Krulak, et al.

ST Engineering has obtained a contract from Barzan Maintenance Shield to deliver MRO services for the Qatar Emiri Land Forces.

Four American service members were killed, and others were “seriously wounded” during U.S. military operations against Iran, U.S. Central Command officials said.
The deaths of three service members were initially announced over the weekend, but CENTCOM officials said early Monday that a fourth, who was “seriously wounded during Iran’s initial attacks, eventually succumbed to their injuries.

Space Force guardians have been expanding their terrestrial and orbital infrastructure for months, and this month they gained a new asset: a satellite that will let them train in the kind of “orbital warfare” the service wants to master.
The satellite launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Feb. 12.

The Department of War press briefing on the Iran war including Secretary of War Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine.

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Three U.S. F-15E fighters have gone down over Kuwait in an “apparent friendly fire incident,” according to U.S. Central Command.
The incident took place at 11:30 Eastern Time on Sunday, a CENTCOM news release says.
“During active combat—that included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drones — the U.S. Air Force fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses,” the news release says.
All six of the aircrew safely ejected, have been recovered, and are in stable condition, the news release says.

The Kuwaiti armed forces have confirmed ‘several’ U.S. combat aircraft have crashed, apparently from friendly fire according to reports on social media. This is not confirmed.
Video online show two different F-15E Strike Eagle crashes, engulfed in flames. One of the aircraft looked to have been downed by a missile seeking the engine heat. Again, not confirmed.
The crews are reported safe and in good health.
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The UK military has been active in the Middle East intercepting inbound Iranian missiles and drones, but has not joined US-Israeli strikes.

The Manhattan Project brought allied scientists to Los Alamos because winning required pooling allied scientific capacity. Today, as Australia invests $3.4 billion in quantum and advanced defense technologies and autonomous capabilities, the United States has built the supercomputing infrastructure those technologies require — then locked its partners out of accessing it.

As I conclude nearly four decades of military and public service, including as lieutenant governor of Guam, a line from the 1986 Crowded House song Don’t Dream It’s Over keeps returning to me: “Trying to catch a deluge in a paper cup.”For Guam — a United States territory and cornerstone of American power projection increasingly under threat from both North Korea and China — that metaphor appears increasingly, and disturbingly, apt. Among U.S.

The Qatari Ministry of Defence on March 2 announced the successful shootdowns of two Iranian Air Force Su-24 fighters, which had reportedly been deployed to strike targets in Qatar. The ministry added that air defences also“successfully intercepted (7) ballistic missiles through air defences, and intercepted (5) drones by Qatar Emiri Air Force and Qatar Emiri Navy Forces, which targeted several areas in the state today.

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Multiple defense officials told DefenseScoop Sunday that a viral message purporting to be from U.S. Cyber Command wasn’t sent by the command. The message claimed Cybercom was warning troops to turn off location services from their electronic devices and that multiple commercial applications were compromised, all amid the ongoing military operations against Iran.
The message — reviewed by DefenseScoop — was circulating in some military circles and social media Sunday. It urged “all U.S. service members” to turn off location services from their electronic devices.

The United States Central Command has confirmed that three U.S. Air Force F-15E long range fighters were shot down over Kuwait on March 1, following multiple unconfirmed repots of shootdowns, and the subsequent release of footage showing one of the aircraft falling in flames in an uncontrolled spiral over Kuwaiti skies. “At 11:03 p.m. ET, March 1, three U.S.

The IDF has used a high-powered laser to down incoming missiles and drones on the Lebanese border.
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The Royal Norwegian Air Force deployed two F-35A fifth generation fighters to engage a pair of Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers and their Su-35 fighter escorts in international airspace over the Barents Sea. The F-35s established positive identification, maintained a controlled escort profile, and sustained continuous tracking while the Russian aircraft remained outside Norwegian airspace.

Following multiple unconfirmed repots of shootdowns of U.S. Air Force and Navy fighter aircraft since attacks on Iran were initiated on February 28, footage released on March 2 has shown an F-15E Strike Eagle falling in flames in an uncontrolled spiral over Kuwaiti skies. Although the F-15 is also operated by Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, which are all participating in the war effort, the U.S. Air Force is the only service known to fly the aircraft over Kuwait. The Kuwaiti Defence Ministry subsequently confirmed that several U.S.

Welcome to 2026. The sky over the Juffair district in Bahrain isn’t so blue; instead, it was a mosaic of gray-black plumes and the white-hot streaks of interception. For years, the armchair generals on social media have been salivating over Operation Truthful Promise 4, the supposed doomsday scenario where Iran’s missile rain finally drowns the U.S. 5th Fleet in its own home.
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They told us the Persian Gulf was a kill box. They told us the headquarters at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain was a sitting duck.

