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28 tankers were sent out over the Atlantic heading east tonight.
KC-135

Armada Of USAF Tankers Just Deployed East Over Atlantic Spurring Speculation (Updated)

The mysterious migration could signal a major contingency being put in place or even a change in U.S. policy on the Iran-Israel war.

The U.S. Navy is sending the supercarrier USS Nimitz and the rest of its strike group to the Middle East amid a new buildup of forces in the region ostensibly for defensive purposes, U.S. officials have told TWZ.
KC-135

Major U.S. Middle East-Focused Buildup Confirmed (Updated)

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is now rushing to the Middle East and a snap deployment of tankers has landed at bases across the Atlantic.

Israel strikes Iranian F-14 tomcat.
F-14

Iranian F-14 ‘Persian Tomcats’ Obliterated In Israeli Airstrike

Regardless of how this conflict ends, if an Iranian Air Force of any relevancy exists after it, it is very unlikely to include the F-14.

The Israeli military claims it has destroyed one third of Iran’s long-range surface-to-surface missile launchers since the start of the conflict. For now, however, Iran is still launching missile strikes against Israel, with overnight attacks having killed at least eight people, according to Israeli sources.
Iran

One Third Of Iran’s Long-Range Missile Launchers Destroyed, Israel Claims (Updated)

Israel is declaring some progress in rolling back Iran’s long-range ballistic missile capabilities, but these weapons remain a major threat.

Iran and Israel continue to trade blows late on Saturday and into Sunday. On the Israeli side, the strikes constitute the latest phase of Operation Rising Lion, a campaign designed to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and long-range weapons capacity. For its part, Tehran continues to launch barrage of retaliatory missile strikes at Israel, with reportedly killed at least 10 people and injured more than 100 overnight.
Iran

IAF Destroys Iranian Aerial Tanker 1,400 miles From Israel, Farthest Strike Yet (Updated)

Israel’s strikes on Tehran are now accelerating after achieving air superiority over the capital, with an eye towards Iran’s east.

Israel is now attacking Iranian energy facilities after warning it would if Iran didn't stop hitting Israeli urban areas.
Israeli Air Force

Israel Escalates To Attacking Iranian Energy Targets After Ballistic Missiles Hit Tel Aviv (Updated)

Netanyahu is now also stating that every regime target in Tehran is on the IAF's hit list.

Mysterious chinese flying wing aircraft that could be the H-20 bomber appears in satellite image.
B-21

Massive Stealth Flying Wing Emerges At Secretive Chinese Base

This appears to be China's largest high-altitude, long-endurance drone, and one that has clear low observable qualities.

The threat of Iran attempting to blockade the highly strategic Strait of Hormuz has re-emerged amid the conflict that has now erupted between it and Israel.
Iran

Could Iran Carry Out Its Threat To Shut Down The Strait Of Hormuz?

The threat of Iran closing the Strait has persisted for many decades, and it has built unique capabilities to do exactly that.

PHILLIPS, SOUTH DAKOTA - AUGUST 26: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been shot in black and white. Color version not available.) An underground former nuclear missile launch control facility officer's quarters displays a mural of deer on August 26, 2011 in South Dakota. Located in the rural farmland of the South Dakota plains, the bunker is now a national historical site open to visitors. Put out of service after treaties with the former Soviet Union, the missiles controlled by this room were probably capable of destroying the planet. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
Bunker Talk

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

It's a good time to hide.

Dramatic footage is emerging online as Iran has begun launching a huge ballistic missile barrage against Israel as part of its retaliatory strikes.
Iran

Iran Strikes Back (Updated)

Iran has executed a large ballistic missile attack on Israel, with multiple missiles impacting amidst a barrage of interceptors.

Israeli officials are warning that the strikes that began to be launched against Iran overnight are just the start phase of a wider operation.
Israeli Air Force

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 strikes Iran's nuclear program.
Israeli Air Force

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.

Israel hand commando teams inside Iran attack air defenses
Air

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
North Korea

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.

A damning IAEA report and Iran's vow to build new enrichment facilities give Israel additional pretext for an attack on its longtime nemesis.
Iran

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.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has called into question the viability of using the C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft as the basis for a new plane, called the E-130J, to support the U.S. Navy's Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) mission.
C-130

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.

A Dassaullt Rafale fighter and two Dassault Falcon business jets are on display 21 June 2001 at the 44th Paris-Le Bourget Air show, billed as the biggest ever event of its kind, bringing together 1800 exhibitors from the aviation industry from 43 countries.
Rafale

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.

A Prediator-B drone, most likely operated by Customs and Border Protection, flew deep into Mexico on Wednesday.
Q-9

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.

More details have emerged about the problems the U.S. Navy is facing with its ill-starred podded Infrared Search And Track System, or IRST, an important capability planned for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters. The latest issues to be highlighted come after TWZ previously reported on delays caused by production quality issues with the system and a Pentagon assessment of “significant reliability problems during operational testing,” which emerged earlier this year.
F/A-18E/F

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.

APKWS rockets were kept from Ukraine to be used to defend US in the Middle East.
Iran

Counter-Drone Weapons Diverted From Ukraine To Middle East Amid Rising Tensions, Hegseth Confirms

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rockets have been defending Ukraine's skies and have been used by USAF fighters to swat-down Houthi drones.