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Russia–Ukraine
Full-scale war since February 2022. Front lines move slowly while both sides strike energy and industrial targets with drones and missiles.
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Russia–Ukraine
Full-scale war since February 2022. Front lines move slowly while both sides strike energy and industrial targets with drones and missiles.
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Status, background and the systems from our Tech Hub involved in each theater.ACTIVE CONFLICT
Israel, Gaza & Lebanon
A fragile ceasefire in Gaza, continued fighting in the West Bank, and renewed war with Hezbollah in Lebanon during 2026.
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Iran & Strait of Hormuz
Direct war involving Iran since March 2026, with Iranian strikes across the Gulf and shipping through Hormuz under blockade.
▶ Why Does Iran's New Nuclear Bunker Take So Many Aircraft to Hit?ACTIVE CONFLICT
Yemen & Red Sea
Houthi missile and drone attacks on shipping and on Israel keep the Bab al-Mandab strait contested.
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Sudan
Civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces since April 2023. The RSF holds Darfur and much of Kordofan.
ACTIVE CONFLICT
Eastern DR Congo
M23 rebels hold Goma and large parts of North and South Kivu.
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Sahel
Jihadist insurgencies across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, with military juntas relying on Russian contractors.
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Myanmar
Civil war between the junta and resistance armies, now in its fifth year.
ACTIVE CONFLICT
Pakistan–Afghanistan
A 2026 border war layered on insurgencies in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
ACTIVE CONFLICT
Haiti
Armed gangs control most of Port-au-Prince and key roads.
HIGH TENSION
Taiwan Strait
Rising Chinese military pressure around Taiwan, with large exercises and daily air and naval activity.
▶ USS John F. Kennedy: America's Answer to China's Missile WallHIGH TENSION
Venezuela
U.S. strikes on criminal groups in the Caribbean raise the risk of a wider conflict with Caracas.
HIGH TENSION
East China Sea & Japan
Japan is arming its carriers with F-35Bs and fielding long-range missiles as Chinese missile forces grow.
▶ Japan's $2,500 Answer to China's 3,000 MissilesStatus is reviewed by hand; news comes automatically from major outlets and is not edited by WarTechX. Related systems are ones used in or analyzed for that theater.