Three American service members have been killed, and five were seriously wounded while participating in military operations against Iran, U.S. Central Command announced on Sunday.
“Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions — and are in the process of being returned to duty,” reads the statement, which was posted to social media. “Major combat operations continue and our response effort is ongoing.

This story is developing…
Three American military members have been killed and five seriously wounded in an Iranian attack.
AFP will release more information as it becomes available.

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Summary and Key Points: Georgia Gilholy, an international politics journalist, evaluates the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighter jet crisis as Prime Minister Mark Carney reviews the 88-aircraft F-35 purchase.

-Despite US President Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric on tariffs and annexation, Ottawa has authorized “long-lead” payments to Lockheed Martin to preserve its production slot.

F-35 Stealth Fighter in Red. Image Credit: Lockheed Martin.

The U.S. Air Force has deployed B-2 intercontinental range strategic bombers for a penetration strike into Iranian airspace to target heavily fortified underground targets, which are reported to be ballistic missile storage facilities. Following the U.S. and Israel’s initiation of a large scale assault against Iran on February 28, the destruction of the Iranian ballistic missile arsenal has been prioritised, with the limited capabilities of the U.S. and its strategic partners’ ballistic missile defences making this by far the most effective means of blunting Iranian retaliatory strikes.

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The Untied States has postponed announcing a $10 billion arms sale to the Republic of China Ministry of National Defence, with officials reporting that the decision was made in order to avoid provoking the People’s Republic of China before President Donald Trump’s planned April visit to Beijing. The New York Times reported the postponement of the contracts on February 27, citing multiple U.S. officials. This arms sale includes the supply of high value surface-to-air missiles, and is currently in the late stages of the negotiation.

In a bid to diversify wireless communications innovation, the Defense Department is poised to release an open-source software stack that users from the military and commercial industry can use to develop their own custom network solutions.
The Pentagon’s FutureG office will publish the first version of the Open Centralized Unit Distributed Unit (OCUDU) radio access network project to GitHub in April, the department announced Sunday.

Iranian sources on February 28 released footage of the launch of the Fattah ballistic missile, which integrates a next generation manoeuvring re-entry vehicle to effectively evade missile defences. This was followed by the reported first ever launch of the Fattah-2, a heavily enhanced successor to the missile, on March 1. The Fattah-2 missile uses a hypersonic glide vehicle rather than a usual ballistic missile reentry vehicle, allowing it to manoeuvre in both pitch and yaw, to maintain far higher reentry speeds, and to approach targets from unexpected directions.

For most Americans, its been a long cold winter. But as February draws to a close, most of us are dreaming of spring: the flowers, the sun, the warm weather, the chance to get back outside, and – of course – spring cleaning.
For tens of millions of Americans, spring cleaning is a rite of passage of the seasons. An opportunity to clean up from winter, put away the snow shovels, and get your house and yard in order. Over the last few years, as more and more Americans have focused on their health and well being, spring cleanses have become almost as popular as spring cleaning.

Footage released by U.S. Armed Forces Central Command has shown U.S. Army MGM-140 ATACMS ballistic missiles being launched to strike Iranian air defence assets and ballistic missile launchers. Footage showed missiles being deployed from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), and raised speculation that attacks are being launched from one of multiple Gulf States within range of Iranian targets, or possibly from within Iraq or Turkey.

As part of its wave of airstrikes against Iran this weekend, U.S. Central Command confirmed that it had launched its new low-cost kamikaze drones, the first time the weapons have been used in combat. 
On Saturday afternoon, CENTCOM announced that it had fired its Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones as part of the widespread salvo of weapons used against Iran. Details in the ongoing strikes remain limited, with the White House and military offering only a few statements, but CENTCOM did say that it had successfully launched the LUCAS drones as part of Operation Epic Fury.

Following the initiation of U.S. and Israeli attacks on a wide range of Iranian targets, and Iran’s launching of retaliatory strikes against Israel and U.S. military facilities across the region, the Qatari Air Force has reportedly scrambled F-15QA fighters to intercept attacks. The Qatari Defence Ministry reported regarding its operations: “Our fighter jets repelled air attacks, including drones and cruise missiles launched from Iran.” Designated a Major Non-NATO ally of the United States, Qatar hosts by far the largest U.S.

On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched coordinated but separately named military campaigns against Iran — the United States under Operation Epic Fury and Israel under Operation Roaring Lion — striking Iran’s nuclear facilities, ballistic missile infrastructure, and military leadership and command structures. In a video message broadcast, President Donald Trump again urged Iranians to “take over your government. It will be yours to take.” Whatever else the campaign accomplishes, it cannot be mistaken for coercive diplomacy.

