Drones
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Economy
Yahya Saree: Houthis Carried Out 2 Missile and Drone Operations Against Saudi Arabia
DID Press: Yahya Saree, spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi (Ansarullah) movement, said the group had carried out two military operations targeting sites in Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles and drones. Saree said the first operation targeted facilities belonging to Saudi oil…
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Government
CBS Publishes Images Showing Damage to US Bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
DID Press: Newly released photographs obtained exclusively by CBS News show extensive damage to U.S. military positions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait following Iranian missile and drone attacks, including damage to aircraft, buildings, barracks, vehicles and other military equipment. The…
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Economy
UK Weighs Military Support for Saudi Arabia Amid Yemen Escalation
DID Press: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering a request from Saudi Arabia for military and diplomatic support amid the escalating conflict in Yemen, according to Bloomberg. Riyadh has asked London for assistance in two areas: operational support for…
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Afghanistan
Unidentified Drones Spotted Over Kabul as Taliban Confirm Patrols
DID Press: Local sources and some Taliban officials have reported increased patrols by unidentified drones over Kabul and several other Afghan provinces, but no information has so far been released about the identity of the drones, their country of origin…
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Economy
Yemen Claims Heavy Missile and Drone Attack on Saudi Military Base in Sharurah
DID Press: Yemen’s armed forces have announced a missile and drone operation against a Saudi military base in the Sharurah area, saying weapons depots and command-and-control centers at the facility were targeted. The claim was also reported by international media…
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Afghanistan
Taliban to Establish Aerospace Faculty at Kabul Polytechnic University
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has announced plans to establish an Aerospace Faculty at Kabul Polytechnic University, describing it as the first such faculty in Afghanistan’s higher education system. According to the ministry, the faculty will operate at…
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Iran
Iran Launches New Wave of Attacks on US Targets Across Persian Gulf
DID Press: Iran’s armed forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have announced a new wave of drone and missile attacks targeting U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, amid a sharp escalation in hostilities…
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Government
US General: America Not Ready to Counter Mass Drone Attack
DID Press: Joseph Jarrard, a US Army general and deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command, acknowledged at a defense conference in Alabama that the United States is currently unable to counter a large-scale drone attack on its territory. Asked about…
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Economy
WSJ: 42 US Aircraft Destroyed or Damaged in Iranian Attacks
DID Press: The Wall Street Journal has reported that Iranian attacks on U.S. military bases across the Middle East, including in Jordan, have highlighted the growing threat posed by Iranian missiles and drones, while the United States remains insufficiently prepared…
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Afghanistan
The Independent: Indian Engineers Allegedly Involved in Taliban Drone Program
DID Press: The Independent has reported that the Taliban are developing their drone capabilities with assistance from Indian engineers and are modifying Chinese-made commercial drones for potential military operations against Pakistan. According to the report, the Taliban have acquired a…
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