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The Chinese HQ-20 medium range air defence system has been seen for the first time in frontline service in the People’s Liberation Army, following the system’s unveiling in October 2025. The publication of the system in live-fire exercises has gained particular attention because relatively little was known about the system. China’s state media described the event as demonstrating a multi-layered air and missile defence network, with the HQ-20 displayed alongside the HQ-11, HQ-22A, HQ-9, HQ-19 and HQ-29.

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi has announced that the country’s defence sector will begin reverse engineering a U.S. unmanned submarine captured by the Corps in the Strait of Hormuz. This is expected to provide the defence sector with access to a range of technologies associated with a new generation of American unmanned naval systems. The announcement recalls Iran’s earlier successful study of captured U.S.

Flock automated license plate reader camera. Photo: Zero Hedge

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As the headquarters to the U.S. military, the Pentagon is surrounded by billions of dollars worth of surveillance and security technology. These systems provide multiple layers of protection for the building but they also carry a risk of backfiring: any surveillance system that is vulnerable to intruders could potentially provide unauthorized users with details about the activities of the Defense Department (DOD) and its employees.

A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force has deployed its HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile systems from eastern China to the Gobi Desert for a live-fire exercise, demonstrating the ability of a major air defence formation to rapidly relocate hundreds or thousands of kilometres and operate in an unfamiliar environment. Particularly notable were images showing the HQ-9 launchers being repainted from their normal woodland camouflage into a distinctive yellow scheme better suited to the desert environment.

For several months, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been requesting a license from the United States to develop Patriot missile interceptors.

For most of that time, President Donald Trump has gone back and forth about whether he would follow through on that promise.

The Army test fires a Patriot missile in a recent test. The Patriot missile system is a ground-based, mobile missile defense interceptor deployed by the United States to detect, track and engage unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, and short-range and tactical ballistic missiles.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains low, according to three separate polls released within a week.

Trump’s approval rating has remained below 40% for much of his second year back in the White House, with most Americans holding a negative view of his performance since the early days of his second presidency.

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Mack Trucks facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, June 23, 2026.