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Ukraine claims to have sunk a Soviet-era missile corvette in the Black Sea, releasing footage showing a swarm bombing the ship and it sinking.

North Korea announced on Friday that it tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone that could theoretically wipe out port cities.

A Ukrainian drone struck an oil storage depot in western Russia on Friday, causing a massive blaze, officials said.

The Indian Navy rescued a U.S.-owned merchant ship from a drone attack launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen.

The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen said on Monday that American and British airstrikes will not deter them from attacking civilian ships in the Red Sea. Instead, they vowed to “end U.S. hegemony forever” with retaliatory action.

Indian Navy Chief of Staff Adm.R Hari Kumar said on Wednesday that India is beefing up its Arabian Sea naval presence to intimidate pirates.

Threats to shipping continued to escalate on Thursday, as an explosive-packed drone boat launched by the Houthi terrorists of Yemen exploded in the Red Sea, while a group of as-yet unidentified but possibly Somali pirates stormed a Liberian-flagged merchant ship near the coast of Somalia.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI), an umbrella organization of Iran-backed Shiite militia groups in Iraq, claimed responsibility on Monday for attacking Israel’s Red Sea port city of Eilat.

Danish shipping giant Maersk suspended Red Sea shipping again on Sunday, calling a 48-hour pause to reconsider its plans for resuming Suez Canal routes after the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen attacked one of its container ships.

President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed that Russia would feel the “wrath” of Ukraine in the new year with the arrival of Western F-16 jets.

Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine on Saturday night, after promising retaliation over strikes on the border city of Belgorod.

Thirty-two Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russia on Saturday, the Kremlin said, a day after a barrage across Ukraine killed 32.

Poland says a Russian missile participating in this morning’s massive air strike on Ukraine spent three minutes in NATO airspace. 

Air Force commander Oleshchuk said it was “the most massive aerial attack” since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

2023 was a landmark year for drone warfare as the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) became increasingly widespread among combatants of every size and ideology.

Zelensky says Ukraine will build one million ‘suicide drones’ in 2024, and the country says it is churning out tens of thousands a month.

The leader of the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen said his forces would attack U.S. warships in the Red Sea.

The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen vowed to continue attacking Red Sea shipping despite a U.S.-led international security coalition.

BP on Monday joined the growing list of companies that have halted or restricted shipping through the Red Sea due to terrorist attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen.

Russia and Ukraine launched over a dozen drones at each other´s territory for a second straight day Sunday.

The Maersk shipping company suspended shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after Houthi terrorists launched a string of attacks.

The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen launched missiles at a tanker full of jet fuel and threatened a U.S. Navy destroyer with a drone.

France said Sunday that one of its warships in the Red Sea was targeted by drones coming from Yemen. Both were intercepted and shot down.

A drone intrusion over the stadium stopped play Thursday night during the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals game.

A U.S. military official told Reuters on Monday that American and anti-ISIS coalition forces in northeastern Syria were attacked at least four times over the past 24 hours, including three rocket and drone strikes on Sunday night. The attacks were almost certainly launched by Iranian proxy forces.

Despite the “nightmare” of tunnel warfare, the mission being carried out by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appears “very successful,” though Israel doesn’t have unlimited time, according to retired United States Army Major and urban warfare expert John Spencer, who deemed Hamas an “existential threat” whose strategy is to “create their own civilians’ deaths and get the world to react,” in order to prevent the IDF from eliminating their military capabilities — “and it is working.” 

The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen shot down a $30 million U.S. MQ-9 “Reaper” drone operating in international airspace.

Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, on Tuesday demanded Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani put an end to Iran-backed Shiite militia attacks on bases housing U.S. personnel.

Iran-backed Shiite militia forces in Iraq on Tuesday claimed credit for launching explosive-laden drones at bases housing U.S. forces.

Iran-controlled Shiite militias in Iraq on Thursday claimed responsibility for rocket and drone attacks on two bases housing U.S. troops in Syria and Iraq.

CENTCOM reports two dozen U.S. personnel were injured during drone attacks by Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria last week.

Two military bases in Iraq that host U.S. and coalition forces were attacked with rockets and drones on Thursday, in an apparent effort by Iran-controlled Shiite militias to make good on their threats to attack American interests if the U.S. continues to support Israel against the terrorists of Hamas.

New Scientist on Friday claimed that Ukrainian attack drones “are now finding and attacking targets without human assistance.”

As drones play a role in the surprise attack on Israel this weekend, questions about how the terrorist organization secured the latest weaponized drone technology are being asked. According to Israeli experts speaking to the media in September about the Hamas drones, “the inspiration for them is Iran.” 

The Pentagon confirmed that American armed forces shot down a Turkish drone near Hasakah, Syria, as it posed a ‘potential threat’ to a nearby U.S. base.

Russia targeted Ukraine with drones in another massive attack early Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Spain.