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[@TheDefenseByte](/creator/twitter/TheDefenseByte)
"✈ Canadas $27.7B F-35 deal (88 jets) with Lockheed Martin is under review since March 2025 after PM Mark Carney took office amid a U.S. tariff war. Lets break it down - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly seeks more economic benefits from Lockheed hinting at cutting F-35s for Swedish Gripens if demands arent met. - Saab offers to assemble Gripens in Canada promising industrial gains. - 2025 U.S. tariff war prompts Canada to reconsider F-35s due to high long-term costs. - Expert Philippe Lagass warns pressuring Lockheed may strain U.S. relations. Cost comparisons: - Gripen costs $6000 per flight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980443309089935576) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T01:17Z XXX followers, 4329 engagements


"✈ Sweden receives its first JAS XX Gripen E fighter jet Delivered on Oct XX 2025 from Saab part of a 2013 order for XX aircraft. Marks a milestone as Sweden strengthens defenses after joining #NATO in March 2024. 💪 Upgrades: new F414G engine larger fuselage higher payload advanced avionics. Earlier in 2025 Swedish Gripen C/Ds took part in NATO Air Policing from Malbork Air Base Poland. Deliveries to continue through the late 2020s under Swedens modernization push (SEK XXX bn in 2025). 🌍 Saab also sealed a $XXX mn deal to sell X Gripens to Thailand expanding export success. 💬 Experts praise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980509607090090145) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T05:41Z XXX followers, 2035 engagements


"Update: The Indian-owned Cameroon-flagged natural gas tanker M/T FALCON was attacked by an unknown actor today in the Gulf of Aden while carrying liquefied natural gas from Assaluyeh Iran to Houthi-controlled Ras Isa Yemen. A large fire erupted on the vessel. The M/T MEDA rescued XX of the XX crew members (1 Ukrainian XX Indians) after responding to mayday calls. Escorted by the Greek Frigate Spetsai (F-453) the MEDA is en route to Djibouti with the survivors. EU Naval Forces continue search-and-rescue operations for the two remaining crew members near the FALCON. Credit: @TankerTrackers for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1979677733040062698) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-18T22:35Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"Chinese tech giants pause stablecoin plans after Beijings intervention Ant Group and had planned to join Hong Kongs stablecoin pilot or issue tokenised products. Regulators including the PBoC and CAC instructed firms not to proceed sources say. PBoC officials warned against private sector currency issuance. One insider said privately run stablecoins were viewed as a challenge to the e-CNY. The real regulatory concern is who has the ultimate right of coinage the central bank or any private companies on the market #China #HongKong #BREAKING #breakingnews #CryptoMarket #cryptocurrencies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1979787638145163581) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-19T05:52Z XXX followers, 1425 engagements


