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From: Glorious Devon
A target rich environment with the added bonus of damaging a US vessel?
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That is what one would call a "High Payoff Target" since disabling it degrades the future TBMD efforts. Someone in the Iranian MoD or IRGC is having a cigar.
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In that stretch of the world, it may be something a little more ominous coming his way if he is found to be at fault. Different time, different country, but the Iraqi pilot who launched on the USS Stark reportedly was honored, others say he was executed.
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(Oh, wait, do Kuwaiti pilots drink at home airbase, or do they go over the bridge to Bahrain to do that?)
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From: 3rd Rock, #29B
Maybe.. in 2000, around Gekkos bar in I-Tae-Won, one of our crews had an F-15 mate in town on an exercise... the talk turned towards the Eagle drivers experience in exercise with the same flock that we were flying jumbo's with post their retirement from defending the blue house. When prompted the Eagle driver commented that he had been shot down 3 times in the exercise so far, which was pretty impressive, he was up against some F-5Es and F-16s... We were surprised given our exposure to the elders of the same group, but it was explainable when the hapless aviator lamented that they had all been on Blue team along with him, which then, didn't seem quite so shocking.
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CENTCOM says that it destroyed Iran’s most operational submarine, which now “has a hole in its side”
Rumours circulated Iranian media yesterday that IRIS Fateh (920), the lead ship of its class, had been attacked near Bandar Abbass.
Rumours circulated Iranian media yesterday that IRIS Fateh (920), the lead ship of its class, had been attacked near Bandar Abbass.
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Adm. Cooper: "We are also sinking the Iranian navy. The entire navy. Thus far, we've destroyed 17 Iranian ships. Including the most operational Iranian submarine, that now has a hole in its side." Unclassified DOW footage released today…
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B-2s active again over Iran last night.
No sign of any tankers launching from the Azores so I wonder if they are now active out of Diego Garcia after Starmer’s U-turn.
No sign of any tankers launching from the Azores so I wonder if they are now active out of Diego Garcia after Starmer’s U-turn.
CBS reported B-2 bombers are currently involved in operations over Iran, targeting strategic IRGC command and control bases and other strategic facilities, as fresh explosion footage emerged from Tehran approximately 30 minutes ago.
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Iranian frigate sinking near Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka sent ships and aircraft to rescue 30 Iranian sailors aboard the Iranian frigate - Iris Dena - which was sinking Wednesday just ouside the island's territorial waters, AFP news agency reported, citing foreign minister Vijitha Herath said
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My cousin said one of the issues last time with convoys was the Grey Funnel fleet not realising the lack of manoeuvrability of their charges and also the suction effect of such large hulls as they dwarf even the largest aircraft carriers, so there were a couple of close calls when said Grey Funnels got too close. I think the routing as is currently was suspended and they hugged the Omani and UAE coast.
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From: Glorious Devon
In my brief sojourns with the Kuwaiti forces at their Staff College, they were very TT. Bit of a schlepp to the bridge too!
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IRANIAN JET SHOT DOWN: An IAF F-35I “Adir” fighter jet shot down an Iranian Air Force YAK-130 fighter jet. This is the first shootdown in history of a manned fighter aircraft by an F-35 “Adir” fighter jet.
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Russian drone attacks Dubai.
Iran has attacked the United Arab Emirates with drones of Russian origin: Debris from the "Geran-2" was found in Dubai – media reports.
Following Iran's attack on the United Arab Emirates, fragments of a drone with the Russian designation "Geran-2" were found near the Jebel Ali port in Dubai.
Iran has attacked the United Arab Emirates with drones of Russian origin: Debris from the "Geran-2" was found in Dubai – media reports.
Following Iran's attack on the United Arab Emirates, fragments of a drone with the Russian designation "Geran-2" were found near the Jebel Ali port in Dubai.
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I believe in the "Battle of Barking Creek" and also after Pearl Harbour three RAF Hurricanes and three Hellcats were downed by friendly fire in a single incident respectively.
Possibly friendly fire into three figures for "Operation Bodenplatte" although don't quote me on that.
Presumably if the F-15's were attacked with IR and the F-18 was dark they wouldn't have known about it until impact?
Possibly friendly fire into three figures for "Operation Bodenplatte" although don't quote me on that.
Presumably if the F-15's were attacked with IR and the F-18 was dark they wouldn't have known about it until impact?
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Didn't see this get any comments.
Well done the UK Lightning Force
https://theaviationist.com/2026/03/0...einforcements/
Well done the UK Lightning Force
https://theaviationist.com/2026/03/0...einforcements/
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Report of Iranian ballistic missile intercepted by NATO forces over Turkey. Would be interesting to know if Turkey was the target or if it was heading further West. Sigonella would possibly fit with an interception over Hatay province?
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.../3mgaaybbeec27
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.../3mgaaybbeec27