The British Ministry of Defence was reported on March 3 to have decided to dispatch the Type 45 class destroyer HMS Duncan to Cyprus to help defend British military facilities there, after several reports indicated that multiple Iranian drones had targeted RAF Akrotiri, a major Royal Air Force base.
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The Indian Defence Ministry is preparing to place an order for ten additional battalions of S-400 long range air defence systems, doubling its arsenal, after the system’s performance drew considerable praise from local officials. The Ministry previously ordered ten battalions in October 2018 under a a $5.43 billion contract, with the last battalions expected to be delivered in 2026.
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy and Air Force have financed the modernisation of approximately 100 J-11B air superiority fighters to the J-11BG standard, bringing their avionics including their radars up to a ‘4+ generation’ level, and allowing them to integrate new weaponry developed for the Air Force’s fifth generation fighters.
Flipping Iran’s playbook by launching reverse-engineered, Shahed-like weapons as part of a coordinated air campaign, the U.S. military’s initial wave of strikes in Operation Epic Fury marked the first confirmed deployment of American-made, long-range, one-way attack drones in real-world combat.
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command, told DefenseScoop on Monday that the operation demonstrates how warfighters are rapidly adopting low-cost drones “as part of the joint force effort to neutralize imminent threats” posed by Iran.
In his first message as the new director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, Owen West stated that the organization’s efforts will focus on fielding emerging technologies that can keep warfighters out of harm’s way and be quickly scaled at low cost.
“Our investment priorities will narrow. We solve operational problems identified by the joint force and integrate into the Department’s innovation strategy. We will invest where speed, scale and lethality intersect,” West wrote in a memorandum to DIU employees.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who served Iran as President from 2005 to 2013, was killed in an Israeli missile strike on his residence in Tehran, according to Iranian officials. The report has not yet been confirmed by the United States or Israel. His bodyguards were also killed in the attack. He was 69.
It was during Ahmadinejad’s tenure as president that Tehran first announced its ability to enrich uranium and that Iran had finally become a nuclear state.
The Danish procurement authority has finalised a contract with Rheinmetall Mobile Systeme for the delivery of five Role 2 field hospitals.
Backed and Iran, Hezbollah could open up a new front in the ongoing Middle East crisis, as Tehran launches strikes around the region.
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues shaping their country.American coverage often narrows the view to the battlefield — these pieces widen it, revealing the texture of daily life, politics, and public argument in a nation at war.
Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, a national security columnist and former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, evaluates the EA-18G Growler’s decisive role in Operation Epic Fury.
-Operating from the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln, 18 Growlers are currently suppressing Iranian S-300 and S-400 integrated air defense systems.
An E/A-18G Growler, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, taxis on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 24, 2025.