2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran and elsewhere in region - News and Discussion

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lancer21 said:
Fire aboard Ford CVN.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2032102452145664083
View: https://x.com/US5thFleet/status/2032102452145664083
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"Fire in the laundry" was one of the most common fire drills we ran.

Clean your lint filters!!!!


Christopher Wang said:
The B-1s are planned to carry the 5000-lb GBU-72 externally on the new Load Adaptable Modular or LAM pylons.
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SOURCE: D'Urso, S. (2024, August 5). U.S. Air Force Demonstrates New Modular Weapons Pylon On The B-1B Bomber. The Aviationist. Retrieved from https://theaviationist.com/2024/08/05/b-1b-bomber-modular-weapons-pylon/#deny

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SOURCE: Tirpak, J. A. (2023, May 19). New Boeing Pylon Could Shift Hypersonics Testing to B-1, Add Bomb Capacity. Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.airandspaceforces.com/new-boeing-pylon-b-1/
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Guess the 5ks don't fit into the weapons bay then.
 
fightingirish said:
According to US Central Command, a USAF Boeing KC-135 was lost over Iraq.
https://twitter.com/x/status/2032211125882745265
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Sky News has a video about this:


A US refuelling plane has been lost during military operations against Iran, US Central Command has said.
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The craft is understood to have come down over western Iraq.
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"US Central Command is aware of the loss of a US KC-135 refuelling aircraft," a statement said.
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"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 second landed safely. "This was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire."
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Given that the KC-135's loss wasn't attributed hostile or friendly fire I wouldn't be surprised at all if it crashed due to an inflight breakup due to age-related structural fatigue as these tankers are OLD.

Edit: From what I've subsequently learned in the news reports the crash was clearly due to a mid-air collision.
 
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Saudi Arabia ask Belgium for Help against Iranian Drones
However this let to upcoming political crisis in Belgium.
Do the contradictory opinion of 7 coalition partner...

www.vrt.be

Saudi Arabia asks Belgium for support, Defence minister Francken ‘absolutely in favour’ | VRT NWS: news

Saudi Arabia has asked Belgium for support in defending itself against Iranian attacks Belgian defence minister Theo Francken (Flemish nationalist N-VA) told lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday. This morning, he confirmed that he wants to help the Saudis. Other government parties have rejected...
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So Saudi Arabia ask now Ukraine...
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXYazxCUW3Q
 
Suchomimus has out a short video confirming the destruction of more of the IRIAF's remaining legacy pre-revolution US aircraft and a Russian Il-76 Mainstay:


U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has published footage of strikes recently on Iranian fixed-wing aircraft at Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani Airport in Kerman, Southeastern Iran, with the video showing the destruction of an American-provided C-130H Hercules and P-3F Orion, as well as a Russian-provided Ilyushin Il-76.​
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www.bbc.com

'Every military target' on Iran's key oil island 'totally obliterated', says Trump

Around 90% of Iran's oil exports pass through Kharg Island, but the US president says oil infrastructure was not targeted.
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Four crew members killed after US refuelling plane crashes in Iraq

The US Central Command says rescue efforts continue after a refuelling aircraft went down over western Iraq.
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The US may move some of its anti-missile system - and it's sparking unease in South Korea

Reports say the US may be moving parts of its Thaad system to the Middle East, despite Seoul's opposition.
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Britons should not take photos of strikes in UAE, embassy warns

It comes after a British man was charged in Dubai for allegedly filming Iranian missiles.
www.bbc.com www.bbc.com
 

https://twitter.com/x/status/2032390517682524518
View: https://x.com/UKikaski/status/2032390517682524518?s=20

B-1 Bomber Buildup at UK Base Hits Unprecedented Levels​

www.airandspaceforces.com

B-1 Bomber Buildup at UK Base Hits Unprecedented Levels

Roughly half of the Air Force’s mission-capable B-1 bombers are now operating out of RAF Fairford, a British air base, for Iran strikes.
www.airandspaceforces.com www.airandspaceforces.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/2032461501039034548
View: https://x.com/ELINTNews/status/2032461501039034548?s=20
 
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fightingirish said:
According to US Central Command, four of the six crew members aboard the aircraft have been confirmed dead as rescue operations continue. The incident remains under investigation, but the loss of the aircraft was not the result of hostile or friendly fire.
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All six crew members have been confirmed dead. :(
Rest in peace to the crew, and my heartfelt wishes go out to their families and friends. My deepest respect to the Airmen, Rangers, or Marines who recovered the bodies and brought them back to their loved ones in the USA.
Link:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2032460946770202725
View: https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?s=20
 
Forest Green said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/2032445494702530917
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That strongly implies that his injuries are far worse than the Iranians are letting on.

On another note Suchomimus has a video out about the aerial collision between two KC-135Rs:


A pair of USAF KC--135 tanker aircraft collided during operations during Operation Epic Fury. One returned to Tel Aviv with a damaged tail. The other crashed in Iraq.
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Hopefully that idiotic 2008 order to remove parachutes from KC-135 and C-17 aircraft will be rescinded (The fool responsible for this order should be court-martialled).
 
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