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With the significant Israeli and U.S. military attacks against Iran in 2025 and early 2026, analysts have discussed and debated Iran’s ability to replenish its missile and drone arsenal. Since 2024, Iran has burned through thousands of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and one-way attack drones in its retaliatory attacks against Israel, U.S. military bases, and other targets in the region. In addition, air and missile strikes destroyed many more Iranian missiles and drones along with their launchers. Importantly, Israeli and U.S. attacks in 2024, 2025, and especially 2026 cumulatively caused severe damage to Iran’s missile and drone industry as well…

When you land on a casino lobby, the first thing that catches the eye is usually the promotional banner. Two familiar offers sit side by side: free spins vs bonus cash, and choosing between them is not as simple as picking the bigger number. Managing director Theo Dougeroglou brings years of product strategy experience from Aruze Gaming Australia to this conversation, and he reckons the right call depends on how you actually play, not on the headline figure. The Gold Coast strip runs busy as any weekend, and punters there tend to favour offers that match their rhythm rather than…

Playing for stakes in an arvo session is a different kettle of fish when the clock is ticking on every spin. Roulette tournaments online turn a quiet punt into a pressured sprint, and that shift changes everything about how you pick a platform. You are not just chasing a number; you are managing a timer, a stack of chips, and a leaderboard that does not care about your bad beats. For an Aussie player, the trick is treating the whole setup like a commercial audit rather than a lucky dip. You want clear rules, visible support, and account controls that…

New DRS UK capability will support growing demand for counter-UAS, air defence and active protection system applications ARLINGTON, Va.– Oct. 5, 2026 – Leonardo DRS, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRS) announced the establishment of DRS UK, a new subsidiary created to support the company’s business in the United Kingdom, along with the launch of local production of tactical radars in the UK. The newly purpose-built production site expands DRS’s manufacturing footprint and creates a dedicated local presence to support UK defence customers, industry partners and system integrators. The company said the investment is intended to strengthen long-term support for UK programmes and…

A Short-Run RPG Auto-Battler About Building a Resistance One Expedition at a Time. I came across ACORN: Seed of Resistance just today, and it was announced last week; anyway, its mix of exploration, party building, and short roguelite adventures immediately captured me, even if we are talking about an auto battler. Developed by Guidelight Games, the studio behind SpellRogue, ACORN takes us into a surprisingly dark woodland kingdom where a group of small creatures is trying to fight back against a much more powerful enemy. The story begins after an order sworn to protect the realm is betrayed from within…

Trackers and Data Visualizations October 5, 2026 • 8:49 am ET Print this page By Munqith Dagher Summary Months of political deadlock after Iraq’s November 2025 parliamentary elections ended in May 2026 when coalition talks among the Shia Coordination Framework (CF), Kurdish, and Sunni leaders led to the nomination of Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister. During the first hundred days of the al-Zaidi government, the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS) surveyed Iraqis nationwide, and the data offer valuable insights into how Iraqis assess the new administration at this early stage. Seventy-seven percent of Iraqis are satisfied with…

An emergency alert blares from a loudspeaker, and Damon Dennard and other sailors on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington are scrambling. Dennard, 23, is readying bombs for loading onto aircraft as his crewmates race to their positions.“It has been eventful,” says Dennard, an aviation ordnanceman airman apprentice. Once the alert ends, he takes a breath, sits on one of the bombs and jokes that he probably expected an easier deployment. “It’s crazy, but at the end of the day, it’s work. That’s all.” Dennard was one of dozens of sailors Reuters spoke with in September on…

Egypt is planning a comprehensive modernization of its fighter aircraft fleet. In addition to 24 more Rafale jets from France, Cairo is also reportedly seeking to acquire new F-16 Viper Block 70 aircraft from the United States, replacing part of its older F-16 fleet. According to available information, Egypt operates a total of around 220 to 240 F-16s. Of these, 129 aircraft are older variants from Blocks 15, 32, and 40 and were manufactured in the 1980s and 1990s. These aircraft have reportedly reached the end of their intended service lives. Egypt is therefore said to have requested the purchase…

Military victory is an alluring idea. A short, violent campaign that defeats the enemy promises payoffs at a tolerable price. The Trump administration expected such an outcome in Iran in February 2026. The Netanyahu government sought it in Gaza in October 2023, then in Lebanon and Iran. Russian President Vladimir Putin assumed his 2022 invasion of Ukraine would deliver it. Many critics of U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Iraq decry a failure to achieve military victory, contrasting such wars with the decisive battlefield outcomes they believe were achieved in the 1990–91 Gulf War and World War II. And until recently,…

A missile designed in the Soviet era still shapes how pilots fight at close range today.That sounds strange until you look at what the R-73 missile actually changed. When it entered Soviet service in 1984, the R-73, known to NATO as the AA-11 Archer, gave fighter pilots something older short-range missiles struggled to provide: the ability to attack an enemy well outside the aircraft’s nose.That changes the fight.A pilot no longer had to point the entire aircraft at an opponent before launching. With a helmet-mounted sight, the pilot could look toward the target, cue the missile, and let its seeker…