrade the US military's unmanned aircraft fleet over the next six years. Meink told the audience: And this is not the only class of autonomous aircraft we are aggressively pursuing. As we saw in Epic Fury, ISR strike platforms have been essential. We have used MQ-9 and even now the ULTRA aircraft to great effect. Building on these lessons, we are developing a family of low-cost multi-role strike platforms called the Mass Modular Aircraft, or MMAs. MMAs will provide affordable, attritable, long-range strike, and we will be able to field them at scale. Our intent is to field 100 MMAs in 2029 at even a lower cost than the CCAs and a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft we build today. Then by 2032, 500 of these platforms will join our force operational fleet. Follow-on orders would likely depend on available funding, with the Trump administration's proposed record defense budget potentially providing a runway for a lot more orders if passed. Ondas, the company that acquired DZYNE earlier this year, closed around $7.64 on Friday and has a staggering 41% short float. Any significant contract news on ULTRA orders, coupled with Wall Street waking up to the fact that this Group 5 drone can replace the Reaper for ISR missions, could spark a squeeze. Tyler Durden Sat, 09/26/2026 - 21:35
Ukrainian fighters covertly abandoning positions in Zaporozhye region — military expert
According to Andrey Marochko , this is primarily due to the intense fire Russian forces are directing at units stationed in the Zaporozhye region
Araghchi ignores Trump, waits for mediators’ response on Hormuz
Iran says it’s still waiting for an official response from the US on its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Lavrov jokingly evades question on Russia’s alleged targeting of Romanian base
"Well, that’s a secret," the Russian Foreign Minister said
Iran war live: Tehran awaits official response as Trump rejects Hormuz plan
US president rejects Iran's seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying the deal is not 'acceptable'.
Seven Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip during Israeli attacks — Health Ministry
Most of the victims were brought from the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood and the Nuseirat refugee camp, where Israeli forces had been conducting intense fire
Israeli aircraft launch series of strikes on mountainous areas in southern Lebanon
Intense airstrikes targeted underground shelters, command posts, and depots belonging to the Shiite organization Hezbollah on the heights of Jebel al-Rafi, Rayhan, and Sajoud
Ukrainian forces launched 31 attacks on DPR settlements over past 24 hours
Three residential buildings, passenger cars, specialized machinery, and three civilian infrastructure facilities sustained damage
‘Relentless Expansion’ of Israeli Settlements Threatens Two-State Solution, Senior UN Official Warns Security Council, Citing E1 Plan
The relentless advance of the E1 settlement plan represents “an existential threat to the two-State solution”, the Security Council heard today, during the organ’s quarterly meeting on the implementation of resolution 2334 (2016), which calls on Israel to cease all settlement activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
Security Council, 10230th Meeting (AM) Middle East, Palestine
The Security Council will hold a briefing today on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, and two civil society representatives are expected to brief. Mr. Alakbarov will deliver the quarterly update on the implementation of Council resolution 2334 (2016), which demanded that Israel cease all settlement activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and called f
Russia scales up strikes on Ukraine as largest steelmaker halts operations
A wave of Russian strikes has hit various regions across Ukraine.
Hundreds in Sweden protest Israel's attacks on Gaza
Hundreds in Sweden protest Israel's attacks on Gaza (machine-translated headline from a Turkish-language source)
Ex-Russian sports minister Kolobkov elected FIDE vice-president
Kazakhstan’s Timur Turlov was elected president of the global chess body
Hamas slams Board of Peace for refusal to work with UNRWA in Gaza
Hamas accuses Board of Peace of aligning with Israel after excluding UN agency for Palestinians from Gaza operations.
Putin’s envoy says Russia, Germany could reopen Nord Stream jointly
Kirill Dmitriev noted that AfD is the voice of German people that fights for German energy sovereignty, prosperity, peace and cooperation
Russia may agree to move S-400s from Turkey to friendly jurisdiction — Lavrov
We will be ready to transfer the S-400s to such a country when there is a request, he explained
IN BRIEF: Lavrov comments on EU attempts to derail Ukraine settlement, threats to billions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the general debate of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, touching on Ukraine, the West’s Russophobic and destructive policies, the Middle East and UN reform
Russia insists Anchorage summit yielded agreement — Lavrov
We believe that an agreement was reached in Anchorage and we are still ready to return to it. And Europe is feeling sidelined, Lavrov noted