In late January 2026, Iran announced the deployment of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy drone carrier to the Persian Gulf, south of Bandar Abbas. The vessel features a takeoff and landing runway and carries JAS-313, Mohajer-6, and Ababil-3N UAS....
Between February 7 and mid‑February 2026, multiple incidents of suspected sabotage targeted Italian rail infrastructure during the opening phase of the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Rudimentary incendiary devices were used to damage signalling, data transmission, and switching-related cables on key...
During January and February 2026, 3D-printed casings designed to house initiation systems and dedicated power sources have been documented in use with improvised loitering munitions. Open-source material shared in Russian combat engineering Telegram channels suggests these devices are being employed...
Between January 21 and February 1, 2026, Bangoka International Airport, located outside Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was targeted by multiple loitering munitions. Details from images and footage strongly suggest the UAVs involved, of which there were...
On January 19, 2026, at approximately 3:00 PM, an explosion occurred at the China Lanzhou Beef Noodles restaurant in Kabul. Post-incident footage confirms the establishment sustained significant structural damage. The Islamic State Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the suicide attack....
While Ukrainian clandestine sabotage and assassination IED operations often incorporate standard or standardized military-grade initiation systems (primarily RC systems), some foiled plots and equipment recovered from detained agents have featured improvised systems assembled from commercially available components. Timer modules remain...
The January 2026 Hydra report examines a series of recent developments illustrating the evolving threat landscape posed by the Islamic State and its global support ecosystem across disparate geographic theaters – from Australia and the Balkans to Syria. The report...
Throughout December 2025, documentation showing two types of IEDs seized by Royal Thai Army forces at Cambodian military positions along the Thai-Cambodian border emerged online. These IEDs represent a low-cost and relatively innovative method of repurposing common standard munitions or...
At the outset of the new year, Russia has unveiled an unmanned surface vehicle dubbed Sirius-82. Footage of the craft released through Kremlin-linked media shows the USV utilized as a minelayer by Russian forces operating along the Dnieper River, most...