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Kuwait, Haifa Refineries Hit in Iran-linked Attacks

March 20, 2026 @ 06:25 AM

Kuwaits Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery and an oil refinery in Israels Haifa were hit in separate attacks, as Iran-linked strikes on energy infrastructure continue across the region. Kuwaits state oil company KPC said its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery was struck by multiple drone attacks early on Friday, triggering a fire in some units, according to the state news agency
Drone Strikes Saudi’s Samref Oil Refinery, one of the Gulf’s Largest...

March 19, 2026 @ 12:28 PM

drone has struck the Samref oil refinery in western Saudi Arabia, crashing into an object on the facility's grounds. The Saudi Defense Ministry confirmed the incident and stated that damage is currently being assessed
Qatar Expels Iranian Military Attaches for Gas Field Attack

March 19, 2026 @ 10:05 AM

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered an official note to the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, stating that Qatar considers both the military attache and the security attache at the embassy, in addition to the staff of the two attache offices "persona non grata", and requests that they leave the country within a maximum period of (24) hours. This came during a meeting held Wednesday between HE Director of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Yousif Fakhro, and HE Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the State Ali Salehabadi
Maiden Flight of Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ Electronic Warfare Aircraft

March 18, 2026 @ 01:40 PM

The Kawasaki EC-2 SOJ electronic warfare aircraft completed its first successful public flight at Gifu Air Base. Derived from the C-2 twin-jet transport, the aircraft is designed to conduct standoff electronic warfare missions by suppressing enemy surveillance and multi-function radar systems without entering the operational range of air defense missiles
U.S. Sends 2,200 Japan-based Marines, Amphibious Assault Ship to Middle East

March 18, 2026 @ 11:38 AM

More than 2,200 U.S
Royal Netherlands Navy Deploys V-BAT Drone at Sea for First Time

March 18, 2026 @ 08:04 AM

The Royal Netherlands Navy used the V-BAT reconnaissance drone at sea
Argentina Inaugurates F-16 Maintenance Training Center

March 18, 2026 @ 07:48 AM

The Argentine Air Force
Taliban Claims Pakistan Airstrike on Kabul Hospital Killed 400; Latter Denies

March 17, 2026 @ 05:40 AM

Afghanistans deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said early Tuesday that the death toll from a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul has risen to 400 after a strike allegedly hit a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday. In a post on X, Fitrat said the strike destroyed large sections of the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, a 2,000-bed facility, and left about 250 people injured
Russian Air Defenses down 250 Drones near Moscow; Ukrainian Strikes Hit Oil

March 16, 2026 @ 12:30 PM

Russian air defense systems shot down about 250 drones approaching Moscow over two days, according to Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. “Air defense forces destroyed about 250 enemy UAVs directly on approach <
Japan, Australia Join U.K., Spain in Refusing Trump’s Request to Send Warships...

March 16, 2026 @ 08:23 AM

Japan and Australia said on Monday they do not plan to send naval vessels to the Middle East to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, joining the U.K

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