The War Zone. Your daily source for military, defense, and geopolitics coverage.
Russia’s Advanced Podlet-1K Radar Captured By Anti-Assad Forces In Syria
Among many pieces of equipment now in anti-regime forces’ hands, the modern air defense radar system may well be the most prized.
Latest Articles
Russia Massing For Possible Cross-River Offensive In South Ukraine
Ukraine Situation Report: Russia is increasing attacks across Dnipro River to draw Ukraine's troops away from other areas of the front.
Our Best Look At Russia’s Shadowy Zircon Hypersonic Missile
The Russian Navy launched the Zircon cruise missile as part of a large-scale live-fire exercise in the Mediterranean.
Mysterious Object Appears At Remote Chinese Airfield Linked To Spaceplane Program
The remote airstrip with one of the longest runways in the world is where at least one Chinese spaceplane flight looks to have concluded in 2020.
F-35A’s 25mm Gun Still Needs Tests To Verify It Works
The internal 25mm cannon on the F-35A has been beset by serious problems over the years that left it unable to shoot straight.
The Navy’s Amphibious Fleet Is In Really Bad Shape
The 'Gator Navy' is facing a major readiness crisis with no near-term relief in sight, according to a scathing report from the Government Accountability Office.
Russia’s Prized Bases Along The Mediterranean In Syria Could Be At Risk
With Russia's resources being poured into its war in Ukraine, defending its naval base and airfield in Syria would be more of a challenge than three years ago.
South Korea’s New Destroyer Is Designed To Fire Ballistic Missiles
South Korea's Jeongjo The Great destroyer is the first of a group of warships fitted with supersized vertical launch system cells.
Claims Swirl Around U.S. Strikes In Eastern Syria (Updated)
The U.S. insists that it supported an operation against ISIS that had no connection with anti-Assad offensive, reports state otherwise.
Surprise Martial Law Declaration Throws South Korea Into Turmoil (Updated)
South Korean troops appeared at the country's parliament and elsewhere in the capital after President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration.
Airstrikes Slow Advance Of Anti-Assad Forces In Syria
While the anti-regime fighters continue to push south, Russian and Syrian airpower is putting those movements under increasing pressure.
Qatar’s Strange New Warship Combines Air Defense Frigate And Amphibious Assault Ship Roles
The ‘unique’ Al Fulk has vertical launch systems, a big flight deck, a deck gun, and a well deck, all in a relatively efficient package.
The War Zone — also known by the shorthand TWZ — has become an essential resource for the defense industry, the national security community, and the interested public at large since it was launched in 2016.
From its early beginnings to the present day, TWZ’s purpose remains the same.
The site stands at the nexus of military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. As a full-spectrum defense news and analysis website, TWZ covers the air, sea, land, space, and cyber domains of warfare, with an infusion of geopolitical context and technological analysis to offer readers deeper, yet easy-to-consume, insights than what they will find anywhere else….