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Around 5,000 U.S. aircraft sorties were launched from European air bases as part of the military operation against Iran, confirming that Europe remains an important military ally of Washington. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in an interview with the Financial Times. “European countries are delivering on their commitments. This resulted in …
F-35A Lightning II downed, elite F-15E fleet shredded in humiliating losses… Seven refueling tankers gone, air power crippled as costs smash past $7 billion… Drones and command birds vaporized, replacement nightmare now burdens taxpayers… US lost at least 42 aircraft during 40 days of war against Iran: Congress A newly-released Congressional report says the American …
A total of 288 people were on board, including 11 crew members. Two holidaymakers were reportedly injured.
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by Michael It appears that China has decided to provide Iran with highly advanced anti-ship missiles that are known as “aircraft-carrier killers”, and that is really bad news for the U.S. Navy. Our vessels do not have any effective defenses against the Chinese-made CM-302. The information that I have to share with you in this …
Major fire reported at RAF Fairford overnight, a British airbase hosting a sizeable forward-deployed contingent of USAF bombers for Iran strikes. The fire reportedly gutted a commissary building. pic.twitter.com/cveufpjC1t — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 26, 2026 RAF Fairford fire as seen from orbit on FIRMS. pic.twitter.com/yVbeQR84hJ — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) April 26, 2026 The building is reportedly …
BREAKING NEWS: France joins Spain and Italy in blocking US aircraft movements over its territory. pic.twitter.com/o7Sw14pujg — Iran News 24 (@IRanMediaco) March 31, 2026 Trump Hits Out at France For Closing Airspace to US Military Mar 31, 2026 at 09:16 AM EDT By Ellie Cook and Toby Meyjes President Donald Trump has said France refused …
Iran’s coup de grace against USAF electronic warfare I want to correct my report about 2 AWACS planes being destroyed. It was actually 1 AWACS E-3, but the picture actually gets worse for the US. In addition to the E-3, two EC-130Hs were damaged beyond repair. These jets are top tier SEAD assets, vital to suppressing …
Reporter’s summation of today’s episode from Frontline Africa news podcast: Five things you should take away from this episode. The number one thing is that this is now a four-front war. Iran from the east, Hezbollah from the north, the Houthis from Yemen in the south, the Iraqi militias hitting American targets across the Middle …
#Iran targets #USSAbrahamLincoln with anti-ship cruise missiles, warning the #US and "Israel" not to test its defenses in the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/byJoyqGo0l — Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) March 25, 2026 Iran has vowed to strike one of the world’s largest warships, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, after launching a huge missile salvo which …
Fire on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Raged for Hours, Sailors Say – The New York Times The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/uss-ford-fire-iran-venezuela.html 🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 USS Gerald R. Ford is heading to Souda Bay in Crete for repairs …
🚨🚨🚨 CHINA SURROUNDED TAIWAN WHILE AMERICA WAS FIGHTING IRAN. THE TIMING IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. 🚨🚨🚨 Yesterday, Taiwan's military detected 26 Chinese warplanes. 7 Chinese navy ships. All circling the island at once. This is the LARGEST military presence China has shown… pic.twitter.com/Zsgp1rfWDN — 🇨🇳 Wei Zhao 赵伟 (@antmillionsbot) March 15, 2026 HONG KONG — …
U.S. Central Command is aware of the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft. The incident occurred in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, and rescue efforts are ongoing. Two aircraft were involved in the incident. One of the aircraft went down in western Iraq, and the… — U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 12, 2026 …
JUST IN: The United States quietly put its nuclear command aircraft in the air over the Gulf this week. Most people do not know what that means. They should. The E-6B Mercury is not a combat aircraft. It carries no weapons. It exists for one purpose and one purpose only: to ensure that if everything …
🚨🇫🇷BREAKING: French President Macron: The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is on its way to the Middle East. — Eli Afriat 🇮🇱 (@EliAfriatISR) March 3, 2026 During a televised address, French President Emannuel Macron said that the French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) will be sent to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, amidst ongoing …
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says it attacked the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf after the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by US and Israeli air strikes. “The US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was struck by four ballistic missiles,” the Guard said in a statement carried by local media, warning “the …
BREAKING: Iran says it has targeted US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln using 4 ballistic missiles. pic.twitter.com/TTY1zP4s2P — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 1, 2026 This is BIG move by Iran The IRGC has attacked the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with four ballistic missiles, according to its press service. If Iran decides …
The Americans constantly say that they’ve sent a warship toward Iran. Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware. However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea. — Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) February 17, 2026 AC
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations didn’t materialize as one of Tehran’s top security officials visited Oman and Qatar this week and exchanged messages with the U.S. intermediaries.
