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IDF Releases Footage of Massive Hamas Tunnel in Rafah Where Lt. Hadar Goldin’s Remains Were Held for Over a Decade
November 20, 2025 1:09 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday released footage and details of one of the largest and most sophisticated Hamas terror tunnels uncovered to date in the southern Gaza Strip — a sprawling underground complex where the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin were held by the terror group in recent years before being returned to Israel last week.
The IDF described the tunnel, located in Rafah near the Philadelphi Corridor, as “one of the most significant and complex” discovered in Gaza.
Stretching more than seven kilometers (4.3 miles) and plunging as deep as 25 meters (82 feet), the network contains approximately 80 separate rooms.
“The route runs beneath a densely populated residential neighborhood near the Philadelphi Corridor and continues through sensitive civilian areas, including a UNRWA compound, mosques, clinics, kindergartens, and schools,” the military said in a statement.
Elite units from the Yahalom combat engineering corps and Shayetet 13 naval commandos uncovered the tunnel, with support from other Southern Command forces operating in the area.
Among the roughly 80 rooms were living quarters for Hamas terrorists designed for extended stays, weapons storage facilities, and planning centers for attacks.
The IDF said several rooms served as command posts for senior Hamas leaders, including former Rafah Brigade commander Muhammad Shabana, who was eliminated alongside top Hamas figure Mohammed Sinwar in an Israeli strike this past May.
Hamas claimed earlier this month that it had “recovered” Goldin’s body from a tunnel in the Rafah area, now under full IDF control.
The terror group transferred the remains to Israel shortly afterward — more than 11 years after Goldin, 23, was killed and his body seized by Hamas gunmen during a ceasefire violation in the 2014 Gaza war, known in Israel as Operation Protective Edge.
The IDF had conducted extensive searches in the Rafah area over the past year but lacked precise intelligence on the location of Goldin’s remains until recent operations.
Goldin, an officer in the Givati Brigade, was laid to rest last week following the return of his body, closing a painful chapter for his family and the nation.
The military emphasized that the tunnel’s deliberate placement under civilian infrastructure exemplifies Hamas’s use of Gaza’s population as human shields while building an extensive underground terror network.
https://vinnews.com/2025/11/20/idf-releases-footage-of-massive-hamas-tunnel-in-rafah-where-lt-hadar-goldins-remains-were-held-for-over-a-decade/
https://vinnews.com/2025/11/20/report-idf-has-eliminated-many-of-terrorists-hiding-underground-in-rafah/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-874639
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https://www.ifcj.org/news/stand-for-israel-blog/idf-launches-strikes-against-hamas-after-yellow-line-violations
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryjff32ebg
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-874600
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hamas-red-cross-said-to-search-idf-controlled-zeitoun-for-body-of-hostage/
https://www.bicom.org.uk/idf-operations-across-gaza-lebanon-and-syria/
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-874596
https://www.jns.org/idf-soldier-wounded-in-nablus-counterterrorism-op/
https://www.irishsun.com/news/278704951/deaths-surging-among-palestinians-in-custody-of-idf-and-israeli-jails
Israeli strikes across Gaza undermine fragile ceasefire, Qatar and Saudi Arabia warn
NOVEMBER 20, 2025 19:03
Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Thursday heavily condemned recent Israeli strikes on Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip, with Doha stating such strikes "threaten to undermine the ceasefire."
In a statement, Qatar's Foreign Ministry "strongly condemned" the attacks, which have resulted in martyrs and injuries, and considers them a dangerous escalation that threatens to undermine the ceasefire agreement in the Strip."
Furthermore, Qatar reaffirmed its "firm and unwavering position in supporting the Palestinian cause," stressing the need for international efforts to maintain the fragile ceasefire in Gaza.
On Wednesday, the IDF targeted a senior Hamas terrorist in a strike on a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
The military said that prior to the strikes, several terrorists opened fire in the area where IDF soldiers are operating in Khan Yunis. The IDF then struck Hamas terror targets across the Strip in response.
Riyadh's condemnation of Israel's strikes also included a denunciation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to southern Syria on Wednesday, along with top government and defense officials such as Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.
Middle Eastern nations slam Netanyahu's visit to Syrian buffer zone
According to Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu violated Syria's sovereignty via the "deliberate incursion by the prime minister…and a number of his government officials into the broader area south of Syria."
On Wednesday, Netanyahu's visit also prompted the condemnation of Damascus's Foreign Ministry, which said it considered the prime minister's visit "a serious violation of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity."
