Military & Defense

This is what Iran's drones and missiles look like up close

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 21:21

Iran attacked the Erbil region in northern Iraq over 400 times during its war with the US and Israel. WELT's Chief Correspondent Ibrahim Naber got exclusive access to the wreckage of Iranian weapons used to strike the Kurdistan region.

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Every test at the US Army's mad science lab

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 15:00

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Inside the Natick Soldier Systems Center, the US Army puts its own gear through extreme tests—burning uniforms, freezing equipment, and pushing soldiers to their limits—to make sure everything can survive the harshest environments on Earth.

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The US Army has been surging cheap interceptor drone purchases to flip the cost war with Iran's Shaheds

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 10:14

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The American Merops drone system, deployed by Poland and Romania to defend Russian drones, is tested in Nowa Deba, Poland, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. — The Merops system has been used in Ukraine and is now deployed to the Middle East.
AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski

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Iran's arsenal still has teeth. US intelligence says it still has thousands of missiles and drones.

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 09:09

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Iran's domestically built missiles and satellite carriers are displayed in a permanent exhibition at a recreational area in northern Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. — Iranian missiles on display in Tehran last month.
AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

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North Korean ballistic missiles were made with outdated methods from up to 50 years ago: Ukraine MOD

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 01:21

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Head of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office Oleksandr Filchakov holds wreckage of a North Korean missile. — Ukraine said in 2024 that the debris it found was consistent with that of North Korean missiles.
Denys Glushko /Gwara Media/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images

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US Navy destroyers are at the center of the blockade squeezing Iran

Thu, 04/16/2026 - 11:52

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The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy. — US Navy destroyers are at the center of the Pentagon's blockade of Iranian ports.
US Central Command

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This is how the US Navy is enforcing the blockade on Iran

Thu, 04/16/2026 - 11:41

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More than a dozen warships and thousands of personnel are involved in the blockade of Iran's ports.

Maritime trackers show vessels abruptly turning back, while satellite imagery shows a US aircraft carrier maneuvering in the Gulf of Oman.

From Venezuela to Iran, major operations have kept US Navy supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford away from home for almost 10 months

Thu, 04/16/2026 - 09:36

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