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South America

U.S. Has Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Updated)

A major U.S. military operation, which included airstrikes and the use of special operations forces, resulted in the capture of Maduro.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Welcome To 2026 Pal

2026 sounds like a date in a dystopian movie far off in the future you probably won't see.

Russia

Ukrainian Spy Master Kyrylo Budanov Explains His New Job As Top Zelensky Aid

Ukraine Situation Report: Zelensky taps his former spy boss as his new chief of staff as Australian Abrams tanks bolster the front lines.

Q-9

Missile Fragments Add To Evidence MQ-9 Reaper Drone Carried Out Venezuela Strike

U.S. strikes on a trio of alleged drug boats also point to expanding kinetic operations in the region involving MQ-9s and other assets.

P-8

Danish P-8 Sale Set To Boost Poseidon’s Northern Footprint

Denmark is investing in new maritime patrol aircraft to bolster its capabilities in the Baltic and North Atlantic, with a particular focus on Greenland.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Chinese Cargo Ship Converted To Launch Advanced Combat Drones Emerges (Updated)

China has reconfigured its medium cargo ship-turned improvised warship into a drone carrier, but just how realistic is what we are seeing?

Iran

Iranian Strike-Surveillance Drones Are Now Operating In Venezuela

Venezuela has been working for years to get Mohajer-6s, which can surveil and strike targets, and other Iranian types could pose even greater problems.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Happy New Year Edition!

There's no champagne but there is Tang!

Baltic Sea

First Ship Seized For Undersea Cable Cutting Since NATO’s Baltic Sentry Began

The Turkish-owned cargo vessel Fitburg is accused of damaging an undersea cable running from Finland to Estonia.

China

Secretive Taiwanese Land Attack Cruise Missile Seen On The Move

The cruise missile system, able to strike deep into China, appeared on the road during high-profile PLA live-fire drills surrounding the island.

F-15

Israel Rearming Its Eagle Force With The New F-15IA

The Israeli Air Force will continue its enduring relationship with the Eagle after an $8.58-billion deal for at least 25 jets was approved.

Q-9

MQ-9 Reapers Flying With Unusually Heavy Weapons Loads Over Caribbean

MQ-9s are now flying armed with as many as 10 Hellfires amid reports that a CIA drone was responsible for the first strike in Venezuela.

Russian Army

Russia Claims Oreshnik Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Now “On Combat Duty” In Belarus

The supposed arrival of the missile in Belarus further cements its military relationship with Moscow, but the strategic value of the deployment is questionable.

China

Is This China’s Truck-Mounted Electromagnetic Catapult?

Having a scalable truck-based catapult concept for land-launched larger drone operations could open up new operational possibilities.

China

China Launches Snap “Warning” Drills Around Taiwan Simulating A Total Blockade

A key part of the latest maneuvers is dissuading international “interference” in any future Chinese move against Taiwan.

South America

Trump Doubles Down On Claim U.S. Attacked Inside Venezuela (Updated)

An attack inside Venezuela would mark a significant escalation in the months-long pressure campaign on Maduro and the cartel.

China

YJ-20 High-Speed Anti-Ship Missile Seen In Action On China’s Type 055 Super Destroyer

The People’s Liberation Army Navy claims the ship-killing missile capable of hypersonic speeds has completed its “finalization test.”

China

Chinese Loyal Wingman Drone Design Appear Set For Deck Trials

Mockups or not, several drones have appeared dockside at the yard that built China’s super-sized Type 076 amphibious assault ship, which is in dry dock nearby.

Ukrainian Navy

Ukraine Now Using Drone Boats To Attack Russian Riverine Targets

Ukraine's drone boat attacks on the Dnipro River mark an expansion of Kyiv's campaign against Russian targets on or near the water.

People's Liberation Army Navy (China)

Chinese Cargo Ship Packed Full Of Modular Missile Launchers Emerges

China has packed a deck of a medium-sized cargo ship with 60 containerized vertical launch cells, radar, and close-in weapons.