Syria also reiterated its demand for a full Israeli withdrawal from areas it called the occupied Syrian territories.
In recent weeks, the IDF has reported multiple cases of terrorists approaching positions beyond the Yellow Line and being targeted.
The IDF had killed several terrorists earlier who were identified crossing into IDF-controlled northern Gaza, who, according to the military, posed a threat to troops.
The military has repeatedly emphasized that the ceasefire does not prevent action against imminent threats to soldiers or Israeli civilians.
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-874661
https://twitter.com/MofaQatar_EN/status/1991439060309778543
https://twitter.com/KSAMOFA/status/1991538338159796431
Boost for Armed Forces as new laser weapon takes down high-speed drones
20 November 2025
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DragonFire achieves UK first in latest testing, taking down high-speed drones with new laser system.
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£316 million contract awarded to MBDA UK, backing nearly 600 skilled jobs and delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change.
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The pioneering programme is part of the Strategic Defence Review’s commitment to bring into service innovative Directed Energy Weapons.
Britain’s ground-breaking DragonFire laser has shot down high-speed drones in new trials, as a £316 million contract is awarded to MBDA deliver new systems to the Royal Navy from 2027.
Its most recent trials at the MOD’s Hebrides range involved drones which can fly up to 650km/h - twice the top speed of a Formula 1 car - including a UK first of above-the-horizon tracking, targeting and shooting down such drones.
The laser system costs just £10 per shot and is accurate enough to hit a £1 coin from a kilometre away.
It is a more cost-effective method in comparison to traditional missile systems, which cost upwards of hundreds of thousands of pounds per shot.
DragonFire will be fitted to a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer by 2027 – five years faster than originally planned.
The cutting-edge DragonFire laser will help to create and sustain 590 jobs across the UK, showing how defence is an engine for growth.
This includes 200 highly skilled jobs in Scotland, 185 jobs in the South West of England and 75 jobs in the East of England, delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change.
Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP, said:
This high-power laser will see our Royal Navy at the leading edge of innovation in NATO, delivering a cutting-edge capability to help defend the UK and our allies in this new era of threat.
We are delivering on our Strategic Defence Review by backing British industry and creating hundreds more jobs, making defence an engine for growth across the UK.
Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander said:
This new £316 million contract award - and news that DragonFire has successfully taken down high-speed drones in the latest trials at the MoD’s Hebrides range - shows just how vital Scottish expertise is to the UK’s national security and why Scotland is globally recognised as a centre of defence excellence.
DragonFire is the latest in an impressive line of defence dividend wins for Scotland.
The UK Government is transforming our defence sector into an even more powerful engine for growth because when we back our service personnel and Scottish industry, we keep ourselves and our allies secure whilst delivering skilled jobs and growth for communities and workers.
As part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), DragonFire is the first high-power laser capability entering service from a European nation, representing one of the most advanced directed energy weapons programmes in NATO.
The SDR backed UK Directed Energy Weapon work with a further investment of nearly £1 billion this Parliament alone.
MBDA UK will work in partnership with QinetiQ and Leonardo to develop the capability that will be delivered almost five years faster and be continuously improved, representing a fundamentally different rapid approach to defence procurement.
Chris Allam, MBDA UK Managing Director, said:
This latest contract for DragonFire is another significant milestone. It allows us to continue with the next phase of the programme and re-affirms the UK’s intent to be at the forefront of laser directed energy weapons.
The success of recent DragonFire trials are a testament to our MoD and Industry team delivering a truly game-changing weapon system into the hands of the Royal Navy.
Steve Wadey, Group CEO, QinetiQ, said:
The DragonFire programme is delivering the ambition of the Strategic Defence Review, with industry experts working in collaboration with government to get disruptive, next generation technology into the hands of our warfighters at pace.
QinetiQ is proud to have played a unique role in developing and testing this critical military capability of the future.
We welcome the government’s latest commitment, which will enable us to accelerate the production of the world-leading technology that is fundamental to the DragonFire system.
Mark Stead, Leonardo UK SVP Radar and Advanced Targeting, said:
Leonardo has channelled its decades of experience developing world-leading lasers to produce DragonFire’s beam director, which harnesses and directs the powerful laser energy on target.
