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Syrian Foreign Minister says Damascus has no plans to host Turkish forces at the Abu al-Duhur airbase after an Israeli strike, noting Turkish officials visited only for training; Ankara denies any permanent deployment and Syria says de-escalation talks must address security concerns for both sides.
The U.S. Air Force issued a Request for Information to solicit a portable, self-contained Ground-Based Launcher capable of defending air bases against cruise missiles and a broad range of drones—from small Group 1 to large Group 5 UAVs—emphasizing high firing rates, large magazine depth, seamless command-and-control integration, integrated sensing, and robust maintenance diagnostics; this follows ongoing threats to bases from Iranian drones and missiles and reflects a broader debate about whether air defense should be Army-led or Air Force-led.
Ukraine conducted coordinated nighttime strikes hitting the occupied Crimea’s Gvardiyske airbase, two Donetsk bridges used to move troops and materiel, and three ammunition depots across Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson, as part of a broader effort to degrade Russian aviation and frontline logistics; the operation follows recent SBU and HUR drone strikes on Crimea airfields and fits within Zelensky’s ongoing campaign against Russian military capability.
Iran says it launched missiles at the Muwaffaq Salti airbase in Jordan hosting US forces after US strikes tied to the downing of a US Apache helicopter; Iran and others targeted bases in Kuwait and Bahrain with drones, Jordan intercepted missiles, and Washington said its strikes on Iran were completed. The episode marks another breach of the fragile US–Iran ceasefire and signals renewed regional escalation, with markets reacting to heightened tensions.