
Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle jets were shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in a friendly‑fire incident during Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. campaign against Iran. All six crew members ejected and survived, prompting Kuwait to acknowledge the mishap and cooperate with the investigation. The incident unfolded amid heightened missile, drone, and air‑strike activity across the Gulf region, where Iran and its allies have been retaliating against U.S. and Israeli operations. CENTCOM confirmed the cause remains under investigation while emphasizing continued coalition coordination.

CENTCOM released footage that appears to show a HIMARS launching the U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) during Operation Epic Fury, suggesting its first combat use against Iranian targets. The PrSM, developed by Lockheed Martin, is designed to replace ATACMS...

The U.S. Air Force deployed B‑2 Spirit stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to conduct precision strikes on Iran’s hardened ballistic‑missile facilities, flying nonstop for roughly 37 hours. Guided bombs, likely GBU‑31s with BLU‑109 penetrators, were dropped...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has escalated retaliation after the February 28 U.S.–Israel strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, launching missile and drone attacks across the Gulf and Israel. The regime’s arsenal now includes over 3,000 ballistic missiles, a...

In the late 1970s Canada’s New Fighter Aircraft (NFA) program pitted the F/A‑18 Hornet against the F‑15, F‑16 and Mirage F‑1, ultimately selecting the twin‑engine Hornet for its cost, reliability and Arctic suitability. Decades later the Royal Canadian Air Force...

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., a former Air Force F‑35 instructor pilot, for allegedly providing combat aircraft training to Chinese Air Force pilots without a State Department license. Brown, who retired in...

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Israel, India signaled intent to acquire the Israeli‑developed Sky Sting beyond‑visual‑range missile for its LCA Tejas Mk‑1A fleet. The missile, still under development, boasts a 250 km range, Mach 5 speed and an AI‑enabled RF...

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett warned that Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal, coupled with a budding security pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, poses a new existential threat to Israel. He cited historic Israeli‑Indian plans to bomb Pakistan’s nuclear facilities in...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6‑3 decision invalidating Trump’s IEEPA‑based tariffs did not dismantle the president’s emerging hierarchy of “model allies.” Trump’s administration continues to press allies to meet three benchmarks: 5% of GDP defense spending, sizable U.S. arms purchases...

The U.S. Navy’s newest carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, moved through the Strait of Gibraltar on Feb. 20, adding to a fleet of 13 U.S. warships already operating in the Middle East amid rising Iran tensions. The ship’s deployment, originally slated...

Drones now account for up to 80% of battlefield damage in Ukraine, turning a 20‑kilometre stretch of the front into a lethal "kill zone" where conventional armor and artillery are vulnerable. To keep drones operational, both sides have shifted from...