Iran–Kuwait Strike: Kuwait’s Ministry of Defence says an Iranian attack hit a building tied to a Chinese company in the north, killing one worker and damaging the facility. Regional Escalation: The US says it carried out dozens of strikes targeting Iran-linked IRGC assets after Iranian ballistic missiles hit US bases in Jordan, aiming to reduce threats to US forces and Gulf shipping. War-Industry Pressure: A new report argues Russia is squeezing civilian sectors to sustain war output, but even defence-linked growth is now fading. Multi-Front Threat Framing: A Foundation for Defence of Democracies book highlights alleged China-Russia-Iran-North Korea coordination as a growing challenge for US strategy. Defence Industrial Growth: Lockheed Martin Canada says its Halifax work supports hundreds of jobs and major provincial economic value; Kuwait’s DICON Institute of Technology in Kaduna was inaugurated to push Nigeria’s indigenous defence production. Autonomy at Sea: Shield AI and Taiwan’s Thunder Tiger completed a first Hivemind USV demo integrating maritime radar and AIS for coordinated ISR missions. Space Sensing Push: SpaceX won a $1.6B Space Force award for 18 Falcon 9 launches to deploy sensing and targeting satellites through 2027. Defence Budget Politics: UK BAE Systems raised guidance on defence demand, but PM Andy Burnham declined to commit to a 3% of GDP target. Safety & Compliance: Qatar’s civil defence says fire incidents are falling as public safety compliance improves, while warning against common unsafe practices. Cyber Fraud Risk: India’s police booked a Google India nodal officer after a defence PSU employee lost ₹7.95 lakh via a fake Play Store trading app.