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Middle East Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase After Iranian Strikes on Gulf States
The fragile assumptions underpinning security in the Gulf have been shattered once again as Washington pressed ahead with another night of air strikes against Iranian military targets. Tehran responded by broadening its campaign beyond direct confrontation with the United States,…
Ukraine Says SBU Drone Strike Destroyed Russian Tu-95 Bomber at Engels Airbase
Ukraine’s Security Service says its long-range drones destroyed a Tu-95 strategic bomber at Russia’s Engels airbase, approximately 800 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. The reported loss has not yet been independently confirmed through publicly available satellite imagery. Ukraine has claimed…
Turkey Says Work on S-400 Dispute Continues as F-35 Talks Gather Pace
Turkey says it is examining several options for its Russian-made S-400 air-defence systems but has not confirmed reports that the equipment could be transferred to a Gulf state to remove a central obstacle to renewed access to the F-35 programme.…
Fedorov-Syrskyi Dispute Exposes Competing Visions for Ukraine’s Armed Forces
Ukraine’s outgoing defence minister says institutional resistance is preventing the Armed Forces from adopting a technology-led model of warfare built around drones, operational-depth strikes, data-based procurement and predictable allocation of resources. Mykhailo Fedorov has used his departure from Ukraine’s Ministry…