https://centcomcitadel.com/en_GB Citadel is a publication of USCENTCOM, which directs and enables military operations and activities with allies and partners to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring US interests. en-gb images/2026/07/03/56786-_165__mim-104_patriot-370_237.jpg CENTCOM's Patriot batteries form a layered, combat-proven shield against advanced missile threats. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16f9s ssc/features/2026/07/03/feature-01 Fri, 3 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/07/02/56785-_167__unmanned_drone_ship-370_237.jpg Advancements in naval technologies for maritime protection. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16f81 ssc/features/2026/07/02/feature-03 Thu, 2 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/30/56732-_164__regional_cooperation_26-370_237.jpg Regional Cooperation 26 unites nations through advanced cyber defense and command-post operations, strengthening collective readiness for modern security challenges. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16ef4 ssc/features/2026/06/30/feature-02 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/26/56627-_161__usvs-370_237.jpg US AI-powered drone 'wolfpacks' are transforming Middle East naval defense, creating an autonomous shield over the world's most vulnerable shipping chokepoints. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16e87 ssc/features/2026/06/26/feature-01 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/23/56621-_160__operators_monitor_satelllites-370_237.jpg By linking space satellites directly to the ground, the United States is building an unbreakable shield to protect regional allies from advanced missile threats. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16dan ssc/features/2026/06/23/feature-01 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/18/56551-_156__saudi_ai_defense-370_237.jpg The era of passive deterrence is over: how a massive $142 billion defense framework is transforming the Middle East into an unassailable, interconnected fortress. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16cnn ssc/features/2026/06/18/feature-02 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/16/56317-_125c__whatsapp-370_237.jpg Ordinary people are delivering extraordinary intelligence, helping seize Iranian weapons, disrupting smuggling networks and exposing IRGC operatives once believed untouchable. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16c2v ssc/features/2026/06/16/feature-01 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/11/56424-_148__carrier_strike_group_formation-370_237.jpg A tightening US maritime cordon is rapidly reshaping the standoff by proving Washington can outlast Iran's shrinking economic clock. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16bfg ssc/features/2026/06/11/feature-01 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/11/56277-irgc_8-370_237.jpg A non-kinetic program is producing battlefield-level results by empowering civilians to expose hostile networks. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16bfy ssc/features/2026/06/11/feature-02 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/10/56462-_151__gulf_cooperation_council-370_237.jpg From Kuwait to the wider Gulf, GCC nations are demonstrating that an attack on one member will not divide the region's collective resolve. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16b7p ssc/features/2026/06/10/feature-02 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/09/56383-navy-370_237.jpg The US approaches Middle Eastern negotiations with a clear commitment to securing a fair and lasting diplomatic agreement. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16axm ssc/features/2026/06/09/feature-02 Tue, 9 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 images/2026/06/05/56315-_146__leonidas_system-370_237.jpg A new 'shotgun of the sky' is quietly transforming how US forces crush rising drone swarms across the Middle East. http://centcomcitadel.com/r/16ah7 ssc/features/2026/06/05/feature-01 Fri, 5 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000