On Sept. 8, 2024, months before the final collapse of the Assad regime, elite Israeli Air Force units assaulted an Iranian facility in Syrian territory, over 124 miles from Israel, destroyed the missile-making complex, and exfiltrated unscathed after 2.5 hours. Israel...
Israeli officials describe the Iron Beam system as being designed to work in tandem with existing air defense platforms such as Iron Dome, Arrow, and David’s Sling. Israel’s Defense Ministry on Oct. 28, 2024 declared that its under-development laser-based DEW (Directed...
Everything You Need to Know About Last Night’s Israeli Attack on Iran. Israel launched direct strikes against Iran during the night between Friday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in a major counterattack following Tehran’s ballistic missile offensive earlier in...
Three drones crossed the border from Lebanon to Israel, with two intercepted and one hitting a house in Caesarea while Netanyahu was not at the location. It’s not clear if the building hit by the drone is part of the PM’s...
F-15I, GBU-31 Bunker-Buster Bombs, and Nasrallah: Israel’s High-Stakes Airstrike. In a landmark operation, nicknamed “New Order”, the Israeli Air Force employed its F-15I Ra’am jets equipped with GPS-aided GBU-31(V)3/B JDAM bunker-buster bombs in a precision strike targeting Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah...
The six F-15E that arrived at RAF Lakenheath on May 8, 2024 (All images: Stewart Jack/The Aviationist) The first six F-15E Strike Eagles of the 494th Fighter Squadron sport some really interesting markings earned shooting down Iranian drones. The first six...
A screencapture showing one of the targets being intercepted tonight by Israeli jets. (Photo: IDF) The footage shows drones and cruise missiles being tracked by targeting pods before being hit by air-to-air missiles. Last night, the Israeli air defenses were put...
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Suez Canal, Nov. 26. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region. (U.S. Navy photo...
File photo of an Israeli F-35I with four GBU-31s in the foreground (IAF) The Adirs are usually flying with GBU-31 JDAM bombs and are also employing them at danger close ranges during CAS scenarios. New details are emerging regarding the use...
A screenshot from the IAF video showing the air-to-air missile about to hit the cruise missile. The kill, scored against a missile likely launched from Yemen, is the first interception of this kind by the 5th gen fighter. The Israeli Air...
