5,807 source-backed defence & security facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 6 of 59.
“More than 73,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its military campaign, including about 1,200 since a ceasefire was announced last October, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry - figures considered r…”
“Following a major cable‑cutting incident at the end of 2025, NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte acknowledged a “concerted campaign” of hybrid warfare was afoot in the Baltic Sea and pledged more support.”
“Specialist officers from Northumbria Police's Marine Unit made the tragic discovery in the River Tyne near Wylam Bridge today, Tuesday.”
“The UAE defence ministry said its air‑defence systems detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran towards its territory on Tuesday.”
“"Zelensky also lauded the development of Ukraine’s new FP-5 Flamingo cruise missile, which precisely hit the target space outpost 900 kilometers beyond Ukraine’s border with Russia."”
“The carrier has spent more than 200 days at sea without a port call”
“the facility, located more than 550 miles across the border, with FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles”
“Webb appeared in 11 games with the Raiders in 2024, but played only 13 snaps on defense while contributing on special teams.”
““This is the U.K. doing what it has long said it would do, which is to support Ukraine 100% against this illegal war led by Vladimir Putin,” he said Tuesday, regarding the supply of drones to Kyiv.”
“The 60-day ceasefire between the US and Iran ends today.”
“EU NATO members plan to raise annual defence outlays to €800 billion by 2030”
“Prime minister says armed forces will reach 300,000 active personnel, doubling 2014 levels”
“The Civil Defence agency in Gaza believes the number of missing people is over 8,000.”
“Safeguarding infrastructure 'is of utmost importance', Rutte said, citing energy from pipelines and the 95% of internet traffic that is secured through undersea cables.”
“Trump said he had decided to 'substantially reduce' America's joint military exercises with South Korea.”
“sixth positive indigenisation list (PIL) comprising 405 strategically important items with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore”
“"the carriers of Russian missiles that strike our cities and villages are based – about 700 kilometers from Ukraine."”
“The Navy unveiled a new shipbuilding strategy in May, saying it operates only 291 battle‑force ships—64 fewer than it's legally required to have up and running.”
“Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy set a target for companies to produce 50,000 by the end of 2026”
“firing almost 800 drones”
“"In April, the defense ministry announced the delivery of 120,000 drones to Kyiv as part of the “biggest ever drone package for Ukraine.”"”
“The Iranian military announced this weekend that it would offer $30,000 for anyone who kills or kidnaps US soldiers in the region – with a bounty of $60,000 offered if a woman does so.”
“President Zelensky said the operation, begun on 29 January, has driven Russian forces from most villages in Dnipropetrovsk oblast”
“The drill will now conclude on 21 August, rather than 27 August as planned.”
“eight have already gone off on Tuesday, with one active at the time of writing.”
“They met later in 2019 at a Korean Demilitarized Zone later in 2019, making him the first sitting American president to step across the military demarcation line into North Korean territory.”
“16 items of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and 389 items of defence public sector undertakings (DPSU)”
“"the United States has begun masterplanning its Golden Dome orbital defense system, a fantastical shield against nuclear ICBMs and ASATs that could cost more than $1 trillion."”
“The GAO said in 2022 that shipyards will not be able to handle nearly one‑third of the maintenance scheduled for U.S. aircraft carriers and submarines over the next 20 years.”
“Ukraine's state-backed innovation platform Brave1 said last week that the military has ordered more than 3,000 robots from its marketplace since it launched last year, including over 640 units in July”
“killed at least 10 people and wounded eight others”
“"Then, in June, it committed 150,000 additional drones—along with 350 air missiles—to Ukraine by the end of 2026."”
“Ukraine aims to produce up to 50,000 unmanned ground vehicles this year”
“with about 18,000 South Korean soldiers participating.”
“amounted to more than €4.6 billion.”
“This includes over 150,000 drones this year, cutting‑edge Stone Cloak devices that hinder Russian air defences and innovative low‑cost cruise missiles.”
“DDP launched Sarijan defence portal in Aug 2020”
“The Army’s 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion at Fort Stewart, Georgia, is offering the incentive, with soldiers who reenlist between Aug. 1 and Nov. 14 receiving a four-day pass “specifically designated to coincide” with the release of GTA VI.”
“More than half of the equipment in use at shipyards is past its expected lifespan, and between 2000 to 2015, U.S. shipyards fell behind on maintenance for ships because of equipment shortages, the office added.”
“Ukraine's defense ministry said in late July that Kyiv had contracted more than 22,000 ground robots since the start of 2026, nearly double last year's total”
“Russian air defenses overnight intercepted 791 Ukrainian drones”
“"Russian authorities said that the latest round of overnight strikes saw over 600 drones launched toward Moscow between Monday evening and early Tuesday"”
“We have 39,000 soldiers over there guarding you from Kim Jong Un, your next door neighbour, and you're not going to help us on a very easy military operation in Iran," he said.”
