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U.S. Navy Won’t Be Ready To Escort Tankers Through Hormuz For Weeks
Escorting oil tankers in the strait is an incredibly high-risk mission, and might not even be enough to ensure their safe passage.
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Did B-2s Just Drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators On Another Iranian Nuclear Site? (Updated)
Satellite imagery shows a prized hardened facility at Iran’s Parchin military complex with three massive impact points in a neat row on top.
Iran Turns Up The Heat Around The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)
Iran struck three commercial ships today in its continuing effort to inflict economic pain and political pressure on the U.S. and its allies.
UK Grows Its Defensive Posture Abroad In Response To Iran Conflict
The British Armed Forces have bolstered their air defense presence in the region, but it has also shown cracks in readiness.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
Strikes Hobble Iranian Missile Threat As Concerns Over Interceptor Stockpile Mount (Updated)
There is a war of attrition ongoing between Iran’s stockpiles of standoff weapons and the U.S. and its allies’ supplies of interceptors.
Israeli Air Force First To Claim F-35 Air-To-Air Kill Of A Crewed Aircraft
The Iranian Yak-130 combat trainer was shot down while flying over Tehran.
Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet Responsible For Shooting Down Three USAF F-15E Strike Eagles: Report
The bizarre friendly fire incident resulted in the total loss of all three Strike Eagles, but their crews survived.
New Russian Air-Launched Cruise Missile Appears In Ukraine
The Izdeliye 30 is likely cheaper, faster to produce, and harder-hitting than previous Russian air-launched cruise missiles.
More U.S. Fighter Aircraft Heading To Middle East
Additional F-35As and F-15Es will be arriving in the CENTCOM area of responsibility shortly.
Iranian Kamikaze Drone Boat Makes First Successful Strike Of War
Iran, a pioneer in lower-end uncrewed surface vessel technology, used at least one to attack the oil tanker MKD VYOM in the Gulf of Oman.
War With Iran Now In Its Third Day
The Pentagon has offered new details about the conflict as joint strikes with Israel, and Iranian retaliation, continue.
Friendly-Fire Incidents Are Nothing New In Modern Air Warfare
The loss of three F-15Es to friendly fire today is far from the first time similar combat accidents have happened in the post Cold War era.
Iran’s Key Naval Base On Strait Of Hormuz Set Ablaze From Strikes
The attack overnight on the port has left one of Iran’s prized sea bases and at least one frigate on fire, with black smoke filling the air.
Three USAF F-15E Strike Eagles Shot Down By Friendly Fire (Updated)
The F-15Es went down over Kuwait while flying Operation Epic Fury missions.
U.S.-Israeli War With Iran Enters Day Two (Updated)
U.S.-Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation continue amid new uncertainty with the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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