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Airborne Radar

Ukraine’s Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning Radar Plane Spotted Operating Over The Country

After keeping a very low profile, a video has emerged apparently showing a Saab 340 airborne early warning and control aircraft over Ukraine.

Iran

USS Boxer The Second Amphibious Assault Ship Now Heading To Middle East (Updated)

With two Amphibious Ready Groups heading to the Middle East, there is increasing speculation that the U.S. will try to seize Iran's strategic Kharg Island.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Bunker time, baby!

Iran

What Boots On The Ground In Iran Could Entail, According To Former CENTCOM Commander

Joseph Votel offers insights on securing Iran's uranium, seizing Kharg Island, dwindling stocks of missile interceptors, and how long Epic Fury will last.

Iran

Former CENTCOM Commander’s Candid Take On The Situation In The Strait Of Hormuz

Retired Army General Joseph Votel offers unique insights into what it will take to wrestle the Strait of Hormuz from Iran's clutches.

Indian Air Force

India Joining One Of Europe’s Fighter Programs Is Anything But Easy

India has an urgent need for new combat aircraft but the European next-generation fighter offerings may not be the answer.

F-35A

USAF F-35 Makes Emergency Landing After Allegedly Being Hit by Iranian Fire

The F-35 was flying a combat mission over Iran when it was forced to divert to a U.S. airbase.

A-10

A-10 Warthogs Are Prowling For Iranian Boats In The Strait Of Hormuz

A-10s are executing one of the lesser-known missions they've trained to do for decades, hunting down Iranian fast attack boats and mine layers in the strait.

RQ-180

RQ-180 Secret Stealth Drone Appears To Have Made An Emergency Landing At A Greek Air Base (Updated)

Spotters in Greece have caught an especially good look at what appears to be a particularly secretive drone.

Iran

Iran’s Energy Infrastructure Is Now On The Targeting List (Updated)

The attack on the South Pars gas field puts Iran's energy production, which is critical to funding the Iranian government, in the crosshairs.

Naval Mines

U.S. Navy Minesweepers Stationed In Middle East Are Now In Singapore

Two of three Littoral Combat Ships assigned to Middle Eastern minesweeping duties have made another move in the opposite direction.

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Used Its New 5,000-Pound Bunker Busters To Hit Iranian Anti-Ship Missile Sites: Reports

The GBU-72/B sits between the common 2,000lb bunker buster and the far more powerful 30,000lb GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator.

U.S. Navy

Navy Juggles Its Aircraft Carrier Plans To Stay Afloat (Updated)

One carrier was already tired before it had a fire, another saw its service life extended for the second time, while the delivery of a third is delayed.

Iran

Trump No Longer Wants Allies To Send Warships To Open The Strait Of Hormuz (Updated)

A day after allies pushed back on his demand they send warships to the strait, Trump declared "WE DO NOT NEED HELP FROM ANYONE!"

E-2

Navy E-2D Hawkeyes Appear To Be Rushing To The Middle East

The E-2D is America's most capable platform for spotting drones and other low-flying Iranian threats that are wreaking havoc on Gulf Arab States.

Japan Air Self Defense Force

Japan’s EC-2 Electronic Warfare Jet, Arguably The World’s Ugliest Aircraft, 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.

Iran

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

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.

Iranian Air Force

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.

Iran

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.