Published date: 8 November 2026Event date: 7 November 2026 US Central Command announced Task Force Iron Gate to coordinate efforts against the movement of weapons and sanctioned material through Iran’s land borders and the Caspian Sea. The task force will be based in Tampa and coordinate with other US government agencies. Assessment: The initiative extends…
Centre-2026 provides evidence that Russia is moving beyond battlefield adaptation toward the institutionalization of lessons developed during more than four years of war in Ukraine. The exercise integrated unmanned systems, counter-UAS defence, reconnaissance-fire coordination, contested logistics, robotic platforms and small-unit tactical adaptation into strategic-level training and multinational exercises. The evidence supports a judgment of partial…