«A number of sources have reported that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy has deployed a Type 055 class destroyer to lead a contingent for operations around the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, including a smaller Type 052D class destroyer, and the Liaowang-1 maritime space-tracking and surveillance ship. At a time when the United States …
Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program The Pentagon has told a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare to deploy to the Middle East as the U.S. military readies for a potential attack on Iran, according to three U.S. officials. President Trump said Tuesday that …
“A total of 112 U.S. Air Force C-17’s have now either arrived or are en route to the Middle East with a further 17-18 in-progress flights, a number of Royal Air Force logistics flights from RAF Marham to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, and movement on U.S. Air Force CORONETs,” the source said. C-17s are massive, …
An eye-opening and massive number of C-17 Globemaster military transport and cargo planes have been observed heading to Europe and the Middle East, in what some monitors have forewarned looks like the build-up to major war in Iran. One regional watcher and pundit commented in response: “112 C-17s are in or on their way to …
Beijing claims ‘Star Wars’ space warship could deploy unmanned fighter jets The core equipment of the Nantianmen plan is the “Luanniao,” a Helicarrier (flying aircraft carrier) named after a mythical bird. According to Lijian, the Luanniao is designed to be 242 meters long, 684 meters wide, and have a maximum takeoff weight of 120,000 tons. …
JUST IN – Trump to decertify all aircraft made in Canada, and impose a 50% aircraft tariff, unless Canada certifies American Gulfstream jets. pic.twitter.com/Ww4SrWeuYs — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 29, 2026 President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he is decertifying all aircraft made in Canada and threatened a 50% tariff on those planes until American-made …
⚠️ 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 ⚠️ 🇮🇷 | Iran’s presidential aircraft is on it’s way to Moscow on an unscheduled flight… An UNSCHEDULED flight. Do you think it happened? They escaped? pic.twitter.com/mmePIut5Xj — Iran Spectator (@IranSpec) January 29, 2026 Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian may have fled to Russia, according to unverified claims from observers, following the landing …
by Michael How would the American people respond if they suddenly saw images of a U.S. aircraft carrier burning after it had been destroyed by an overwhelming Iranian assault? If the U.S. attacks Iran, and that appears to be very likely at this stage, the USS Abraham Lincoln will almost certainly be targeted by the …
China would defeat the US military in a war over Taiwan, according to a top-secret US government assessment. US reliance on costly, sophisticated weapons leaves it exposed to China’s ability to mass-produce cheaper systems in overwhelming numbers, the highly classified “Overmatch Brief” warns. A national security official under Joe Biden who reviewed the document is …
In anticipation of imminent U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, 7 European and Latin American airlines announced the suspension of flights to and from Caracas effective today, following an FAA warning of “heightened military activity in the Caribbean region,” prompting carriers to… pic.twitter.com/hqqPmLDQhr — khaled mahmoued (@khaledmahmoued1) November 24, 2025 https://twitter.com/mhmiranusa/status/1993046599291777358 https://twitter.com/MilitaryObs2222/status/1993043873262969108 Multiple unidentified aircraft’s are flying …
