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An intriguing photo has emerged of an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) captured by Russia and fitted with a Russian-made 30mm cannon in place of the vehicle’s original Bushmaster M242 25mm automatic cannon. Whether the installation is intended for operational use, or for trials, or for some other purpose, is unclear, but it is the latest in a long line of unorthodox modifications to armored vehicles that have appeared since the start of the war in Ukraine.
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M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Appears In Russia With Locally Made 30mm Cannon

The captured infantry fighting vehicle has had its Bushmaster chain gun swapped out for a Russian-made weapon.

U.S. Air Force members of Goodfellow Air Force Base wait in the second floor of the launch control center for their turn to see the silo inside the underground portion of the Lawn Atlas Missile Base in Lawn, Texas, Dec 3, 2020. In 2008, LAMB was a recorded Texas Historic Landmark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves)
Bunker Talk

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

Hot Pockets and Crystal Light for all!

F-15Is on a mission to Iran.
Iran

Israel Vows To Maintain Air Superiority Over Iran

Israel's defense minister ordered the IDF to devise a plan to keep Iran from restoring its ballistic missile capabilities and furthering its nuclear program.

For the first time, at least publicly, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force are seeking funds – nearly $670.5 million in total – to support procurement of AIM-260A Joint Advanced Tactical Missiles (JATM) for operational use in its latest annual budget request.
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AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile Funding To Start Production Sought In New Budget

The AIM-260A is being developed as a far longer-ranged replacement for the workhorse AIM-120 air-to-air missile.

The Pentagon’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget fully commits to the U.S. Air Force's F-47 sixth-generation stealth fighter, while effectively shelving the U.S. Navy's plans for a next-generation carrier-based F/A-XX combat jet.
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Pentagon “All In” On Air Force’s F-47, Puts Navy’s F/A-XX On Ice

The new DoD budget prioritizes F-47, slashing F/A-XX and planned purchases of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

F-15EX will have 129 aircraft in its fleet under trump.
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F-15EX Planned Fleet Size Grows To 129 Jets

The F-15EX has gotten a substantial boost from the Trump administration's Pentagon budget request, going from a 98 to 129 aircraft fleet.

The defense of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar against Iranian ballistic missiles included the largest volley of Patriot air defense interceptors in U.S. military history, the Pentagon's top general told reporters.
MIM-104 Patriot

Largest Patriot Missile Salvo In U.S. Military History Launched Defending Al Udeid Air Base Against Iranian Attack

The Pentagon's top officer offered new details about how air defense crews at Al Udeid Air Base knocked down incoming Iranian missiles.

The Pentagon has shared extensive new information about the use of 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs in recent strikes on Iran, a mission it says was 15 years in the making.
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Everything We Just Learned About The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Strikes On Iran

The strikes on Fordow were 15 years in the making, with that target being the primary driver behind the MOP's development and evolution.

There are conflicting reports about the extent of the damage at Iran's nuclear facilities in the wake of U.S. and Israeli. attacks.
Iran

Claims Swirl Over Extent Of Damage From Attacks On Iranian Nuclear Facilities (Updated)

The result of 12 days of war and a U.S. bombing raid on Iran's nuclear program remain hotly contested, spurred by conflicting intel reports.

B-2 hawaii diverted during decoy operation
B-2

B-2 Used As Decoy For Iran Strike Mission Is Stuck In Hawaii

One of the B-2s that captured the public's attention as the real strike force made its way to Iran had to divert with an emergency into Honolulu.

U.K. Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning.
F-35A

Royal Air Force Goes Nuclear With F-35A

Reintroducing an air-launched nuclear capability is a big deal for the United Kingdom, but it will come with certain caveats.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter and departing the White House on June 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Less than 12 hours after announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Trump is traveling to the Netherlands to attend the NATO leaders' summit.
Iran

Turbulent Start To Iran-Israel Ceasefire But It’s Holding, At Least For Now

The U.S. president railed against Israel and Iran after signs that the ceasefire he helped broker was evaporating.

The U.S. Air Force's first combat employment of 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs in recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites draws new attention to work toward a successor.
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GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Successor In The Works

Here's what we know about the new weapon being sought to replace the B-2's MOP and equip the B-21 in the future.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has engineered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Iran

Israel-Iran Ceasefire Is Now In Effect (Updated)

The U.S. president said the ceasefire aims to end the conflict, which he also named the 12-Day War.

Satellite imagery shows clear evidence that Iran took steps to seal off its nuclear enrichment facility at Fordow in the days leading up to the U.S. strikes, which would have helped shield it against a potential ground raid.
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Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site Likely Sealed Up Before B-2 Strikes

Plugging Fordow's tunnel entrances with dirt would have preempted the growing threat of an Israeli commando raid.

The Israeli military said it had struck command centers belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and other domestic security forces responsible for “maintaining the regime’s stability.”
Iran

Israel Strikes Key Iranian Command And Control Sites In Tehran (Updated)

Attacks on command and control infrastructure also targeted the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as Israel seeks to degrade Iran's ability to coordinate its military operations.

US base in qatar attacked by iranian ballistic missiles
Iran

Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Revenge Strike On Al Udeid Air Base In Qatar (Updated)

Iran has fired missiles at the sprawling Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, host to U.S. troops and military aircraft.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine have now briefed TWZ and other reporters on the historic strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last night, dubbed Operation Might Hammer.
B-2

B-2 Strikes On Iran: What We Know About Operation Midnight Hammer (Updated)

The mission that has been in contingency planning and rehearsal for many years included assets from below the waves to space.

B-2s bombed iran
Iran

U.S. Has Attacked Iran’s Nuclear Facilities (Updated)

The United States has joined the kinetic war against Iran, striking Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities.

At least two separate groups of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are currently heading westward across the Pacific Ocean, but their exact final destination is currently unclear.
B-2

B-2 Bombers Head West Across Pacific Amidst Iran Crisis

A major B-2 deployment was the key piece missing from the rapid U.S. military buildup ahead of possible strikes on Iran.