Current Events in Mideast-Africa

From Australian ABC news service https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-10/australia-to-provide-military-support-to-gulf-states/106435248?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

From Australian ABC news service https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-16/idf-launches-attack-on-syrian-military-headquarters/105540008?utm_source=abc_news_web&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link

UK Admiral Credits F-35 Capabilities For Israel's Success In Taking Down Iran's Air Defense

Tales From The A-6 Intruder Cockpit: AGM-84 Harpoon vs Libyan Patrol Craft (Aviationist)

Details on the late 2023 incidents, drone attacks, SRBM attacks and others: https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/12/several-new-major-incidents-in-the-red-sea/

Russia Is Setting Up A Forward Operating Base in Syria, Pentagon Confirms (Defense One)

Sky News

Israel takes new torpedo into service (Jane's) Is this an indigenous design (seems unlikely?) or a variant or name for the DM2A4?

The Aviationist

Here Are All The Details The Pentagon Just Released Regarding Its Missile Attack On Syria (Updated) (The War Zone)

Declassified: How an Israeli operation derailed Syria’s nuclear weapons drive (DefenseNews)

Probably shoot-down by very long range SAM (S-400?) when chasing after Iranian drones: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43014081

http://m.jpost.com/Middle-East/Is-Turkey-setting-up-a-naval-base-on-the-Red-Sea-532904

Russian official says MENA country has Iskander-E missiles (Jane's)

Part 1 (War is Boring) Part 2 (War is Boring) Part 3 (War is Boring) Part 4 (War is Boring)

BBC News

USS Mason Fired 3 Missiles to Defend From Yemen Cruise Missiles Attack (USNI News)

Very widely reported this - which would make it the first US downing of a manned aircraft since 1999. Pilot of the Su-22 is apparently missing.

Angola receives first Su-30K fighters (Jane's)

Qatar to buy Eurofighter Typhoons (Jane's)