"🚨 IDF launches wave of strikes in southern Gaza IDF confirms massive and extensive airstrikes on Hamas targets in southern Gaza. Strikes follow alleged Hamas gunfire and RPG fire at Israeli troops in Rafah. Netanyahu orders firm action after meeting defense and intelligence chiefs. Gaza civil defense: at least XX killed including X in the north. Israeli defense minister warns Hamas will pay a heavy price for further violations. #Gaza #GazaCeasefire #IDF #Israel #Netanyahu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1979941669987615182) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-19T16:04Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"China accuses U.S. of major cyber intrusion Beijing says the NSA hacked Chinas National Time Service Center the hub maintaining Chinas standard time. ⚙ Alleged breaches couldve disrupted communication finance power grids and global time systems. 🕵♂ NSA reportedly exploited a smartphone app vulnerability in 2022 to spy on staff. 💻 China says U.S. also tried attacking its timing systems in 202324. U.S. Embassy hasnt commented yet. #CyberSecurity #China #US #Hacking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1979952233652654586) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-19T16:46Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"Massive U.S. buildup in the Caribbean Sea near Venezuela and Colombia increases the likelihood of direct action any day now #Venezuela #Caribbean #Columbia #Trump"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980124603117883767) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T04:11Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"#Indian PM Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali aboard INS Vikrant #India #Modi #IndiaNavy #OperationSindoor #indiaVsPakistan #Diwali2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980290279572992440) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T15:09Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"#GazaCeasefire hangs by a thin thread #Israel #Gaza #Netanyahu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980291114889617466) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T15:12Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"@Sputnik_India This increased range is vital to Indias defense along its border with Pakistan. All details"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980314653780767103) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T16:46Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"@Osint613 Another IDF strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon. All details below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980321917656789445) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T17:15Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"Franco-British FC/ASW missile programme update: Aims to replace Storm Shadow/SCALP & anti-ship missiles by 20282034 Now in development phase set for official approval in 2026 Joint UKFrance project following success of 1990s SCALP-EG/Storm Shadow Rolls-Royce & Safran working with MBDA on new subsonic low-observable propulsion Will succeed Royal Navys Harpoon & RAFs Storm Shadow enhancing precision strike capability #UK #France #Scalp #missile"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980428961487417803) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T00:20Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"Belgium the Netherlands & Luxembourg sign 2.5B deal for NASAMS air defense systems Signed Oct XX 2025 under the European Sky Shield Initiative (24 nations) Belgium: X units Luxembourg: X unit Built by Norways Kongsberg & U.S. Raytheon FN Herstal may produce AMRAAM missiles locally (talks with RTX) Each battery 250M (missiles extra) NASAMS protects Washington D.C. since 2005 XX% intercept success Poland may lend missiles while Belgian production ramps up #Belgium #Netherlands #Luxembourg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980502172883382699) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T05:11Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"@teoshengelia29 Complete breakdown with cost comparisons between F-35A and Saab"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980504040997073000) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T05:18Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"🚨 Breaking: Protesters hurl explosives tear gas at Portland ICE agents after court clears National Guard deployment. - Standoff began in June 2025 over immigration enforcement. - 9th Circuit overturned restraining order allowing President Trump to deploy XXX Oregon National Guard troops for XX days. - Troops protect federal personnel amid ongoing violence. - Local officials call for restraint as protests disrupt economy. - ICE continues arrests of individuals with criminal records. #Portland #portlandprotest #ICEProtest #nationalguard #breakingnews"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980513465728135250) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T05:56Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"@NOELreports Meeting between President Trump and Putin is postponed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980670085976178884) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T16:18Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"@alexdatig Increasing clashes with law enforcement officials are a growing concern"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980814040445354096) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-22T01:50Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"@alpha_defense Both envision a postwar period where Ukraine must rebuild its Air Force. All details here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1981049439759585354) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-22T17:26Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"@Not_the_Bee Mass casualties avoided. All details on this incident"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980422169751613884) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T23:53Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"@WashTimes Details on the tragedy narrowly avoided this morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980422360416371037) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T23:54Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"🚨 BREAKING: U.S. Treasury sanctions Russia's Rosneft & Lukoil to push for Ukraine ceasefire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1981156277939294361) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-23T00:30Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"🚨 Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon today targeting Hezbollah sites. - Strikes hit Jarmaq Mahmoudiya Al-Aishiya Arabsalim and Houmin el-Fawqa. - IDF claims action responds to Hezbollah rebuilding military sites. - Lebanese officials report forest fires and civilian displacement. #Israel #Lebanon #breakingnews"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980314230655185008) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T16:44Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"🚨 U.S. and Australia Sign $XXX Billion Critical Minerals Agreement President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals agreement including projects worth up to $XXX billion. Albanese announced three groups of joint projects involving companies like Alcoa with U.S. investment in Australian rare earths processing. The White House described the agreement as a framework. #Trump #australia #Albanese #RareEarths"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980356676676186604) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T19:33Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"🚨 U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said SpaceX is falling behind schedule to return to the moon and he will reopen contracts. Duffy named acting NASA administrator this summer said he will open the contract to other companies like Jeff Bezos Blue Origin. Elon Musk-backed SpaceX is a contractor in NASAs Artemis mission to establish the first long-term lunar presence. #NASA #SpaceX #ElonMusk #moon #Bezos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980358465932710226) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T19:40Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"President Trump may visit China early next year as trade tensions rise. #Trump #China #Xi #tariffwar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980359883267666370) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T19:46Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"@NSTRIKE01 F-35A does have higher costs but comes with stealth & range unmatched by Saab"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980504248766112111) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T05:19Z XXX followers, 3096 engagements