Today’s contract award to procure a Minimum Deployable Capability of DragonFire is testament to the hard work and dedication of all those involved in the programme, and the rapid progress made by the defence and industry partnership since its inception.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/boost-for-armed-forces-as-new-laser-weapon-takes-down-high-speed-drones
SDF shoots down ISIS drones launched from positions held by Damascus government-affiliated factions
Thursday, 20 November 2025, 08:33
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Media Center issued a statement confirming that it "shot down two drones launched from positions held by Damascus government forces along the Ghanem al-Ali front in eastern Raqqa countryside, which has been under attack for a week by government-affiliated factions and their militias."
The statement said that "the first drone was identified as a Matrice M30, and the second as an offensive FPV (First Person View) type."
The statement continued: "After securing the wreckage of the two drones and reaching the targeted location, our technical teams were able to retrieve and analyze the data stored on the memory card of the M30 drone.
During the analysis, it became clear that the drone was operated by a group of foreign militants affiliated with the ISIS terrorist organization, stationed at positions held by Damascus government-affiliated factions, directly opposite the defensive lines of the Syrian Democratic Forces."
The statement underlined that "these findings conclusively confirm the involvement of several factions of the Damascus government in cooperating with foreign ISIS-affiliated elements, allowing them to use their locations and positions to conduct reconnaissance and drone attacks.
This enables the terrorist organization to rebuild its capabilities in an even more dangerous manner.
Our forces will publish the documented images and materials to the public in the interest of transparency and to highlight the seriousness of these affiliations, which pose a direct threat to civilian safety and regional stability, including the ongoing fight against a terrorist organization."
The SDF called on "our partners in the International Coalition to closely examine these alarming findings and launch an investigation into the involvement of foreign individuals affiliated with ISIS in operating drones from within front-line areas.
We also urge them to pursue all parties that support or are complicit in providing technical and logistical assistance to such operations.
Ignoring these violations undermines regional security and enables ISIS to regroup and threaten civilians and communities."
https://english.anf-news.com/rojava-syria/sdf-shot-down-isis-drones-launche-from-damascus-forces-held-positions-82290
Another drone washes up on Latvia's shore
November 20, 2025 12:50
A drone washed up on Liepāja's Karosta beach on Wednesday afternoon, November 19th. It is most likely the remains of an air defense target, the National Armed Forces (NBS) told Latvian Television.
The State Police announced on Wednesday evening that they had received reports that an object resembling an unmanned aerial vehicle had been found washed up on Karosta Beach in Liepāja.
The State Police went to the scene and also informed the armed forces.
Such an air defense target is most likely not explosive, the NBS commented.
An investigation is still ongoing and it is possible that the drone was even used as a training object by one of the Baltic states, but this is not yet established definitively, NBS Colonel Māris Tūtins told Latvian Radio.
Tūtins was reluctant to predict how long the results of the investigation might take.
The fact that the drone was painted bright red suggests that stealth was not one of its priorities.
The incident is the latest in a series in which drones or parts of drones have washed up on the Latvian and Estonian coasts.
https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defence/20.11.2025-another-drone-washes-up-on-latvias-shore.a623141/
Drone warning issued after major rise in unauthorised flights around Newcastle Airport
Updated 15:56, 20 NOV 2025
A warning has been issued to people with drones after a major rise in unauthorised flights around Newcastle International Airport. In 2025 so far, 165 flights have been recorded in Newcastle's Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ), an increase of 371% on the previous year, with only 35 of these flights from January to October of 2024.
This rise brings a huge safety concern for the airport, with staff working alongside Northumbria Police to make people aware of the FRZ, and how they can ensure that they are flying their drones safely.
The FRZ covers a 5km radius around the airport, encompassing areas such as Ponteland, Darras Hall, Westerhope, Great Park, and some parts of Kenton and Gosforth.
The zone is monitored by the Air Traffic Control Team, who help to safeguard aircraft operations, keeping both passengers and crew safe.
In order to educate people on what the FRZ is and whether they are in it, the airport has been working with local schools and businesses, as well as the police.
Paul Farmer, the airport's director of operations, said: "This increase in drone activity around the airport and in our FRZ is a definite concern.
There is a large residential area at the south of the airport where we have been proactive in communicating with the community about this issue.
"We have technology which can pinpoint the location of drone pilots within the area, and we can pass that information on to police.
We will never compromise safety so it is important to tackle this escalating risk before it causes greater problems.
"We have also looked to addressed the lack of information about how people can obtain permission to fly in the FRZ, and have seen an increase in these requests being made.
