The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Mach 5 confirmed the launch of Khorramshahr 4 ballistic missile to target Ben Gurion Airport, as well as the Israeli Air Force’s 27th Air Base located at the airport. The missiles were fired as part of the 19th wave of Operation True Promise 4, a coordinated campaign of missile and drone attacks against Israeli and U.S. targets. The operation was initiated on February 28, after Israel and the United States launched large scale attacks on targets across Iran with the purpose of toppling its government.
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South Korean sources have widely reported that the United States Armed Forces are exploring contingencies for the withdrawal of high value long range air defence systems from the country for redeployment to the Middle East, following the initiation of a U.S. and Israeli assault against Iran on February 28. This would be far from unprecedented, with the U.S.
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The Korean People’s Army Navy has evaluated the capabilities of the first Choe Hyon class missile destroyer, and conducted the first autonomous navigation exercises as part of pre-commissioning operational capability assessment tests. These tests demonstrated the ship’s ability to rapidly launch missile salvos at sea using its vertical launch system.
Following a close-door briefing from agency officials Wednesday, senators from both parties criticized the Pentagon, Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for inadequately coordinating the employment of counter-drone systems after back-to-back incidents in Texas last month.
In mid-February, CBP used a military laser on-loan from the Pentagon to shoot down an object near El Paso, later reported to be Mylar balloons, leading the FAA to temporarily close airspace.
Following the initiation of a full scale U.S. and Israeli military assault against Iran on February 28, the capabilities of Iran’s ground-based surface-to-air missile network, alongside its drone forces and ballistic missile arsenal, have posed a primary challenge to Western and allied efforts to achieve their objective of asserting military dominance and topping the country’s government.
Following the initiation of high intensity U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, multiple further countries have joined operations, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, all having within the first few hours of the conflict activated local fighters and air defences to protect U.S. bases on their territories.
France and the United Kingdom have both deployed fighter aircraft to the Persian Gulf region to support air defence efforts against Iran, after the United States and Israel launched attacks on the country on February 28, which led Iranian forces to retaliate by striking U.S. military facilities and strategic targets across the region, and multiple high value targets in Israel. French Air Force Rafale fighters have reportedly been deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, where they have been conducting air-security patrols over the United Arab Emirates, a major hub for U.S.
The Department of War has announced the identity of a 5th U.S. Army Reserve soldier who died March 1st while supporting Operation Epic Fury. The soldiers, who were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa, died in Kuwait at the Port of Shuaiba, during an unmanned aircraft system attack. The incident is under investigation.
Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, a resident of Waukee, Iowa, commissioned in the Army Reserve as a Signal Corps Officer in 2012. He deployed to Kuwait in 2019.
The Pentagon’s innovation hub is looking for a stealthy, autonomous vessel to address significant support challenges that naval and Marine units would face across vast, contested ocean spaces in a potential conflict.
Over the last two years, some Marine Corps units have been ramping up efforts to get autonomous low-profile vessels (ALPV), dubbed the “narco boat,” to resupply forces in the Pacific where established logistics nodes would be few and far between and troops would face significant dangers should a war break out with China.