More crowd control measures at Marina Bay Sands’ dragon drone shows after first performance sparks some safety concerns

SINGAPORE: More crowd control measures will be deployed at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) for the rest of its dragon drone shows in anticipation of large crowds.  Additional security personnel will be on the ground and MBS will activate the security plans it uses for major events from Sunday (Feb 11), said a spokesperson.  “We also urge members of … Read more

Iranian media lifts veil on Iran’s kamikaze drone program

Iranian pro-government Tasnim News published an important and long article on February 6 detailing the history and extent of Iran’s kamikaze drone program. These are known as “one-way” attack drones, and Iran’s own media notes that they are sometimes called “suicide” drones. The essence of these drones is that the drone itself is a … Read more

1/30: Prime Time with John Dickerson

1/30: Prime Time with John Dickerson – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson reports on President Biden’s plans to respond to a deadly attack on troops in Jordan, House Republican efforts to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and why some top companies are pushing new return-to-office mandates. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more

The drone wars of Iran’s militias are becoming more deadly – analysis

Iran has been increasingly exporting drones to its proxies throughout the Middle East over the last decade. The drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) increasingly play a role in Iran’s policies and the attacks by Iran’s proxies. Several years ago the drone threat may not have been seen as a major issue. Today it is … Read more

Merchant vessel approached by six craft near Yemen, says UK

Six small craft approached a merchant vessel about 50 nautical miles from the Yemeni city of Mocha on Saturday before leaving the area, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization said. “The vessel and crew were reported safe,” UKMTO added in an advisory note on the incident. Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militants have stepped … Read more

Drone downed near Egypt’s resort city of Dahab – security sources

A drone was downed near the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Dahab on Tuesday, in the second such incident in a month, two security sources told Reuters. The security sources could not confirm the drone’s origin. Israel said in late October that Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi movement sent drones to strike its territory after … Read more

U.S. launches retaliatory strikes after drone attack on Iraq military base wounds 3 U.S. service members, Pentagon says

A drone attack by an Iran-affiliated terrorist group on a military base in Iraq early Monday morning left three U.S. service members wounded, the Pentagon said, and prompted President Biden to order retaliatory strikes.   The attack on the Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq was conducted by Kataib Hezbollah militants, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin … Read more

Two attacks target vessels off coast of Yemen after Iranian attack

A drone exploded near a vessel in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Saturday night, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), hours after an Iranian drone attack targeted an Israeli-linked chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean. The incident took place about 50 nautical miles west of Hodeidah, Yemen. … Read more

U.S., Canada to join multi-national operation to counter attacks on commercial ships in Red Sea

The United States, Canada and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin announced early Tuesday in Bahrain. The seriousness of the attacks, several of … Read more

BP pauses Red Sea shipments as another commercial vessel is attacked near Yemen

A Norwegian-owned vessel was attacked in the Red Sea on Monday in a strike that U.S. officials said originated from Yemeni territory controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. The attack on the M/V Swan Atlantic was the latest in a series on ships sailing the sea since the start of the Gaza war. There was … Read more