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Analysis: Israel’s Return Strike has Reestablished Deterrence

Last night I published a quick analysis of how I see the situation playing out: “Tonight, Israel responded to Iran’s attack on its soil with a simultaneous aerial attack across targets in Syria, Iraq, and Iran(!!). The attack seems to have taken Iran by surprise. Iran had previously stated that any Israeli attack would be met with an immediate and...

Israel Closes Airspace to Civilian Aircrafts

In light of the ongoing attacks by Iran and its proxies against Israel, the Israel Airports Authority has announced that the country's national airspace will be shut to commercial airlines from 12:30 am local time. Currently amongst the last scheduled flights to exit Israeli airspace is a Boeing 787-9 airliner by El Al (ELY091) from Tel Aviv to Tokyo: Notably, Lufthansa...

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Taiwanese Navy Will Commission Two Stealth Corvettes Next Month

The Taiwanese Navy plans to commission the 3rd and 4th Tuo Chiang-class corvettes, Wu Chiang and Hsu Chiang, next month. Taiwanese news outlets reported that the Hsu Chiang was delivered in February and the Wu Chiang in March of this year....

American Forces to Withdraw from Chad Amid Regional Shift Away from Western Support

The Pentagon has confirmed that American troops stationed in Chad will partially withdraw from the country after the Chadian Minister of Defense challenged the justification of their presence. The Withdrawal Defense officials have told Reuters and...

HMS Diamond Becomes First Royal Navy Vessel to Intercept Ballistic Missile in Combat

The Daring-class air-defense guided missile destroyer HMS Diamond has become the first United Kingdom Royal Navy warship to intercept a ballistic missile in combat during operations in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday. The Interception According...