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Pakistan is looking to buy FC-31 stealth fighters
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China’s FC-31 Stealth Fighter Officially Being Sought By Pakistan

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 5, 2024

Houthis unleashed a drone boat in an attempted attack on Red Sea shipping.
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Drone Boat Used In Attempted Red Sea Attack

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 5, 2024

U.S. drone strike kills top Iranian-aligned militia leader in Baghdad
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U.S. Drone Strike Kills Iranian-Aligned Militia Leader In Baghdad

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 4, 2024

A French-owned, Malta-flagged container ship was targeted by Houthi missiles Tuesday.
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Houthi Missiles Target French-Owned Container Ship In Red Sea (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 3, 2024

MH-60 Red Ssa
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After U.S. Navy Helicopters Sink Houthi Boats Are Strikes Next?

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 31, 2023

Turkey's flying wing takes first flight
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Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Flies

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 28, 2023

Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier Dwight David Eisenhower struck Houthi missile installations today.
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Super Hornets Score Aerial Kills Over Red Sea

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 26, 2023

India Warship
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Red Sea Attacks Continue, India Enhances Naval Posture (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 26, 2023

Destroyer US Navy
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Cracks Form In New Naval Coalition, Drone Strikes Spread To Indian Ocean

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 23, 2023

Every day, hundreds of ships transit the Red Sea with Ambrey armed security teams.
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Inside The Private Security Forces Protecting Red Sea Shipping

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 21, 2023

Red Sea Task Force
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Red Sea Maritime Coalition Much Bigger Than Originally Disclosed

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 20, 2023

U.S. officials are urging Israel to scale down its war against Hamas.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: U.S. Military Leaders Push For Scaled-Back Campaign

By Howard Altman, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 20, 2023

A new U.S.-led maritime coalition focused on protecting commercial shipping in and around the Red Sea from Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen has now been formally announced.
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Red Sea Maritime Coalition Kicks Off As Tanker Hit By Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2023

Video footage has emerged appearing to show the first use of the Spike FireFly loitering munition in the current conflict in Gaza.
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Israel’s FireFly Urban Warfare Drone Spotted In Jenin

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 18, 2023

Why hasn't the US struck Houthi targets after anti-ship attacks in the Red Sea?
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Why Hasn’t The U.S. Struck Back After Red Sea Anti-Ship Attacks?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 17, 2023

The USS Carney attacked a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
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Newly Formed Operation Prosperity Guardian To Protect Red Sea Shipping

By Howard Altman

Updated on Dec 16, 2023

The Al Jasrah was one of two ships set ablaze in the Red Sea by the Houthis today.
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Red Sea Peril Rises, Major Shippers Halt Mandeb Strait Transits

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 16, 2023

There are differences between Israel and the U.S. over when the shift to a lower-intensity campaign will begin.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ground Campaign Has “Many More Months To Go”

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 15, 2023

The Maersk Gibraltar came under attack by a Houthi missile Thursday.
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Maersk Demands “Political Action” After Another Houthi Attack On Ship In Red Sea

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 14, 2023

New video footage from the ongoing conflict in Gaza offers an especially good look at Israel's Trophy active protection system in action helping to protect a Merkava tank under attack.
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Merkava Tank’s Trophy Protection System Showcased In Hamas Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 14, 2023

Ardmore Encounter Ship
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Houthi Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles Miss Tanker In Red Sea

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 13, 2023

Frictions are growing between Biden and Netanyahu.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Biden-Netanyahu Friction Increasing

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 12, 2023

The Norwegian-flagged M/V Strinda was hit by at least one missile fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.
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Commercial Ship In Flames After Red Sea Missile Attack

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 12, 2023

The IDF said it used the Guided Supply airdrop system for the first time.
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Guided Parachute System Used By Israel For First Time In Gaza

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 11, 2023

Israel says it has increased its attacks on Gaza.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Ceasefire Demand

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 8, 2023

SU-35s escort putin on his way to the middle east.
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Putin Flies To UAE With Su-35 Fighter Escorts (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 7, 2023

Israel says it has encircled and entered Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: IDF Expands Ground Operation Into The South

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 5, 2023

Iraqi Militant fuel truck turned into a rocket launcher.
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Rocket Launcher Disguised As Fuel Truck Seen Firing In Iraq

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 5, 2023

The USS Carney attacked a Houthi radar site in Yemen.
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Three Cargo Ships Hit By Houthi Missiles, U.S. Destroyer Downs Drones

By Howard Altman

Updated on Dec 3, 2023

After a breakdown in hostage negotiations, fighting resumed in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, which rained rockets down across Israel.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ceasefire Ends

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 1, 2023

Despite more bloodshed in Jerusalem, the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel holds.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Bloodshed In Jerusalem Doesn’t Stop Ceasefire

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 30, 2023

Despite fighting, the truce between Israel and Hamas still holds.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ceasefire Holds Despite Skirmish

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

Hamas hands over 11 Israeli hostages to Red Cross officials
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ceasefire Extended 48 Hours, More Hostages Freed

