The United States has launched Operation Epic Fury, an ongoing strike campaign against Iranian leadership and military targets announced early Saturday by President Donald Trump.
The Israel Defense Forces announced the launch of Operation “Roaring Lion” in close coordination with the United States, describing it as a response to what officials called a direct and imminent threat from Iran.
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The Israel Defense Forces has released its first official footage of Israeli Air Force strikes carried out in Tehran and other locations across Iran under Operation Roaring Lion.
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Donald Trump announced that the United States military has begun what he described as “major combat operations” in Iran, following the start of U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28, 2026.
“A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran,” Trump said in a video posted […]
The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-22 Raptor air superiority fighters and aerial refueling tankers to Israel as the Trump administration weighs potential air operations against Iran.
Elbit Systems has announced it will supply its Helmet Display and Tracking System (HDTS) for the Israeli Air Force’s UH-60 Black Hawk, known locally as “Yanshuf”, helicopter fleet.
Elbit Systems, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and the Israeli Ministry of Defense have inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Israel for underwater submarine components.
Israel Aerospace Industries President and CEO Boaz Levy spoke Tuesday at the Defense Tech Expo conference, outlining the company’s ongoing development efforts and future defense priorities.
Israel has modified its F-35I fighter jets with additional fuel tanks to extend their range “without compromising stealth,” Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, said in an interview with the Israel Hayom daily.
Israel Ministry of Defense said the David’s Sling weapon system has successfully completed a complex series of tests as part of a future threat readiness upgrade.
Elbit Systems said it has secured contracts worth more than $100 million from the Directorate of Defense Research and Development within Israel’s Ministry of Defense to develop advanced digitisation capabilities for the Israel Defense Forces.
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