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A search-and-rescue operation was under way after Iran shot down an F-15E. The other crew member was rescued earlier.
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has led an extensive purge of the U.S. Armed Forces leadership with few precedents in recent history, dismissing U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, and multiple other senior generals including David Hodne and William Green. Hegseth commented that George’s position needed to be filled by someone better able to “implement President Trump’s vision,” fuelling considerable speculation that opposition from the military leadership to plans for a ground invasion of Iran were a primary factor in the decision to replace them.
Polish Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz has stated that the country will not provide either of its two U.S.-supplied MIM-104 Patriot long range air defence systems to support the U.S.-led war effort against Iran. “Our Patriot batteries and their armament serve to protect Polish airspace and NATO’s eastern flank. Nothing changes in this regard, and we have no plans to move them anywhere! Our allies are well aware and understand how important our tasks are in this region. Poland’s security is an absolute priority,” he stated.
After today’s partially successful combat search and rescue mission in Iran, we thought it would be interesting to learn where these tactics were developed — the Vietnam war.
The Sikorsky HH-53 “Super Jolly Green Giant” is a version of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter for long-range combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopters. It was developed to replace the HH-3 “Jolly Green Giant”. The HH-53s were later upgraded as MH-53 Pave Low series. The United States Air Force’s MH-53J/M fleet was retired in September 2008.
Images from Kuwait show a US Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter reportedly struck yesterday, reports Israeli journalist Amir Tsarfati.
During the combat search and rescue mission today which saw the shoot down of an F-15E, and two MH-60s damaged by anti-aircraft fire, a U.S. A-10 crashed while providing close air support for the search-and-rescue mission for the F-15E crew when it was hit by Iranian fire.
The ‘Sandy’ A-10 aircraft made it to Kuwait but crashed after the pilot ejected, reported ABC.
The French Army has deployed Leclerc main battle tanks for live fire exercises in Romania, alongside French and Polish infantry units. The exercises have occurred as the United States has recently bolstered its presence in Romania with the deployment of M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, and at a time of high tensions between Russia and NATO over the ongoing war effort in Ukraine across Romania’s eastern border.
Big pharma executives and investors have gotten rich – very rich – off a system that makes people sick and keeps them sick. Nowhere is this broken and corrupt system more obvious than when it comes to anti-inflammatories.
Globally, the sales of anti-inflammatory drugs exceed $130 billion, and is expected to reach over $270 billion by 2034. This is an incredible lucrative pharmaceutical sector driven by aging populations and the disturbing rise in chronic inflammatory conditions like arthritis.
The Maven Smart System is increasingly at the heart of the U.S. military’s plan to fuse all its sensors and assets across a single, flexible network, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg suggested in a March 9 memorandum that elevates Palantir’s widely-used software platform to an official Pentagon program of record.
The U.S. Navy Still Has 11 Carriers, Virginia-Class Submarines, and 250 Years of Combat Experience — None of That Stops the Decline
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is a highly capable force and the world’s largest navy by hull count. The service plays a key role in China’s anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) strategy in the western Pacific.
The PLAN has modernized rapidly in recent years. Its leading platforms include advanced, versatile destroyers, such as the Types 055 and 052D, as well as a growing submarine fleet.
CV-18 Fujian aircraft carrier from China.