The key thing is that we are aware of what is going on, as if it is something we can control that is no problem, but if we are unaware it becomes a risk to our operations."
Superintendent Billy Mulligan of Northumbria Police said: "This is a massive emerging area of concern for us, with a range of people now using drones more widely.
Most people are hobbyists who aren't aware of what they are doing, but we have also seen a rise in drones used in professional settings, such as by estate agents or wedding photographers.
"With Black Friday almost here and Christmas on the horizon, we are focusing on education through a three stage process. First we will educate people, making them aware of what they are doing and telling them how to gain permission to fly in the FRZ.
"Then, we will warn them if they continue to persist, and finally, when this does not work, prosecution is possible for this criminal offence, with potentially unlimited fines and up to five years in prison if they are found guilty, depending on the severity of the incident.
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/drone-warning-issued-after-major-32909874?error=true
Multiple drones spotted over Zeeland port, operators remain unknown
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 - 17:50
Several drones were spotted in the port area of Terneuzen in Zeeland on Monday evening, Omroep Zeeland reported.
The sightings took place over the port area and the Dow chemical plant, locations classified as no-fly zones because of their importance to critical infrastructure.
“We’ve never seen so many drones before,” said Johan Bresseleers, spokesperson for the North Sea Port (NSP). According to a police spokesperson, several members of the public reported the drones.
“We check each report to see if we can locate the operator. If we can, we can stop them and determine their intentions,” she told ANP.
Bresseleers told AD that he observed between 12 and 20 drones on Monday evening. Anyone wishing to fly a drone in the area is obligated to register this with the NSP prior to doing so.
“When the number of drones exceeds what we’ve registered, it’s safe to say it’s very strange,” the NSP spokesperson added.
The incident comes after earlier drone sightings in the area. The Coast Guard observed multiple drones near Oostkapelle on November 12, 2025, but the operators could not be traced.
In recent weeks, unknown drones have also been reported more frequently near military sites in both the Netherlands and Belgium.
The police are investigating the case, but no arrests have been made so far. Residents who spot drones are advised to note their appearance and report it to the police.
Information on drone regulations can be found on the Dutch government’s website.
So far, it has not been revealed if authorities suspect the drones were connected to a foreign state.
Romania scrambled its own military aircraft at about 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday when a drone flew 8 kilometers into the country’s airspace before falling off radar.
The country evacuated two villages near the Ukrainian border on Tuesday after a Russian drone strike set a liquefied natural gas tanker on fire.
Poland also deployed its own air force overnight, and closed two airports in the east of the country for several hours to give the military all available airspace and resources.
There was unrest in Poland in September when a swarm of Russian drones entered that countries airspace, prompting the deployment of Dutch F-35s to help protect the NATO ally.
Poland on Wednesday announced plans to deploy 10,000 troops to protect critical infrastructure after an explosion damaged a critical railroad line used to supply Ukraine during its ongoing defense against Russia’s incursion there.
https://nltimes.nl/2025/11/19/multiple-drones-spotted-zeeland-port-operators-remain-unknown
Drone incursions raise national security concerns
Nov. 20, 2025 at 6:52 AM PST
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - U.S. airspace is experiencing a rise in unauthorized drone incursions, particularly around military installations. This threat, posed by small unmanned aerial systems, presents a challenge to national defense.
Industry experts are working with the complexities of this aerial threat. Rob Creighton, founder and CEO of the defense company Windlift, highlights the current lack of effective defenses.
“There’s really not a good defense against drone attack,” Creighton said. He said that traditional ground-based radar systems are limited by the Earth’s curvature and cannot detect low-flying drones that hug the terrain.
Furthermore, existing defense systems are designed for larger aircraft, leaving vulnerability to smaller, more agile threats.
Detection solutions
Windlift is developing solutions to address this gap in defense. Creighton said their approach uses elevated detection systems.
“Our system allows you to do [this] because we have this tethered drone that can fly around eight hundred feet and we can kind of look down and see these low flying drones coming in and give our soldiers and civilians that are maybe under threat of drone attack a little early warning and even allow you to deploy countermeasures faster,” he said. This elevated perspective offers an advantage in detecting small unmanned aerial systems.
Economic challenges
The challenge extends beyond detection; the economics of countering these threats are significant.
Windlift and other defense industry players are seeking cost-effective methods for detection and counter-drone measures. Creighton said the disparity is notable.
“You can’t spend a Patriot missile on a small drone. It’s just the economics. You’ll lose that war in the long run,” he said.
