US military forces, as part of Operation Epic Fury, struck an Iranian drone carrier, setting it on fire, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on X/Twitter on Thursday. The carrier was “roughly the size of a […]
A Chinese political scientist and adviser to Beijing said the operation in Iran showed how deeply AI is now embedded in US combat power and noted why China needs to move faster. The killing of […]
Concerns are mounting about conflict with Iran spreading outside the Middle East and developing into a protracted, widespread war following an apparent Iranian attack on Azerbaijan. Overnight, a drone attack from Tehran hit an airport […]
The Israel Defense Forces released images of an Israeli Air Force F-16I Sufa armed with RAMPAGE stand-off missiles ahead of a strike under Operation Lion’s Roar targeting Iran. The loadout highlights Israel’s long-range strike planning […]
An American-origin F/A-18 fighter jet of the Kuwait Air Force, and not Patriot surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) as initially believed, had taken out the three F-15E Strike Eagles in a friendly fire incident in Kuwaiti airspace […]
Retired PLA colonel Yue Gang urges China to watch out for ‘internal infiltration and intelligence leaks’ and boost ‘security around critical targets’. Retired PLA colonel urges China to re-evaluate its military capability and shift focus […]
A United States submarine has sunk an Iranian warship with a torpedo in international waters off Sri Lanka’s coast, says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. USS Minnesota (SSN 783) became the first Virginia-class submarine based […]
Iran fumed after nearly all Chinese Sunflower-200 (SF-200) drones were downed by US Patriots, with one dud hitting a Dubai apartment. Evidence shows Iran using those drones—its attacks relied on homegrown Shahed models, one of […]
An Israeli F-35I downed an Iranian YAK-130 in the first fighter jet dogfight of the war, the IDF announced at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The Russian-made YAK-130 started production in the 1990s. It is […]
A report from the Saudi al-Arabiya news outlet claims that Israeli special forces, including Mossad operatives, were active on the ground in Iran overnight. Sayeret Matkal, or the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, is Israel’s premier […]
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