U.S. Navy’s 2005 SINKEX (Sinking Exercise) on the decommissioned supercarrier USS America (CV-66). This remains one of the most significant and still largely classified live-fire tests ever conducted on a modern aircraft carrier. The 2005 live fire tests show that US aircraft carriers can take dozens of 250-500 kg bombs to top decks without sinking …
x-Admiral Montgomery’s sees a 2-3 week timeline to US control of Hormuz. Conditions must be set for control, if they are not set then it will very difficult to end the war. The degradation strikes continue (including on all the island sites) could reach the knock-down point by ~March 21–28. After the missiles, drones are …
The has struck all military targets on Kharg Island in the last 2 hours or so. Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island. Our Weapons …
TankerTrackers.com is one of the highest-quality public sources available right now. Kpler & Vortexa now note the trickle of dark or escorted transits. 14-16 Tankers passed through Hormuz Today. Traffic is way down with normal ~150+ vessels per day has collapsed to low single digits or low teens (80-90% drop). Tactics being used are turning …
Protecting drones from high-power lasers with reflective or thermic coatings is fails to protect. It is a known countermeasure that’s been researched since the Cold War, but modern 100 kW and 300 kW lasers defeat it quickly and reliably for typical small/medium drones (Group 1-3 UAVs like FPVs or commercial quadcopters). Dusty days can reduce …
For too long the US was using $2 million missiles to fight $300-$30000 threats. No longer. There is shift and and armraces of the cheap, good enough drones. The US now has cheap $35000 drones too and combat lasers are getting deployed for $5 per shot defense. It is $35000 drone for $35000 drone and …
Israel’s Iron Beam (aka Or Eitan) laser air-defense system is fully operational. On December 28–30, 2025, the first operational 100 kW system formally delivered by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to the IDF. This was the transition from testing to serial production. They are integrated as the innermost (fifth) layer of Israel’s multi-tier air defense alongside …
No specific ships have been reported using this new US insurance to transit safely in the last 24 hours, as the program is brand new and traffic remains halted. Some vessels are reflagging or signaling Chinese ownership to gain passage under Iran’s exemptions, rather than relying on insurance. Single-digit transits (1-3 confirmed crossings), far below …
Iran does not conduct official ethnic censuses, so all figures come from CIA World Factbook, Britannica and demographic compilations. The breakdown has remained stable: Persians (Fars): 61% (~56–57 million) — majority in central, northern, and eastern provinces; dominant in Tehran, Isfahan, Fars, etc. Azerbaijanis (Azeri Turks): 16% (~15 million) — mainly northwest (East Azerbaijan, Ardabil, …
China and Russia clearly are seeing the next level nature of US and Israel tech enhanced intelligence and drones integrated with everything else. Combined operations (aka joint operations or combined arms) means coordinated military action across multiple services (army, navy, air force, space, cyber) or allied nations to achieve effects greater than any single branch …
President Trump announced today (March 3) that the Navy will begin escorting tankers through the Strait if needed, and the U.S. government will provide political-risk insurance so commercial ships can operate. This is modeled directly on the 1987–88 Operation Earnest Will tanker convoy system during the Iran-Iraq Tanker War. Oil tankers are waiting by Oman …