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In a dramatic break from conventional military practice, the United States and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on Iran early Saturday, targeting the heart of the Islamic Republic’s command structure in broad daylight. The operation, which military analysts say closely follows the “centers of gravity” air power theory refined by retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula during the 1991 Gulf War, appeared designed to decapitate senior leadership and neutralize Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal before expanding to secondary targets.

Tomahawks, Stealth, and Shock: How the Iran Air Campaign Is Built to Win Fast – Summary and Key Points
-In the early hours of February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched Operation Lion’s Roar and Operation Epic Fury—coordinated strikes across Iran aimed at missile infrastructure, air defenses, naval assets, IRGC nodes, and elements of Tehran’s nuclear program.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs during the Orlando Air and Space Show at the Orlando Sanford International Airport, Florida, Oct.

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What use to Iran is Hizballah in the event of all-out war against the regime? In principle, a great deal. In practice, not so much. The ongoing U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran raises not only what would happen to and be done by Iran, but also the very future and existence of its crown jewel proxy, Hizballah in Lebanon. Almost any conceivable scenario that emerges from this confrontation represents a threat rather than an opportunity for Hizballah, further destabilizing the group and forcing it on the defensive.It has been a difficult couple of years for Hizballah.

On the night of April 1, 1980, two CIA officers flew Maj. John T. Carney Jr., a U.S. Air Force Combat Controller, to a small strip of road in the South Khorasan Province, Iran. This location would live in special operations infamy forever, by its code name: Desert One.
Major Carney installed infrared lights, a strobe for use as landing lights, and tested the ground, which was hard-packed sand. By this time, Iranian students had already held 52 American diplomats and other embassy personnel hostage for 149 days.
The U.S. military was determined to get them out.

Cold weather combat is the great equalizer. Just ask Napoleon or Hitler how their winter campaigns in Russia went. With increased focus on the strategic importance of the Arctic and the entry of Finland and Sweden to NATO, it’s more important than ever to ensure that infantry small arms function reliably in the cold and snow.
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With many NATO militaries fielding some form of AR-15 rifle, Finnish firearms manufacturer Sako introduced an Arctic version of the rifle for the alliance’s newest members.

Summary and Key Points: The Air Force is accelerating the B-21 Raider program by boosting annual production capacity by 25 percent, backed by $4.5 billion in supplemental funding, to start fielding operational bombers in 2027 at Ellsworth.

-Yet officials still hold to the public baseline of “at least 100” aircraft, even as the production line speeds up and some reporting suggests rates could reach about eight per year.

A second B-21 Raider test aircraft takes off, Sept. 11, from Palmdale, Calif., to join the Air Force’s flight test campaign at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

Defense Opinion
Europe is not in fact short of money.

SWJ
In an era of strategic competition, America’s adversaries are engaged in persistent operations against US interests in a spectrum of low-intensity conflict frequently referred to as the…

Randall Fowler, Providence
Rather than Iraq in 2003 or Iran a half century before that, a better point of comparison to today would be the final years of the Iran-Iraq War.

Mani Nouri, RealClearDefense
There are defining moments in history that a window of opportunity opens to do the right thing at the right time to change the course of history.

CNN
The US and Israel launched strikes on Iran Saturday morning after what the Israeli military said was…

Summary and Key Points: Canada has started making advance payments tied to “long-lead” components for 14 additional F-35 fighters, framing the move as a way to preserve options and negotiating leverage without committing to the full buy.

-Ottawa remains legally funded and contracted for the first 16 jets, with deliveries staged for training beginning in 2026, followed by additional aircraft in 2027 and 2028, before moving to Canadian bases like Cold Lake and Bagotville.

F-35 Fighters Ready. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Summary and Key Points: In the early 1930s, the U.S. Navy built USS Akron and USS Macon—massive rigid airships designed to function as flying aircraft carriers.

-Each carried up to five Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk “parasite fighters” inside an internal hangar and launched/recovered them in flight using a retractable trapeze.

A U.S. Sailor prepares an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft for launch from the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Nov. 25, 2025. U.S.

Summary and Key Points: This analysis evaluates the asymmetric threat posed by Iran’s Ghadir-class midget submarines as the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln strike groups converge.

-Derived from North Korean Yono-class technology—responsible for the 2010 sinking of the ROKS Cheonan—these 120-ton diesel-electric vessels are optimized for the shallow, 50-meter depths of the Persian Gulf.

Kilo-Class Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Kilo-Class Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Following the initiation of a large scale U.S. and Israeli air assault against Iran on February, the United States was confirmed to be launching strikes on a missile base in Khosrowshah, as well as on targets in the mountains of Sahand, Urmia, Bandar Abbas, and Qom, which are thought to host ballistic missile related facilities. The Iranian ballistic missile deterrent has for decades been a primary factor constraining U.S. and broader Western Bloc options for launching attacks against the country, with missile strikes having been launched against U.S.

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