"🚨Budapest summit between President Trump & Putin has been indefinitely postponed Unless Russia budges from its maximalist position on Ukraine any ceasefire will be a temporary pause allowing Russia to regroup #RussiaUkraineWar #Putin #MarcoRubio #Trump #Ukraine #Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980668454618427648) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T16:12Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"BREAKING: PM Netanyahu fires National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi amid tensions over Israel's multi-front strategy. Major shakeup in Jerusalem as conflicts escalate. #Israel #Security #breakingnews #Netanyahu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980676901451821222) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T16:45Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"🚨 Los Angeles Shooting Incident An undocumented immigrant & a law enforcement officer were wounded during a targeted enforcement stop per DHS. The suspect allegedly tried to ram a police vehicle prompting officers to fire ⚠ The immigrant was hit in the elbow 💥 A U.S. Marshal was struck in the hand by a ricochet 🔫 Both hospitalized 🏥 DHS: the suspect had previously escaped from custody 🚔 #LA #LosAngeles #ICE #Immigration #breakingnews"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980762986869575791) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T22:27Z XXX followers, XX engagements


"🚨 Maryland Hit-and-Run Leaves XX Injured Including Children Crash occurred around 10:13 p.m. Friday (Oct 17) on the 4100 block of 55th Ave Bladensburg XX victims: X infant X juveniles X critical X serious but stable Driver fled on foot; manhunt underway no arrests yet Victims taken to multiple trauma centers Bladensburg has seen prior violence including a 2023 shooting after a funeral Maryland officials continue tracking crash data under the Zero Deaths MD initiative #Maryland #BREAKING"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1979789394409308325) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-19T05:59Z XXX followers, 34.9K engagements


"🚨 Hong Kong cargo plane accident key details: Involved a Boeing 747-481F (TC-ACF) operated by Air ACT under Emirates SkyCargo flight EK9788 from Dubai Aircraft first flew in 1993; once featured ANAs Pokmon livery before cargo conversion Incident occurred on runway 07L at Hong Kong Intl Airport now closed for investigation Two ground crew (ages XX & 41) killed after their vehicle was struck Wet weather may have contributed to the runway veer Govt Flying Service & Fire Dept deployed helicopters & vessels for rescue Air ACT operates only one other XXX XX cargo flights for Oct XX canceled due to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980094118966751266) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-20T02:10Z XXX followers, 18.4K engagements


"🚨 - Explosions and Fire Hit Oil Refineries in Hungary and Romania - On Oct XX 2025 explosion during maintenance at Romanias Petrotel-Lukoil refinery in Ploieti injured one worker no fire or environmental damage halted operations temporarily - Hours later fire and blasts struck Hungarys MOL Danube Refinery in Szzhalombatta contained without injuries or air quality impacts one unit offline ⚠ - Authorities classify incidents as industrial accidents ruling out sabotage amid energy security concerns 🔍 #Hungary #breakingnews #Romania #UkraineWar #Russia #NATO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980666399195557999) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T16:04Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"🪔 President Trump Lights Diya in Oval Office Diwali Event President Trump hosted a Diwali celebration on Oct XX lighting a traditional diya 🪔 in the Oval Office. Joined by FBI Dir. Kash Patel DNI Tulsi Gabbard and Indian American CEOs Arvind Krishna (IBM) & Shantanu Narayen (Adobe). Trump highlighted strong US-India ties after a call with PM Modi on trade & regional stability. #Trump #India #Diwali2025 #WhiteHouse #Modi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1980785844073165008) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-21T23:58Z XXX followers, 6119 engagements


"Sweden may supply 100150 Gripen-E jets worth $10B to Ukraine under a new defense pact signed in Linkping between Zelenskyy and PM Kristersson. The deal follows Swedens 2024 NATO entry and could see Ukraine flying Gripens C/D by 2026. Saab plans to ramp up production to XX jets/year amid soaring global demand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1981014398891348386) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-22T15:06Z XXX followers, 1700 engagements


"President Trump: WSJ story on U.S. approval for Ukraine long-range strikes is "fake news""  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheDefenseByte/status/1981159882335408496) [@TheDefenseByte](/creator/x/TheDefenseByte) 2025-10-23T00:44Z XXX followers, XX engagements