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Iran

U.S. Just Struck Iranian Targets Around The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

U.S. Central Command says it carried out the strikes in retaliation to Iranian attacks on its forces.

B-52

USAF Is Going To Explore What Will Finally Replace The B-52

The USAF plans to keep its B-52s until they are nearly a century old, but they cannot fly forever, and costs are already skyrocketing on key upgrades.

F-14

My God… The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States (Updated)

Long regarded as a flight of fancy, the "Maverick Act" could put an F-14 back into operation in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years.

F-15

Camouflaged F-15E Painted To Mark F-111’s Libya Raid Blasts Through Mach Loop On First Flight

Hauling eight inert GBU-12 laser-guided bombs, the F-15E painted for the anniversary of Operation El Dorado Canyon made a low-level flight through Wales.

Iran

F/A-18 Super Hornet Blasts Blockade-Running Iranian Ship’s Rudder With 20mm Cannon (Updated)

The Super Hornet strafing the ship is the latest instance where the Navy used direct fire to disable Iranian ships trying to run the blockade.

B-1

B-1B “Apocalypse II” Out Of The Boneyard And Back In Service

After nearly two years of work, the Bone once known as Rage has completed its journey out of the desert and back to active service.

U.S. Air Force

DARPA’s XRQ-73 Hybrid-Electric Flying Wing Drone Has Flown

The XRQ-73 was designed with a focus on very quiet, high-efficiency flight, and it has evolved since it was last seen in 2024.

Japan

Missiles Clobber Target Ship In Highly Strategic Luzon Strait

The ex-Philippine Navy warship was sent to the bottom during high-profile Luzon Strait drills and amid rising Indo-Pacific tensions.

U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Creates Its Own Special Operations Command

The Coast Guard is putting all of its specialized forces under a single headquarters as demand for their services is at an all-time high.

Iran

New Iranian Attacks On UAE As Ceasefire Holds By A Thread (Updated)

Joint Chiefs Chairman says Iran attacked U.S. forces 10 times during the ceasefire.

U.S. Air Force

Smaller AIM-9X Sidewinder For Stealthy Weapons Bays Is In Development

More compact AIM-9Xs will allow aircraft to carry more at once and make them easier to fit at all inside the weapons bays of future drones.

Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB)

Navy’s Unwanted Sea Base Ship Will Test At-Sea Rearming Of Warships

At-sea reloading demonstrated by USNS Montford Point could be key in a future fight in the Pacific and give these ships a new lease on life.

AGM-114 Hellfire

Turkey Developing Its Own Bladed ‘Ginsu’ Precision Guided Munition

Turkey is offering a derivative of its MAM-L lightweight munition with the same pop-out, sword-like blades as used on the AGM-114R9X Hellfire.

News & Features

Letter From The Editor: 10 Years And 11,000 Articles Later

TWZ was launched 10 years ago today and we are still here and growing thanks to all of you.

Iran

U.S. AH-64 Apache, MH-60 Seahawk Helicopters Sink Six Iranian Boats (Updated)

Commercial vessels and American warships are coming under Iranian attack around the Strait of Hormuz as a new U.S. maritime protection plan has kicked off.

KC-46

Israel’s First KC-46 Tanker Is Now Flying

The first new tanker is set to arrive in Israel in around a month and will help relieve pressure on the IAF's tiny and very old KC-707 tanker force.

Iran

First Ships Transit Strait Of Hormuz Under New U.S. Protection Plan

Project Freedom appears to be aimed, at least for now, at evacuating ships stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war with Iran began.

U.S. Army

Confusion Surrounds Future Of U.S. Long-Range Missiles In Germany Amid Rift With White House

The latest U.S.-Germany rift could leave NATO in Europe outmatched by Russia’s long-range firepower, at least in the near term.

B-52

First B-52 To Arrive For Re-Engining At Boeing Plant Later This Year (Updated)

New Rolls-Royce F130 engines are a critical upgrade for Air Force B-52s, but work has been beset by delays and growing costs.

Carrier Tracker

Where Are The Carriers As Of May 3, 2026: Ford Finally Heads Home

Two carrier strike groups remain in the Middle East as President Trump announces Project Freedom to get trapped ships out of the Persian Gulf.