|
QUICK UPDATES
|
➤ Mysterious lights spotted over Tehran this weekend sparked online speculation, with some saying they were drones and others saying they were extraterrestrial craft. Iranian authorities have not identified the objects. (Read More)
➤ Russian troops attempted to infiltrate Ukraine’s northern Sumy region twice in the past 10 days through the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod gas pipeline, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Both attempts were unsuccessful. (Read More)
➤ A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed near U.S. Air Base Spangdahlem in western Germany on Tuesday. The pilot safely ejected and is receiving medical care for injuries. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. (Read More)
➤ A gunman opened fire on a police officer stationed outside a synagogue in Canada, triggering a shootout that injured both the officer and the attacker. The suspect, identified as 29-year-old former Canadian Army infantry soldier Sean Ward, later died from his injuries. No injuries were reported among those inside the synagogue. (Read More)
➤ The U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Coast Guard arrested 22 migrants aboard a suspected smuggling boat intercepted near Key Largo, Florida. The group included 13 Chinese nationals, eight Ecuadorian nationals, one Dominican national and a suspected Cuban smuggler. (Read More)
➤ More than 1,000 U.S. water and wastewater providers may be vulnerable to malware that can steal stored passwords and active login sessions, according to a new research. The findings come weeks after cyberattacks targeting U.S. water providers that the government has privately linked to Iran-backed hackers. (Read More)
➤ North Korea test-fired what it described as a new hypersonic missile, the Hwasong-11Ma, and claimed it traveled about 560 miles. The figure does not match tracking data from South Korea and Japan. South Korea said two missiles launched by North Korea traveled about 280 miles and 370 miles, while Japan reported distances of about 275 miles and 365 miles. (Read More)
➤ Russia plans to expand production of military-grade carbon fiber at a Rosatom factory in Tatarstan, potentially enabling the production of an additional 28,000 kamikaze drones annually by 2029, leaked Rosatom documents show. The expansion would add 500 tons of carbon fiber capacity each year, increasing Russia’s drone production capacity by an estimated 78 percent. (Read More)
➤ The war with Iran has become a testing ground for U.S. unmanned systems, with American forces using drones and autonomous platforms in combat operations. The systems, including Corsair unmanned surface vessels and Anduril Dive-LD underwater vehicles, have been used for search-and-rescue missions, surveillance and strikes. (Read More)