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What is the Quds Force, the elite Iranian unit Israel has been targeting in airstrikes?

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Kit Gillet |Tom Porter |Jake Epstein |Henry Blodget

In the extensive airstrikes that began late last week, Israel has targeted the assets and leadership of the Quds Force, an elite unit of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. On Monday, The Israel Defense Forces said it had targeted Quds Force command centers in Tehran during the previous night.
5 key questions on Israel's strikes, Iran's response, and the risk of a wider war

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tom Porter |Jake Epstein |Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert

Israel targeted nuclear and military sites in Iran in airstrikes early Friday morning. The strikes are a major escalation that threatens to expand into a wider regional conflict. These are five key questions as the conflict continues. Israel's widespread airstrikes on Iran effectively damaged the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, which officials said was a primary goal.
5 key questions on Israel's strikes, Iran's response, and the risk of a wider war

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Kit Gillet |Tom Porter |Jake Epstein |Henry Blodget

Israel's widespread airstrikes on Iran effectively damaged the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, which officials said was a primary goal. The strikes hit over 100 targets, including Iran's air defense systems, missile launchers, and senior military leadership. Now, all eyes are on Tehran's response and the specter of a wider conflict. And there are questions over whether the US will get pulled into the fight. Here are some main questions stemming from the attacks.
Zelenskyy said the US redirected 20,000 anti-drone missiles intended for Ukraine to the Middle East

2 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Kit Gillet |Tom Porter |Henry Blodget

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the US has redirected specialized anti-drone weapons intended for Ukraine to the Middle East. Speaking to ABC News in an interview broadcast Sunday, Zelenskyy said that the Biden administration had agreed to send Ukraine the weapons, to help take out Russia's Shahed drones that have been used to target Ukraine's cities and infrastructure.
The UK is going heavy on attack submarines, with plans to build 12 new ones

3 weeks ago | businessinsider.com | Kit Gillet |Tom Porter |Henry Blodget

The UK plans to build 12 new attack submarines as part of sweeping plans to boost the country's military. The Ministry of Defence said Sunday that the SSN-AUKUS vessels would be built as part of the UK's Strategic Review to enhance its military strength amid rising global threats. They'll be deployed as part of the AUKUS alliance between the UK, Australia, and the US, with the submarines having been developed alongside the Australian navy.
Belgium's defense minister says drones are the future of warfare, like gunpowder was in the 1300s

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Kit Gillet |Tom Porter |Sinéad Baker |Henry Blodget

Belgium's defense minister compared the revolutionary impact of drone warfare to that of gunpowder as European officials pledged to boost drone production for Ukraine. "I really believe that this is the future of warfare, like gunpowder was in the Hundred Years War, like an industrial revolution was in the First World War, and like nuclear capacity was in the Second World War," Theo Francken said, speaking at the Drone Summit 2025 in Riga, Latvia.
Belgium's defense minister says drones are the future of warfare, like gunpowder was in the 1300s

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Tom Porter

Belgium's defense minister said drones are "the future of warfare."Theo Francken, speaking at a drone summit in Latvia, compared drones to gunpowder in the 1300s. Belgium, alongside Turkey, plans to join a group of countries boosting drone production for Ukraine. Belgium's defense minister compared the revolutionary impact of drone warfare to that of gunpowder as European officials pledged to boost drone production for Ukraine.
Ukraine has accused China of supplying key equipment and supplies to Russian defense manufacturing facilities

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Kit Gillet |Tom Porter |Henry Blodget

A Ukrainian intelligence official has accused China of supplying resources to Russian military production facilities. Speaking to Ukrinform state news agency, military intelligence chief Oleh Ivashchenko said Ukraine had "confirmed data" that China was supplying 20 Russian factories. "There is information that China supplies tooling machines, special chemical products, gunpowder, and components specifically to defense manufacturing industries," he said.
Europe's largest shipbuilder says the continent must spend bigger and better on underwater defenses

1 month ago | businessinsider.com | Kit Gillet |Tom Porter |Henry Blodget

The CEO of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri said Europe needs to boost its subsea defenses amid intensifying threats and weakening US security guarantees. "The Mediterranean has always been populated by Russian and US submarines, it's up to us Europeans now to take responsibility for our underwater defence," Folgiero told the Financial Times in an interview published Tuesday. "If European countries are going to spend more on defence, we should spend better," he added.
Europe's largest shipbuilder says the continent must spend bigger and better on underwater defenses

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Tom Porter

The CEO of Fincantieri called on Europe to scale up its subsea defenses in the face of rising threats. Pierroberto Folgiero told the FT it's time for Europe to take "responsibility" for subsea defenses. This comes amid intensifying Russian threats and reduced US commitments to the region. The CEO of Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri said Europe needs to boost its subsea defenses amid intensifying threats and weakening US security guarantees.

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Articles

What is the Quds Force, the elite Iranian unit Israel has been targeting in airstrikes?

5 key questions on Israel's strikes, Iran's response, and the risk of a wider war

5 key questions on Israel's strikes, Iran's response, and the risk of a wider war

Zelenskyy said the US redirected 20,000 anti-drone missiles intended for Ukraine to the Middle East

The UK is going heavy on attack submarines, with plans to build 12 new ones

Belgium's defense minister says drones are the future of warfare, like gunpowder was in the 1300s

Belgium's defense minister says drones are the future of warfare, like gunpowder was in the 1300s

Ukraine has accused China of supplying key equipment and supplies to Russian defense manufacturing facilities

Europe's largest shipbuilder says the continent must spend bigger and better on underwater defenses

Europe's largest shipbuilder says the continent must spend bigger and better on underwater defenses

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