Weapons
Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation
The designation, unprecedented for a narcotic, signals Trump’s intent to treat fentanyl not merely as a public health crisis but as a national security threat on a par with chemical warfare.
Ukraine special forces target Russian vessels in Caspian Sea
IDF finds weapon of slain hostage Capt. Daniel Perez in booby-trapped Gaza compound
Israeli start-up InfiniDome brings GPS jamming protection to modern battlefields
Lufthansa Cargo imposes embargo on Israel‑bound military, security cargo
The company said that it was an internal decision by Lufthansa Cargo to impose an embargo on all military and security cargo
Hamas willing to 'freeze or store' weapons to prevent escalation, official tells AP
Hamas Shura Council member Bassem Naim told AP it is open to halting weapons use during a truce but rejects a US-proposed stabilization force entering Palestinian territory.
Israel will not annex West Bank soon, Netanyahu assures Germany's Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz: Germany believes Israel should have conducted war differently • German chancellor explains imposing, removal of arms embargo
How the Philippines turned tech and truth into weapons – and why Israel should care - opinion
The genius of the Philippine strategy lies in converting military asymmetry into cognitive superiority. They cannot out-gun the Chinese Navy, but they can out-truth them.
Hamas's Khaled Mashaal: We will not disarm, give up control in Gaza, or accept int'l oversight
Israel's Foreign Ministry, sharing footage of Mashaal's address, slammed the comments, calling them a "direct contradiction of the core terms of the peace plan itself."
Lockheed Martin opens new hypersonic weapons facility
Hypersonic weapons can travel at more than five times the speed of sound and evade traditional defenses
Jewish, Israeli rights groups urge UN to recognize Hamas’s systematic sexual violence
The organizations warned of what they described as growing efforts from the UN to deny Hamas’s weaponization of sexual violence against the hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, massacre.
Archaeologists find record-size Ming Dynasty cannon at Great Wall of China
Chinese archaeologists uncovered the largest Ming Dynasty cannon ever found during excavations at the Great Wall’s Jiankou section, alongside rare artifacts and ancient structures.
Armed drones continue to fly ahead, and so is the tech bringing them down - analysis
Several dozen c-UAS companies, both Israeli and international, took part in the recent UVID Drone conference in Tel Aviv last week, highlighting their technology
IDF undercover commandos capture 'major' terrorist arms dealer near Tulkarm
Duvdevan commandos detained a central Tulkarm arms dealer in Irtah after a counterterrorism operation based off Shin Bet intelligence.
Tackling West Bank terror: IDF arrests more than 40 suspects, seizes weapons in a week of raids
Personnel from the IDF, Israel Police and Shin Bet confiscated tens of thousands of shekels to be used in terror funding, dozens of weapons, and arrested scores of suspects.
