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A-10 shark mouth
Iran

Shark Mouth A-10s Deploy to the Middle East

Two shark mouth-marked A-10s from Moody AFB’s 74th Fighter Squadron transited through RAF Lakenheath en route to the Middle East, possibly replacing the Warthog lost during the CSAR mission over…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 20, 2026
JDAM Long Range
Weapons

U.S. Navy Tests Turbojet-Powered JDAM Long Range

The U.S. Navy has demonstrated the new JDAM Long Range variant which, powered by a small turbojet engine, traveled approximately 200 nautical miles during two test events. The U.S. Naval…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 20, 2026
Touska seized
Iran

U.S. Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship Violating Blockade

The U.S. has seized the Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska which was violating the naval blockade, with the USS Spruance opening fire with its 5-inch MK45 gun and Marines boarding…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 20, 2026
ATHENA-S operational
Military Aviation

SNC’s ATHENA-S ISR Jets Are Now Operational with the U.S. Army

Sierra Nevada Corporation announced that two Contractor-Owned Contractor-Operated ATHENA-S jets finished testing and are now operational in support of the U.S. Army’s Aerial-ISR mission. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
April 18, 2026
Rusty Dagger test
Weapons

Rusty Dagger Extended Range Attack Munition Tested from F-16 at Eglin Test Range

The U.S. Air Force announced a test of the Family of Affordable Mass Munitions-Lugged, with photos showing the weapon was a Rusty Dagger low-cost cruise missile. The U.S. Air Force…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
April 18, 2026
AH-64 Strait of Homuz
Iran

CENTCOM Releases Images of Apaches ‘Over’ Strait of Hormuz as Iran Reimposes Restrictions

U.S. CENTCOM released some interesting photos of the AH-64 gunships allegedly patrolling the Strait just as Iran moved to restrict traffic through the narrow waterway once again. Iranian Revolutionary Guards…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 18, 2026
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