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 28, 2023

The USS Mason responded to an emergency call from an oil tanker that was fired upon by Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles that missed.
Sea

Claims Swirl Around Apparent Missile Attack On U.S. Destroyer (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 27, 2023

24 November 2023, Palestinian Territories, Rafah: Red Cross vehicles, believed to be carrying hostages abducted by Hamas militants during the October 7th attack on Israel, arrive at the Rafah border, amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: First Hostages Released After Ceasefire Begins

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 24, 2023

Iranian Shahed-238 drone at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) aerospace achievement exhibition at Ashura Aerospace Science and Technology University, in Tehran, Iran on November 19, 2023.
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Iran’s Jet-Powered Shahed Drone Could Be A Problem For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 22, 2023

There is growing optimism that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in return for the release of hostages will be announced.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Deal Reached For Four Day Ceasefire

By Howard Altman

Updated on Nov 22, 2023

AC-130J attacked a target in iraq after attacks on US bases there.
Air

AC-130 Ghostrider Gunship Strikes Iranian-Backed Militia In Iraq

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 21, 2023

Israeli soldiers deploy near southern Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on November 20, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas group.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Deal To Release Hostages “Closer Than Ever”

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 20, 2023

Houthis release video showing their helicopter raid on the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea.
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Houthi Helicopter Raid On Ship In Red Sea Seen In New Video

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 20, 2023

IDF Gaza south
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Ground Offensive Could Shift South

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 18, 2023

The USS Hudner came under attack by a Houthi drone and shot it down, a U.S. official told The War Zone.
Sea

U.S. Warship Shoot Down Of Drone Over Red Sea Leads To Conflicting Assessments

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 16, 2023

Qatar's F-15QA has been showing off like no variant of the F-15 before it at the Dubai Airshow this week.
Air

F-15QA Flies Demo Unlike Any We’ve Seen From An Eagle Before

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

Israel says it found proof that Hamas has been using the Al-Shifa Hospital as a military command center, a claim Hamas disputes.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Claims Swirl Over Gaza Hospital Raid

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

Israel's long-anticipated raid on Al Shifa hospital is underway.
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Israeli Raid On Gaza’s Largest Hospital Underway

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 15, 2023

The IDF has reached the gates of Gaza City's largest hospital, but has yet to decide to storm it.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: No Decision Yet To Storm Gaza’s Largest Hospital

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 13, 2023

A member of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) seen wearing a Mitznefet, or 'chef's hat'
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Israeli Troops’ ‘Chef’s Hat’ Helmet Covers Explained

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Nov 13, 2023

Israel says it has struck 15,000 targets in Gaza while the call for ceasefire increases.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Calls For Ceasefire Grow

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 11, 2023

Israel will open up a four-hour window every day to pause fighting in northern Gaza for humanitarian efforts.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Fighting In North To Pause Daily

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 9, 2023

Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have reportedly shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Air

U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Shot Down Over Red Sea

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 8, 2023

Israel is gaining the upper hand in northern Gaza says the IDF.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Hamas ‘Lost Control In The North’ IDF Says (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 8, 2023

IDF pushing into gaza city
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Push Into Heart Of Gaza City Looms, Civilians Flee

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 7, 2023

Jordanian forces used precision airdrop kits to get critical aid to hospital in Gaza.
Air

Jordanian C-130 Airdropped Supplies To Gaza Hospital

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 6, 2023

An Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache with unusual Hellfire missile marking attached.
Air

Israeli AH-64 Apache Appears With Mysterious Hellfire Missile

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 6, 2023

IDF forces have encircled gaza city
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: IDF Encircles Gaza City

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 6, 2023

Hezbollah is not quite ready for a full on fight with Israel, says its leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Hezbollah Not Ready For Full Fight Says Its Leader

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 3, 2023

Wild new video shows a Hamas fighter run toward an Israeli tank and place an IED on it.
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Hamas Fighter Shown Placing Bomb On Israeli Merkava Tank

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 2, 2023

Gaza City has been nearly cut off by Israeli troops according to the UN.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Northern Gaza ‘Largely’ Cut Off From South

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 2, 2023

Israel F-35 shoots down Houthi cruise missile
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Israel Scores F-35’s First Cruise Missile Kill

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 2, 2023

Israel has deployed missile corvettes to the Red Sea as a protection against Houthi missile and drone launches.
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Sa’ar 5 Corvettes Moved To Red Sea

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 1, 2023

B-1B Bone
Air

B-1B Bombers Just Made Historic Visit To Turkey

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 31, 2023

AH-64 Israel pod
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Why Some Israeli AH-64 Apaches Have A Big Belly Bulge

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 31, 2023

Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Arrow Interceptor Downs Ballistic Missile Over Red Sea (Updated)
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Israel-Gaza Situation Report: Arrow Interceptor Downs Ballistic Missile Over Red Sea (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 31, 2023

Patriot missile demand
Land

Inadequate U.S. Patriot Missile Force Size Highlighted By Middle East Crisis

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 30, 2023