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Cheap Strike, Costly Defense: Iran Exposes Gaps in US-Led Middle East Missile Shield
A U.S.-backed missile‑defence network in the Middle East has been undercut by Iranian strikes that damaged key sensors and overwhelmed interceptors. The crisis reveals a growing strategic and economic mismatch: cheap Iranian missiles and drones are eroding the effectiveness and stockpiles of expensive Western interceptors.
Iran Launches Major Missile Wave at Tel Aviv and Executes Alleged Mossad Asset as Fighting Spreads
Iran announced a major missile salvo against Tel Aviv as part of a declared campaign of retaliation and executed an individual it accused of spying for Mossad. The US has conducted strikes on Iranian missile sites and is accelerating production of Iranian‑style drones, while Ukraine and Gulf states exchange expertise on countering unmanned threats, underscoring a widening, technology‑intense confrontation.
China’s PLA Turns Scrutiny into Strategy: How Fiscal Discipline and Grassroots Oversight Are Being Wedded to Combat Readiness
Chinese military units are combining tighter fiscal oversight with political training to prioritise spending on combat-relevant capabilities. Digital supervision, empowered grassroots monitors and incentives for local innovation have redirected funds towards simulation facilities, low-cost drone projects and other readiness measures.
Aging Arsenal, Persistent Strikes: IRGC Says Decade‑Old Missiles Still Powering Attacks on US and Israel
The IRGC says most missiles used in recent strikes against the US and Israel were made about a decade ago and that many newer missiles remain unused. It also claimed roughly 700 missiles and 3,600 drones have been launched so far, a tally that, if true, signals a sustained Iranian capability that continues to challenge regional defenses and raise escalation risks.
Iran Says It Will Target USS Ford Support Facilities After Claiming Hundreds of Missile and Drone Strikes
The IRGC announced it has fired about 700 missiles and 3,600 drones, claimed hits on 18 US- and Israeli-linked vessels, and said it destroyed four THAAD systems. It has also declared logistics facilities supporting the USS Ford carrier strike group in the Red Sea to be legitimate targets, a move that elevates the risk to naval operations and maritime trade.
Iran Declares Netanyahu a Target as Missile, Drone Barrage Escalates Regional Risk
Iran’s IRGC has declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a direct target and launched a fresh series of missile and drone strikes described as the 54th wave of its “True Pledge–4” campaign. Israel insists its air-defence stocks are adequate and, together with the United States, signals readiness for an extended campaign; meanwhile Tehran has accused Ukraine of becoming a legitimate target for providing technical drone support to Israel. The confrontations are already unsettling global fertilizer and shipping markets and risk wider regional escalation.
Iran Launches Large-Scale Drone and Missile Barrage into Israel; US-Linked Site Struck
On March 15 Iran launched a large coordinated drone-and-missile assault into Israel, which Tehran said hit multiple strategic targets and which reportedly produced debris that struck a U.S. consular residence. Israel carried out strikes inside Iran in response and insists its air-defence stocks are sufficient, while the escalation has drawn warnings from U.S. lawmakers and raised tensions with countries offering technical help to Israel.
Drones Shot Down Over Islamabad Raise Fears of Cross‑Border Escalation
Pakistani air defences shot down two drones over Islamabad on March 13, one of which dropped an unexploded bomb on a military camp. Debris damaged buildings and flights at Islamabad airport were briefly suspended while investigators work to determine whether the drones were launched from inside Pakistan or across the Afghan border.
IRGC Claims Missile-and-Drone Strike on U.S. Fifth Fleet Base in Bahrain, Raising Stakes in the Gulf
The IRGC says it carried out a two-wave missile and drone attack on the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain, claiming precision hits on anti-drone systems, unmanned surface vessel facilities, logistics and fuel stores. The strike, which has not been independently verified, signals Tehran’s use of asymmetric tools to challenge U.S. naval dominance in the Gulf and raises the risk of broader regional escalation.
Small Workshop, Big Effects: How a PLA Drone Repair Room Is Shaping Future Battlefields
A People’s Liberation Army regiment has converted a small clubhouse corner into a unit‑level drone repair and rapid‑prototyping shop that uses 3D printing and flight‑data analysis to shorten repair cycles and improve equipment resilience. The initiative highlights a broader trend in which frontline units build decentralized sustainment and innovation capabilities to maintain operational tempo against proliferating low‑cost unmanned systems.
Iran and Hezbollah Claim Coordinated Missile-and-Drone Barrage on Over 50 Targets Across Israel, Says IRGC
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it and Hezbollah conducted a five-hour coordinated missile-and-drone campaign striking more than 50 targets across Israel and claiming hits on US bases in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Tehran framed the action as part of an ongoing campaign to alter battlefield realities, a development that raises the risk of broader regional escalation and complicates US and allied responses.
US Suffers Fresh MQ‑9 Losses in Strikes on Iran, Raising Questions About Drone Vulnerability and Strategy
Two more US MQ‑9 Reaper drones were lost in strikes on Iran, bringing total MQ‑9 losses to 11 at a reported value exceeding $330 million. The attrition highlights tactical vulnerabilities, strains ISR capabilities, and raises strategic and budgetary questions for US operations in the region.