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 …
Navy Decoded, youtube channel, explains how the US Navy prevents Iran’s Hypersonic missiles from hitting US ships or the aircraft carrier. The US mainly relies on electronic countermeasures. The iranian missile has to be able overcome jamming to try to maintain a lock on a moving target. The US creates spoofing for false targets. The …
Iran cannot use 60% enriched uranium directly in its current form (UF₆, which is stored as a solid in cylinders but handled as a gas or liquid during processing) to build a gun-type nuclear bomb. It must first be converted to metallic uranium, which is required for any fission weapon core. However, once converted they …
Iranian Kurdish groups (PDKI, Komala, PAK, PJAK, etc.) formed a formal anti-regime coalition in late February 2026. They are preparing for potential self-rule in Kurdish-majority areas (northwest Iran). Some small-scale successes like Kurds freed Kurdish prisoner in Mariwan by Killing prison Guards. US officials are coordinating armed groups as proxies. Netanyahu pushing for Kurdish involvement. …
Hermeus successfully flew its latest Quarterhorse aircraft, marking the company’s second first flight in less than a year. The flight kicks off a test campaign that will see the unmanned aircraft reach supersonic speeds. Roughly the size of an F-16 and powered by a Pratt & Whitney F100 engine (Pratt & Whitney is an RTX …
200 mobile launchers destroyed in Iran. This is roughly 50% of Iran’s operational launcher fleet at the start of the current campaign. Iran missile stockpile was 3000, inventory estimate 1500-2500 (500 fired). Esfahan North Missile Base (near Najafabad, Esfahan Province) — at least one launcher + missile storage facility destroyed. Iran increasingly relies on cheaper …
Iran’s regular surface navy is being systematically sunk and the Iran Navy headquarters was crippled, but the mini-subs and small mine-laying vessels—the ones actually capable of rapidly closing the Strait of Hormuz—remain the primary active threat and have not been neutralized in public reporting. ⚠️ 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 ⚠️ 🇮🇷🇺🇸 | U.S HAS SUNK THE IRIS …
The Binkov’s Battlegrounds video (uploaded before the attack started) provides one of the clearest, equipment-focused baselines for the current escalation. Details the largest US combat aircraft/tanker/AWACS concentration around Iran since 2003. Two carrier air wings (over 100 tactical aircraft, F-35 heavy on Abraham Lincoln south of Iran + Ford en route), 100+ US fighters at …
NEW low-drag stealth tanks for F22 fuel can be modified into stealth weapon pods for the F-35. This is the logical next step to solve the small internal bays weapons limitation that affects all stealth fighters. The core technology of the Low Drag Tank and Pylon (LDTP) program — faceted low-observable shaping, radar-absorbent materials (RAM), …
The new Low Drag Tank and Pylon (LDTP) system for the F-22 can (and likely will, in adapted form) be used on the F-47 (Boeing’s NGAD sixth-gen fighter), F-35, and other stealth platforms to significantly boost range options while keeping stealth at a reasonable high level for contested operations. This is based on the program’s …
The US Army is now a rushing to make the new M1-E3 tank because 27 out of 31 M1 Abrams were wrecked in Ukraine. They were mainly destroyed by cheap drones and mines. The new tank will have be lighter and have improved defences against cheap drones. Better armor in the right spots and better …