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…Estonian naval forces attempted to board the tanker M/T JAGUAR in the Gulf of Finland. This tanker was bound for Russia, and in a continuation of Estonia's history of detaining vessels suspected of breaching…

…Diplomatically, the nature of the Iranian counterattack was likely intended to respond directly, while still allowing fairly effective defensive actions. Regardless, the world awaits further actions as the ball is now in Israel’s court. It…

The Iranian government shutting off the internet in an attempt to halt communications out of the country is a common tactic, but also strongly indicates that government forces are concerned with the growing level of uprising…

…As a reminder, pro-Palestine (or at least, anti-Israel) groups have targeted Elbit Systems facilities over the past few months due to Elbit being a major Israeli defense contractor. South Asia: The situation in Bangladesh…

…Diplomatic tensions have arisen as a result of Israeli forces killing an American citizen in the West Bank via sniper fire. The White House has voiced concern regarding the attack, which has focused attention on the…

…on Russia even with conventional Munitions Putin will consider this to be a first strike under Russian defense Doctrine and the use of nuclear weapons will be authorized analyst comment as serious as this sounds being…

…One containership was targeted by Iranian forces this morning. The vessel (which has not yet been identified) was hit by two projectiles, and was assisted by the Pakistani Navy. Analyst Comment: Based on the graphic of…

…Many leaflets dropped by Israeli forces during the war have explicitly and directly ordered locals to flee to areas south of the Wadi Gaza. Analyst: S2A1

…Somewhat interestingly, there are also very little air defenses in the southern regions of Saudi Arabia despite the Saudis fighting the Houthis for a couple of decades at this point; nearly all missile defenses are on…

…During the operation, Israeli forces reportedly prevented Palestinians from entering the Mosque compound. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: This was not merely a casual visit to the Mosque; thousands of police and military forces surrounded the area…

…Israeli ground forces continue to maneuver from the southern front in Gaza, to stage in the north (though the exact composition and disposition of these forces remains uncertain at this time)

…the 82nd airborne leadership and the british special air service forces there that are on the ground those guys and really all the british forces that are there are are conducting raids and rescue missions outside…

…After the Chuck Norris style drone defense, a second drone was also found next to a Ukrainian transport plane in the cargo handling section of the airport. This second drone uh reportedly had an explosive charge…

…uh on the beach and in the city uh because Russia of course has exceptionally Superior missile defense in this area and they've had it since really 2014 2016 time frame uh of course intercepted…

…This morning the Turkish Defense Ministry stated that an Iranian ballistic missile was shot down in their nation. The missile was shot down by a US Navy vessel in the Eastern med, and the debris landed…

…A large buildup of forces has been observed in the north along the border, but it is unclear as to if this is a textbook military deception tactic (possible a Feint, or more likely a Display…

…so yeah China is way more aggressive when it comes to their territorial claims and uh territorial defense uh than anybody else especially the United States and Russia right any other Nation would have shot down…

…Air Force jet flew over several key landmarks here in the Washington area at low altitude today including the capital the Pentagon CIA headquarters in Langley Virginia and Joint Base Andrews home of Air Force One…

…The M/V ST NIKOLAS (an oil tanker bound for Turkey) was hijacked by Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 50 NM north of Oman. AC: There is more to this incident than meets…

…However, the concept of deterrence assumes that the adversarial force knows and understands the consequences of such action. Right now, the chances are high for a random soldier in the jungle to fire off a MANPAD…