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U.S. Navy

Trump’s Plan To Escort Ships Through Strait Of Hormuz Would Put U.S. Navy Warships In The Crosshairs

U.S. Navy's surface combatants would be tasked with sailing repeatedly through a super weapons engagement zone to get ship traffic moving.

Russian Air Force

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.

Iran

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.

Iran

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.

Iran

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.

F/A-18A-D

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

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.

F-15

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.

Iran

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.

MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS)

America’s New PrSM Ballistic Missile Just Made Its Combat Debut

PrSM struck targets in Iran and can fly hundreds of miles further than its predecessor ATACMS.

B-2

B-2 Spirits Join Iran Air War, Pummel Underground Missile Caves (Updated)

The arrival of the B-2s marks a change in the air campaign and will put certain target sets at greater risk as the operation expands.

Iran

U.S. Military Has Used Long-Range Kamikaze Drones In Combat For The First Time

America's clone of Iran's Shahed-136 had been used against Iran in an ironic vignette of modern drone warfare.

Iran

U.S. And Israel At War With Iran (Updated)

The U.S. and Israel have begun a major military operation that is aimed directly at the regime, its nuclear ambitions and its ability to wage war in the future.

Iran

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Killed In Strikes, Trump Declares

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as other senior Iranian officials, adds a new dimension to the rapidly evolving conflict.

U.S. Navy

Black Tomahawk Cruise Missile Seen For The First Time In Strikes On Iran (Updated)

We may have gotten our first look at the Maritime Strike Tomahawk, and the missile appears to share the same coating as another Navy anti-ship weapon.

Iran

Iranian Frigate Seen Ablaze After Being Struck In Port

The imagery represents the first confirmed heavy damage or loss of an Iranian warship as part of Operation Epic Fury and Roaring Lion.

Bunker Talk

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

It really stays the same temperature year-round down here, doesn't it?

KC-135

Israel’s Fighter Force Stands To Be Far More Effective With Full USAF Tanker Support In A War With Iran

U.S. tankers are now deployed in Israel, with others scattered around the region, which could unlock the full potential of the IAF.

Directed Energy

Drone That LOCUST Laser Shot Down On Border Was Small And Belonged To Customs and Border Protection

The accidental shoot-down comes two weeks after a major airspace closure was prompted by the use of a laser weapon along the border.

Iran

Tankers Vacate Al Udeid Air Base As U.S. Citizens Are Urged To Leave Israel Immediately (Updated)

With negotiations floundering and the USS Gerald R. Ford about to arrive off Israel, the window for a major air operation is now cracked open.