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Weapons

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday unveiled its third underground missile facility, housing advanced cruise missiles designed to target destroyers in "strategic southern waters."

Iran Unveils New Underground Missile Base

OpenAI Partners With US National Laboratories, Launches Government AI Platform

Denmark Boosts Greenland Defense Amid Trump's Purchase Interest

'Doomsday Clock' Moves to 89 Seconds to Midnight

Pete Hegseth Sworn In as US Defense Secretary After Tie-Break Vote

Nuclear weapons

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud announced Monday that the kingdom plans to enrich and sell uranium as part of its strategy to monetize all minerals, specifically "yellowcake," a uranium concentrate used in nuclear reactor fuel preparation.

Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Enrich and Sell Uranium

Japanese Crime Syndicate Boss Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Material Trafficking

Report: Biden Admin. Discussed Iran Strike Options Before Trump Takes Office

NKorea Claims New Intermediate-Range Hypersonic Missile Will Deter Rivals

White House: Pakistan's Ballistic Missiles a Threat to US

Missiles

Iran's army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched new military exercises covering nuclear facilities in Fordo and Khondab on Sunday as part of drills dubbed "Eqtedar."

Iran Expands Military Drills, Unveils Underground Missile Facility

Houthi Missile Hits Tel Aviv, over a Dozen Injured

Putin Confirms Use of Hypersonic Missile, Warns US and UK

Russia Attacks Kyiv With Drones, Ballistic Missiles

Ukraine Alleges Russia Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Warships

China's most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine sank alongside a pier at the Wuchang Shipyard in late May or early June, a senior US defense official said Thursday.

Report: China's New Nuclear Submarine Sinks at Shipyard

Houthis Threaten More Attacks Against Western Warships

2 Navy SEALs Missing During Iranian Weapons Mission

Red Sea: Indian Navy Rescues Cargo Ship Crew After Houthi Strike

US Approves New $300M Arms Sale to Taiwan

Arms control & disarmament

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to deploy previously banned long-range missiles close to Western countries if the US goes through with its plan to station similar long-range, nuclear-capable missiles in Germany in 2026.

Putin Vows 'Mirror Measures' to US Missiles in Germany

Report: Global Arms Sales on the Rise

Russia Rehearses 'Massive' Nuclear Strike

Hollywood Stars Join Anti-Nukes Campaign

Putin Sends Jets With Hypersonic Missiles to Patrol Black Sea

Military aircraft

Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes Thursday on multiple targets in Yemen's Sanaa and Hodeidah, killing at least nine people, according to Houthi-backed media outlets.

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Yemen

US Drones: New York to Deploy Radar Detection System

Lockheed Martin Hits Record High After Raising 2024 Sales Target

Trump Calls for Shooting Down of Mystery Drones on East Coast

US House Republicans Float Pentagon Subpoena into Osprey Crashes

Biological & chemical weapons

Australia's Queensland government announced on Monday that hundreds of vials containing deadly viruses — including Hendra virus, Lyssavirus, and Hantavirus — went missing from the state-run Public Health Virology Laboratory in 2021.

Over 300 Deadly Virus Samples Missing From Australian Lab

Spain: Police Seize Russia-Bound Chemicals

At Least 4 Killed in Russian Drone Attack on Kyiv Region

US Destroys Last of Chemical Weapons Stockpile

Watchdog: Syria Responsible For 2018 Douma Chlorine Attack

Arms exports

On Wednesday, China's foreign ministry announced sanctions on nine US military-linked companies over arms sales to Taiwan. Beijing considers the self-ruled island its breakaway province.

China Sanctions 9 US Military-Linked Firms Over Taiwan Arms Sales

US to Advance Billion-Dollar Arms Sale to Israel

Russia Launches Dozens of Drones into Ukraine

Report: UK Continued Arms Sales to Israel Despite Legal Concerns

Report: US Likely to Supply Ukraine With Long-Range ATACMS Missiles

Military bases & personnel

Ivorian Pres. Alassane Ouattara announced in a year-end address on Tuesday that French troops will depart from the country in January 2025, becoming the latest Francophone nation in West Africa to reduce military ties with the former colonial power.

French Troops to Leave Côte d'Ivoire in January

UK: British, US Forces Investigating Drone Sightings Over US Airbases

US Soldier Who Fled to NKorea Walks Free After Guilty Plea

Report: Unidentified Drones Surveilling US Military Sites

NATO Summit Underway in Washington, DC

Autonomous weapons

US Seeks Pledge by PRC, Russia Saying AI Won't Control Nuclear Weapons

Report: China Leading Technology Race In Most Key Areas

The Eastern Theatre Command of China's People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched two days of military drills around Taiwan early Thursday morning.

China Launches Military Drills Around Taiwan