To address this, Windlift recently signed an agreement with a Finnish company exploring the concept of “drones fighting drones.”
However, this approach comes with challenges, as small unmanned drones can only fly for limited periods of 20 to 30 minutes at a time, requiring early warning systems to deploy defensive drone swarms effectively.
As airspace becomes more complex, ongoing engagement with leaders in the drone and counter-drone industry is needed to understand both the evolving problems and the solutions being developed to safeguard national security.
The pursuit of effective and economically viable drone defense strategies remains a priority for the defense community.
https://www.kswo.com/2025/11/20/drone-incursions-raise-national-security-concerns/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15306077/police-helicopter-UFO-encounter-US-airbase.html
https://www.twz.com/air/mysterious-drones-swarmed-langley-afb-for-weeks
Police chopper was forced to take 'emergency evasive action' after being targeted by UFO over US air base last year, unearthed report reveals
Updated: 12:28 EST, 20 November 2025
A police helicopter was forced to take emergency action during a terrifying encounter with mysterious high-speed 'drones' over a US air base last year - in an incident officials would later dismiss as nothing more than a passing fighter jet.
But newly released video and incident logs of the November 22, 2024 event now tell a very different - and far more alarming - story, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.
Witness even described one of the unidentified flying objects as a 'tic-tac' - the same oblong shape reported by Navy aviators in a now infamous 2004 encounter.
The Daily Mail obtained images taken from a National Police Air Service (NPAS) EC135 chopper of one of the unidentified craft, which was said to have 'targeted' and come close to colliding with the helicopter mid-air around RAF Lakenheath, a US military base in England.
The incident occurred amid weeks of reports of drones and unidentified objects breaching airspace over US military bases in New Jersey, the wider northeast, and overseas.
A report by a UK aviation safety board attributed the chopper's close encounter to pilots misidentifying an American F-15 fighter jet flying in the area.
But British police logs released under the Freedom of Information Act describe multiple, hi-tech drones 'targeting' and appearing to pursue the law enforcement helicopter at high speeds.
'They were forced to take emergency evasive action in relation to a drone which came within a dangerously close proximity to them,' said an incident log from Suffolk Police, recounting a debrief of the chopper pilots.
They had to perform an emergency dive and described that they were pursued in the dive by two drones who matched their speed approx 165 knots and then pursued them for several minutes out of the area.
'They feel that drones have targeted them and chased them off at approx 140 knots [161mph].'
A UK military source, who has viewed the entire 30-minute video captured by the chopper's infrared camera, said there was more to the incident than a close brush with a fighter jet.
'In the 30-minute video with pilot audio, nobody mentions F-15s,' the source said. 'They only talk about the drones. How they're basically mirroring the helicopter's movements. How fast the drones are going. That they're basically forcing them out of the area.'
The source added that the footage shows one object pursuing the craft performing maneuvers impossible for a fighter jet.
'A fixed-wing craft is caught on the video, where you can see a corkscrew move,' the insider said. 'An F-15 cannot make a small corkscrew turn like that.'
The Daily Mail obtained a short section from the chopper video showing a small object, no more than a blob on the infrared camera, slowly moving towards the top right of the screen.
The local police incident logs from November 20-22, 2024 reveal a slew of drone sightings across three bases used by the US Air Force in the English counties of Suffolk and Norfolk: RAF Feltwell, RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall.
'Over past 2 nights there have been approx 20 drones flying over RAF's Mildenhall, Feltwell and Lakenheath. This has been between 1800-0000 hrs,' said a Suffolk Police log from November 21.
'They report that due to the size of said drones, the pilots could be 'miles and miles' away,' the log added, with 'they' appearing to refer to UK military police protecting the airbases.
'Mildenhall/Lakenheath/Feltwell - believed 10-15 drones have been at each one - and appear not to be "hobby drones",' the logs said.
One police report from Lakenheath said an officer had 'night vision goggles and can see 5-6 drones [near the highway] A1065 coming back over airfield'.
An 'informant' in the logs told police they saw 'multiple drones' which were 'very large and they make a lot of noise'.
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The witness in the November 22 logs described what they saw around the airbase as 'large stationary things - tictacs - they are not birds.'
'The drones are well lit - they are not trying to hide themselves and they are flying very low now,' another log from November 22 said.
'Informant opened the door of his house while on the line to me and call taker could hear one of the drones going over. It sounded like an aircraft.
