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Iran Strikes Back (Updated)
Iran has executed a large ballistic missile attack on Israel, with multiple missiles impacting amidst a barrage of interceptors.
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week
It’s a good time to hide.

Israel’s Operation To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program Enters New Phase (Updated)
A better sense of the scale and intensity of Israeli strikes on Iran is beginning to emerge as the crisis continues to evolve.

Israel Launches Operation Rising Lion To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program (Updated)
With tensions surrounding Iran’s nuclear program at an all-time high, Israel has executed a kinetic operation that included strikes in Tehran.

Israeli Commandos Attacked Iranian Air Defenses With Drones From Inside The Country: Report
Mossad operatives went as far as setting up drone and missile bases near major air defense sites and other key targets.

North Korea’s Partially Sunk Frigate Has Already Been Ceremoniously Relaunched
How North Korea managed to get the ship looking like it does now, even superficially, so quickly after it sat in the water for days isn’t clear.

Damning IAEA Report Has Given Israel Additional Pretext To Strike Iran
The IAEA states Iran has hid its true nuclear ambitions and Tehran says it is going to build a new uranium facility as war drums grow louder.

Choice Of C-130 For New Navy ‘Doomsday Plane’ Questioned In Watchdog Report
The Navy is acquiring E-130Js to replace critical, but aging 707-based E-6B Mercury nuclear command and control aircraft.

Rafale Reemerges With Conformal Fuel Tanks
More than two decades after they were first trialled, a Rafale has reappeared with range- and payload-enhancing conformal fuel tanks.

Department Of Homeland Security Predator B Drones Are Orbiting Over Los Angeles
Department of Homeland Security is using its most powerful and persistent eyes in the sky as part of its response to the unrest in Los Angeles.

New Details On F/A-18 Super Hornet’s Troubled IRST Pod
The badly needed Block II IRST pod is breaking every 14 hours, on average, during testing.

Troubled Constellation Frigate Is Now At Least 759 Metric Tons Overweight
Major changes to the Constellation’s base design have already caused delays and cost growth, and have prompted questions about its future.

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