The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign ...
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The U.S. military struck over 1,000 targets on the first day of its air campaign against Iran, unleashing enormous firepower in the opening 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury.
Three service members have been killed so far during Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. campaign against Iran, U.S. Central Command announced March 1. The U.S. and Israel, meanwhile, continued the air campaign, with U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers conducting airstrikes with 2,000-pound guided bombs on ...
The U.S. and Israel attacked hundreds of targets in Iran on Feb. 28 with aircraft and Tomahawk cruise missiles, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Retired Air Force officer and former pilot Maj. Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. was arrested Feb. 25 in Jeffersonville, Ind., charged in a federal complaint for “providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization.”
Analysis of commercial satellite imagery indicates China held a major five-week air exercise encompassing eight bases and some 200 aircraft, across a 1,200-nautical mile swath of the country in late 2025.
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas ...
U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jets were observed flying toward the Middle East on Feb. 11, the latest step in the U.S. military buildup in the region as the Trump administration weighs possible strikes on Iran.
How the Air Force Cleared the Way for Delta Force. The daring raid on Caracas, Venezuela, to snatch and grab Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may have been characterized by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a law enforcement operation, but...