Iran claims air defence hit US F-35 over its territory
Iran says its air-defence systems struck a F-35 during a combat mission over its territory. The aircraft managed an emergency landing at a base in the region.
centcom News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Sensors
Iran strikes AN/FPS-132 early warning radar in Qatar
Iran hit the AN/FPS-132 strategic missile warning radar in Qatar, escalating the conflict into the sensor layer of US regional missile defence architecture.
Defence Politics
Unmanned Systems
CENTCOM unveils first strike-drone force in region
CENTCOM has activated a new strike-drone force, selecting the Middle East as the only theatre where modern unmanned warfare unfolds at full operational scale.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Navy Destroyers Strike Houthis with Tomahawk Missiles
CENTCOM stated that a cruise missile attack from U.S. Navy destroyers with BGM-109 Tomahawk missiles hit Houthi command, storage, and production facilities.
Air
U.S. hit Iranian targets with B-1B Lancer
U.S. retaliatory strikes in Syria and Iraq on Iranian targets were conducted with B-1B Lancer strategic bombers and A-10C Thunderbolt II CAS Aircraft.
Air
Ammunition
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Strikes 85 Iranian Targets with 125 Guided Munitions
U.S. Central Command stated that its forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s IRGC Quds Force.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
USS Ship Downs 14 UAVs Against a Saturation Attack
The Arleigh Burke-class USS CARNEY DDG-64 shot down 14 UAVs fired at it by South Yemen and pro-Iranian Houthis in a Red Sea encounter.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
