Sweden has deployed six JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets to Iceland as part of a NATO air policing mission, marking the first time it has led such duties there since joining the alliance in 2024.
President Trump said late Monday that the United States has “virtually unlimited” munitions to sustain military operations, days after joint U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran.
The U.S. military is deploying additional fighter aircraft to the Middle East as Operation Epic Fury enters its third day, marking the largest buildup of American airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
German naval shipbuilder TKMS has signed two cooperation agreements with Indigenous partners across Canada in support of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project.
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday defended U.S. military operations in Iran, arguing the Trump administration can meet its objectives without repeating past prolonged wars in the Middle East.
Three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles were shot down over Kuwait late March 1 in what officials described as an apparent friendly fire incident during active combat operations.
Düsseldorf-based technology group Rheinmetall has completed the takeover of NVL, the military division of the Lürssen Group.
When the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle first entered U.S. Air Force service in 1974, it was designed with a single mission: to ensure air superiority against any adversary.
Four B-2A Spirit stealth bombers conducted a direct flight from the United States to strike targets in Iran during the night of February 28 to March 1.
U.S. Central Command has released unclassified footage showing an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launching ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles toward targets in Iran during Operation Epic Fury.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday described the recent U.S. strikes on Iran as the “most lethal, most complex, and most-precision aerial operation in history.”
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The Israel Defense Forces announced that 200 fighter jets carried out what it described as the largest opening salvo in Israeli history, marking the start of Operation Roaring Lion.
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