“more than €1 billion in military aid provided this year bilaterally and through multilateral programs”
“Since its launch, the portal has facilitated the offer of more than 33,000 defence items for indigenisation by DPSUs and SHQs up to June 2026”
“Twenty soldiers at Fort Stewart have accepted the incentive as part of their reenlistment, Lt. Col. Angel Tomko, a 3rd Infantry Division spokesperson, told Forbes in an email, noting 130 soldiers are currently eligible for the incentive.”
“The USS George Washington finished nearly six years of maintenance work—roughly two years longer than planned—at Newport News in 2023.”
“Ground robots have carried out more than 66,000 missions so far this year, 'taking on the riskiest' logistics and evacuation tasks, Ukraine's defense ministry said in late July”
“More than 600 Ukrainian drones flew towards the Moscow region, where 180 were shot down”
“"while the city’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that air defenses took down 180."”
“more than $6 billion of defence equipment for Ukraine through the scheme, per NATO.”
“These include 5,012 items notified under the first five PILs”
“Eligible soldiers are required to reenlist for a minimum of two years.”
“roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines who have not set foot on land since December”
“Ukrainian officials have said that they want robots to handle 100% of battlefield logistics”
“three people were injured”
“"In Ukraine, 10 people were killed Tuesday morning following a Russian strike on a “busy intersection” in Pechenihy, Kharkiv, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy."”
“delivering seven F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in 2026.”
“More than 15,700 defence items have been successfully indigenised, resulting in an estimated import substitution value of about Rs 9,000 crore over the last five years”
“four-day pass to play “Grand Theft Auto VI” upon its release as an incentive for troops to reenlist”
“Redeploying the Washington to the Gulf will leave the U.S. 'with limited naval presence' for over a year and a half”
“explaining that an assault robot can be tasked with logistics in two hours”
“killed 10 civilians”
“killed at least 10 people and injured 18 others”
“DPSUs have placed procurement orders, including in-house production, worth Rs 10,000 crore on domestic vendors up to March 2026”
“between Aug. 1 and Nov. 14 receiving a four-day pass”
“Xi wants China's armed forces to be able to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027”
“In Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, for instance, a robot might survive only three or four missions; in other areas, it could survive more — maybe 15 or 20”
“Another 17 people were wounded”
“damaged 10 houses”
“The United Arab Emirates’ defence ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran towards the Gulf country”
“Twenty soldiers at Fort Stewart have accepted the incentive”
“Harp was also one of three aides, along with Dan Scavino and Walt Nauta, who accompanied Trump on a decoy military flight out of Turkey last month amid a reported security threat, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary…”
“damaged 10 homes, a cafe, a post office, a store and at least seven vehicles”
“used two Banderol cruise missiles”
“London has committed around £25 billion in support, including £16 billion in military aid.”
“130 soldiers are currently eligible for the incentive”
“assembling around 60 assembled and having enough fissile material to produce at least 30 more”
“three people were killed and three others were wounded”
“The pilots went missing after Iranian military aircraft entered Qatari airspace on 2 March”
“Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin saying 180 drones had been downed over the region.”
“At least 18,000 South Korean troops were also taking part, according to local authorities.”
“According to preliminary information, 10 people were killed," he added, with eight people wounded.”
“Regional governor Andrei Vorobyov separately said drones struck a Wildberries warehouse and other facilities, injuring at least three people, including a 10-year-old girl.”
“pulled plans to deploy 4,000 U.S. troops to the country on NATO’s eastern flank.”
“Meanwhile, a total of 620 drones flew towards the Moscow region overnight, Russian officials said on Tuesday, reporting that several people were wounded and buildings were hit.”
“Ukrainian forces also launched almost 800 drones at targets across Russia, according to Russian officials, two days after another large-scale drone attack.”
“reconsidering a $14 billion arms sale that would bolster the defenses of Beijing-claimed Taiwan”
“Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz Group said its facilities had been targeted 13 times over the past week, bringing the total number of attacks to almost 300 since the start of the year.”
“A Russian missile strike on a village in the northeastern Kharkiv region killed at least 10 people and wounded eight, Ukrainian officials said.”
“August 18, 2001: The FBI Minneapolis field office sent a detailed memorandum to the Radical Fundamentalist Unit (RFU) at headquarters in Washington describing the information they learned to date in the investigation of Zacarias Moussaoui,…”
“DTEK Group, a coal mining and power production company which says it is the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector, also said a Russian attack started a fire at one of its mines, killing a 52-year-old man.”
“Moussaoui was taken into custody two days earlier.”
“Ukraine has gradually increased its domestically produced firepower, firing a salvo of more than 800 long-range drones at Russia on Sunday.”
“for every UBL [Osama bin Laden] operative that we stop, an estimated 50 operatives slip through our loose net undetected.”
“deployment exceeding 260 days—far beyond the standard six-month tour”
“post-Cold War record deployment of 326 days”
“U.S. Navy maintains 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, although usually around half are actively deployed at any given time”
“ultimately pausing a $14 billion package”
“dating back 65 years”
