Iran Unveils New Drone-Fired Cruise Missile
The Iranian military recently invited Iranian journalists into the 313 Strategic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle base buried under the Zagros Mountains, which run along the majority of the Iran–Iraq border and…
UAV Technologies Proliferating in Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and counter-UAV technologies appear poised to continue proliferating and evolving in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The accompanying articles shed light on their use in this corner…
Azerbaijan Balances Security Cooperation Between Turkey and Russia
The accompanying excerpted article from the independent Russian-language website Kavkazskiy Uzel provides a regional analysis of how Azerbaijan balances its security cooperation with Turkey and Russia. It also discusses Azerbaijan’s…
Central Asian Forces Boosting UAV Capabilities
In March 2022, Kyrgyzstan’s Border Guards carried out an exercise with their recently acquired Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Shortly after that, Tajikistan’s defense minister visited Turkey and…
Iran Opens New Drone Plant in Tajikistan
The excerpted article from one of Iran’s major economic newspapers, Eghtesad News, illustrates how Iran uses drones to secure diplomatic objectives. The article discusses Iran’s Army Chief of Staff General…
Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB2 Drones Play Important Role in Ukraine
Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones are playing a force multiplier role for Ukraine in its war with Russia. According to several Turkish defense experts, the way Ukrainian forces have used these…
Algeria Sees Threat from Morocco as Western Sahara Conflict Threatens To Reignite
The long-frozen dispute over the Western Sahara, in which Morocco claims sovereignty over the territory and Algeria supports the Polisario Front’s independence aspirations, continues to thaw amidst sporadic military activity.…
Yemen’s Houthis Employ Iranian “358” Loitering Anti-Aircraft Missile
The Iranian “358” missile appears to be an increasingly important weapon for Yemen’s Houthi-led military forces. The 358 missile is classified as surface-to-air, but in early January, it was seemingly…
Iran-Backed Iraqi Group Attacks Abu Dhabi with UAVs in Support of Yemen’s Houthis
A little-known group calling itself the “True Promise Brigades” claimed a 2 February attack on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), involving multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The group’s only…
Russian Invasion of Ukraine Detrimental to Turkey
The accompanying articles highlight that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses significant risks to Turkey’s already troubled economy, energy security, and defense industry regardless of Turkey’s position in this conflict as…