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Trump No Longer Wants Allies To Send Warships To Open The Strait Of Hormuz
A day after allies pushed back on his demand they send warships to the strait, Trump declared "WE DO NOT NEED HELP FROM ANYONE!"
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The World’s Ugliest Airplane Just Flew For The First Time
In a world of increasingly homogeneous-looking military aircraft designs, the platypus-like Kawasaki EC-2 is a radical outlier.
Allies Push Back On Trump’s Demand They Send Warships To Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)
Germany on Monday flatly rejected Trump’s demand that NATO allies send naval vessels to help protect shipping in this strategic waterway.
EA-18G Growlers Carrying Mixed Load Of Old And New Jamming Pods Are Flying Iran Missions
A Pentagon report says the new pods are still having significant teething issues even though they are being used in active conflicts.
Israel Claims Destruction Of ‘Iran Force One’
The Iranian government’s Airbus A340 had been part of an exodus of Iranian state-operated aircraft to Oman amid Israeli airstrikes last year.
Israeli And U.S. Officials Indicate War Could Go On For Another Three Weeks (Updated)
Trump says he’s not ready to make a deal while Israel says it still has thousands of targets to hit.
U.S. Navy Minesweepers Assigned To Middle East Have Been Moved To Pacific (Updated)
Two of the three Littoral Combat Ships that had taken over the minesweeping role in the Middle East have just appeared in Malaysia.
Marine Expeditionary Unit Deploying To The Middle East: Report (Updated)
The flotilla of Navy ships with Marines and their vehicles packed aboard will bring a very flexible set of capabilities to Operation Epic Fury.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
Should have gotten a Generac!
Drone Attacks On U.S. From The Sea Are A Known Possibility
An FBI alert about the possibility of armed drones launched from a ship reflects real dangers even if the immediate threat is not credible.
B-1B Being Loaded With Bunker Busters In England A Sign Of Increasing Air Supremacy Over Iran
There are now 15 American bombers that are flying strike missions against Iran from RAF Fairford.
Iranian F-14 Tomcats Meet Their Doom In Israeli Airstrikes
Iran’s Tomcats may have used up the last of their nine lives as the U.S. and Israel seek to neuter the country’s air force.
B-21 Raider Photographed Aerial Refueling For The First Time
The B-21 is said to be making quick progress in testing as the USAF accelerates production ahead of its 2027 entry into service.
Serbian MiG-29 Appears Armed With Chinese Supersonic Standoff Missiles
Previously only known to be in Pakistani service, the Chinese-made CM-400 air-to-ground missile has now appeared on Serbian MiG-29 jets.
Massive Leap In Ability To Spot Iranian Drones Headed To Persian Gulf
The E-7A Wedgetail is arguably the best aircraft anywhere in the world for spotting low-flying Iranian drones and cruise missiles.
Bell’s X-76 Fold-Away Rotor Aircraft Is DARPA’s Newest X-Plane
Planned to fly in 2028, the X-76 will explore technologies for fast-flying runway-independent aircraft with folding rotors, crewed and uncrewed.
Iranian Attacks On Prized Missile Defense Radars Are A Wake-Up Call
Iran’s successful targeting of critical missile defense radars in the Middle East highlights global vulnerabilities.
Israeli F-16 Appears Carrying A Mysterious Precision Bomb
Distinct markings on the bomb suggest it may be filled with an incendiary payload.
Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
It’s been a really, REALLY long week, guys…
Trump Demands “Unconditional Surrender,” Iran Says Bring On The Ground Invasion (Updated)
Trump wants to pick the country’s new leader, while Israel continues to strike at what’s left of Iran’s current leadership in Tehran.
Kuwaiti F/A-18’s Triple Friendly Fire Shootdown Gets Stranger By The Day
Questions mount over the bizarre blue-on-blue incident over Kuwait that resulted in the loss of three U.S. Air Force F-15Es.
U.S. Denies F-15E Strike Eagle Went Down In Iran
There are new risks as the U.S. expands its air campaign deeper into Iran, and meanwhile Iran has begun to strike Azerbaijan with drones.
The Misconception That Air Supremacy Has Been Achieved Over Iran
While there are areas where air superiority exists over Iran, total air supremacy has not been achieved, which should be no surprise.
Ukrainian F-16s Had Only A Handful Of Sidewinder Missiles Available: Report
The conflict in the Middle East is now also driving up demand for and increasing scarcity of various kinds of air-defense effectors.
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