'The drones are flying over Informant's property in both directions.'
A crime report from November 21 summarizing the incidents stated that there were '10-15 drones flying around bases and potentially into the base airspace.'
'This is third occurrence this week according to MOD police and US base have stated they have had to ground aircraft due to going across flightpaths,' the report added.
The investigation was handed over to the UK Ministry of Defence Police, which has not published the findings of its probe.
The police logs were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by researcher Rowland Hume, who shared the material with the Daily Mail.
Mike Morgan, a retired senior police detective who has also been researching the incident, told the Daily Mail he was disappointed in the lack of transparency from authorities.
'There is a whole series of question marks about what went on in November 2024.
'I have run into repeated efforts by the authorities to avoid answering even the most basic questions, such as, how many people have been detained or how many drones seized,' Morgan said.
'What is so secret about this investigation?'
The incident was largely written off when the UK Airprox Board, the official body that investigates mid-air near misses, published a report concluding that the 'drones' seen by the NPAS crew were actually the lights of a US Air Force F-15 Eagle jet.
Radar data cited in the report showed the chopper and jet coming within 1,700ft of each other. But the report said nothing else unknown was picked up on radar.
Trained British meteorologist Stuart Onyeche, who works for a defense company and has researched the incident, told the Daily Mail that he believes the fighter jet and police chopper were both pursuing the advanced drones.
'I'm inclined to trust the initial detail and assessment of the experienced helicopter pilots that we see noted in these logs, which was that they were forced to take evasive action due to the close proximity of some kind of unmanned drone,' Onyeche said.
'It's unarguable that an F-15 was also in the vicinity as reported in the airprox, but an unanswered question is what was the F-15 being tasked to do or look for?' he added. 'Were the helicopter and F-15 in fact both converging on the unidentified 'drones'?'
Craft encroaching on airspace at US bases both home and abroad have shown signs of using advanced technology, capable of confounding anti-drone measures used by the authorities.
A joint report by the FBI, US Department of Defense and NASA obtained by the Daily Mail last year warned that their detection and signal jamming equipment had 'failed' to stop incursions by advanced drones, including at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.
The base was swarmed with dozens of drones for weeks in December 2023, creating a security panic. The incident was kept secret until it was revealed by defense magazine The Warzone in March 2024.
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Historic Discovery: Robot Reveals Pyramid Scenes That Archaeologists Claim Will Alter What We Know
November 19, 2025
In the heart of the greatest mystery of the ancient world, scientists have discovered an astonishing find that could forever change the past as we know it.
In Egypt, a sensational archaeological discovery is being prepared, one that, according to experts, the whole world will be talking about.
The most famous Egyptologist in the world, Dr. Zahi Hawass, revealed that scientists, with the help of advanced technology, have found a hidden space inside the Great Pyramid in Giza, which could open a new chapter in the history of the pharaohs.
“It is a great archaeological discovery that will write a new chapter in the history of Egypt,” Hawass stated excitedly at the 44th International Book Fair in Sharjah, where he presented the results of a multi-year research project whose official unveiling is expected in 2026.
With the help of thermal imaging, 3D mapping, and so-called muon radiography, scientists inside the Pyramid of Cheops (also known as the pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu) discovered a hidden corridor 30 meters long, which until now had been completely inaccessible to the human eye.
“Robots were given access to parts where a human foot has never stepped,” Hawass explained. Although the contents of the corridor have not yet been disclosed, Hawass confirmed that the find is authentic and extremely significant, but that details will be published only after full analysis and a scientific publication.
That is expected to happen by 2026, when the official presentation of the discovery is also planned as part of a special world exhibition.
Hawass, a long-time guardian of Egypt’s secrets, on that occasion rejected numerous theories about the involvement of supernatural beings in the construction of the pyramids:
“There were no extraterrestrials, there were no miracles. There was only Egyptian genius, knowledge, and the work of thousands of masters.”
He emphasized that the new discovery is the result of modern science and technology, which, thanks to scanning and precise mapping, are opening the pages of history locked for more than four thousand years.
Egypt recently opened the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, where more than 5,000 items from the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun are displayed – a project that has already become a global attraction.
However, the new discovery inside the Pyramid of Cheops, planned for 2026, could overshadow all previous archaeological achievements.
https://sarajevotimes.com/historic-discovery-robot-reveals-pyramid-scenes-that-archaeologists-claim-will-alter-what-we-know/