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Before/after photos
Bunker buster impacts at Imam Ali missile base. Thanks to our friends @planet we can see tunnel entrances being bombed in 3m. Might have been the B-2 flights reported this morning. |
"OPERATION EPIC FURY" BOMBER MISSION #2 I can confirm that 3x B-1B "Lancer" bombers from Ellsworth AFB have conducted strikes against Iran regime targets overnight after a non-stop flight from the United States. This is the second bombing mission we have tracked thus far. I am releasing this information now as the bombers are clear of the combat area back over the Atlantic heading home. We have slightly more information today on the tankers involved, despite the sheer chaos going on around the mission overnight! |
Originally Posted by dead_pan
(Post 12045379)
What are the odds of Fairford now coming into play for bomber ops? Personally I think its unlikely - the US won't be too happy with any movements being micro-reported by the Brit spotterati.
I think its more likely the next flight of B-2 from Whitman, won't make the return trip, and instead head straight on for DG, and then operate from there instead. |
Originally Posted by ORAC
(Post 12045398)
Pictures of at least 3 of the downed F-15E are emerging as they were picked up.
All survived but not uninjured one seems to have lost a few finger on one hand. Reverse image search on the helmet suggests 335th fighter wing. |
https://www.ekathimerini.com/politic...rity-tensions/
Greece deploys frigates and F-16s to Cyprus amid rising security tensions Greece will send two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus as security concerns escalate around the Mediterranean island, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said Monday. “Following the unprovoked attacks on the territory of Cyprus, Greece will… contribute in every possible way to the defense of the Republic of Cyprus in order to address the threats and illegal actions taking place on its territory,” Dendias said. He added that he will visit Cyprus on Tuesday along with General Dimitrios Choupis, chief of the Armed Forces, for meetings with President Nikos Christodoulides and Defense Minister Vasilis Palmas to better coordinate the stance of the two allies. Earlier Monday, a Cypriot government spokesperson said two unmanned drones heading toward RAF Akrotiri were “successfully intercepted.” The incident occurred just hours after the base had been struck by another drone. Also on Monday, a passenger terminal at Paphos airport was evacuated after a suspicious object was detected on radar, Cyprus’s state broadcaster reported. |
Doing a Netanyahu then?
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Originally Posted by ORAC
(Post 12045398)
All survived but not uninjured one seems to have lost a few finger on one hand.
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Two drones headed to RAF base intercepted, Cyprus says Two unmanned aerial vehicles headed towards RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus on Monday were intercepted in time, a Cypriot government spokesperson has said. It comes after a drone hit the British base overnight on Sunday with no casualties and "minimal damage". On Monday, employees received a message warning them of an "ongoing security threat" as sirens were reported in the area. The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) had said earlier that family members would be moved to alternative accommodation as a precautionary measure following Sunday's attack. It comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had agreed to a US request to use British military bases for "defensive" strikes. The attack on Sunday, which Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said involved an Iranian drone, took place at around midnight local time (22:00 GMT). The Sovereign Base Areas Administration confirmed afterwards that it was planning the "temporary dispersal of non-essential personnel" from RAF Akrotiri. |
Originally Posted by ORAC
(Post 12045380)
US has now confirmed that 3 x F-15Es were shot down in a friendly fire incident. All 6 aircrew are confirmed as safe.
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Originally Posted by Complex_Type
(Post 12045370)
Don't need to brag too much about using a million dollar ASRAAM to take down a $50k drone. That's an economic defeat.
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Originally Posted by macmp419
(Post 12045440)
Wow. As best I can recall, no F15 of any variant has been lost in combat. 3 by blue on blue must raise some concerns and questions?
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BA and EasyJet have cancelled flights into and out of Cyprus today, EasyJet thill Thursday. That’s going to strand a few people till they buy more expensive tickets.
I wonder how long that will last and if other airlines will follow suit….. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/easy...ursday/3846545 EasyJet cancels UK-Greek Cyprus flights until Thursday https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/3837...ights-easyjet/ Cyprus airport evacuated as easyJet and British Airways among 60 flights to island cancelled over Iran attacks |
Originally Posted by GeeRam
(Post 12045449)
Yeah, like who's bloody side are the Kuwaiti's on........:sad:
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
(Post 12045279)
Not really the time or place to try to score cheap political points.
@Ninthace: spot on. The value of the target is the concern. :ok:
Originally Posted by foxmoth
(Post 12045353)
now he has started it he needs to finish it!
Fortune magazine has an interesting look at the cyber war piece...(this is excerpted from the larger article).
Originally Posted by Fortune
As strikes hit Tehran on Saturday morning, millions of Iranians got a strange push notification on their phones. The BadeSaba Calendar prayer app, which has more than 5 million downloads, had been compromised, and the app issued alerts saying, “Help has arrived!” and called for a “People’s Army” to defend their “Iranian brothers,” according to an assessment from cyber intel firm Flashpoint. On Sunday, the app sent with surrender instructions for rank-and-file members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard and safe locations for protesters to gather.
Then regime loyalists quickly struck back. According to Flashpoint, what followed on Sunday was the “most aggressive” use so far of what’s known as Iran’s “Great Epic” cyber campaign, which is a loosely coordinated group of cyber operatives under a channel called the “Cyber Islamic Resistance.” Under the group’s umbrella, various cyber attackers have shut down gas stations in Jordan, and led attacks against U.S. and Israeli military providers to destroy data as well as conduct psychological operations mimicking the BadeSaba hack. The next 48 hours are likely to be a period of “extreme volatility” where hacktivists and proxies “take the lead in escalation to fill the vacuum left by Tehran’s central command,” Flashpoint noted in an update. These actors are allegedly using Telegram and Reddit as a coordination hub, posting screenshots of alleged attacks as proof, although it takes weeks and sometimes months to verify accuracy, said Kathryn Raines, a former NSA expert who is now a threat intel team lead at Flashpoint. |
Originally Posted by TURIN
(Post 12045453)
Didn't a RAF Tornado get shot down by a Patriot missile in GW1 or 2 returning from a mission. Both crew sadly lost.
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Originally Posted by macmp419
(Post 12045440)
As best I can recall, no F15 of any variant has been lost in combat.?
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Chairman JCS just confirmed 3 x F-15E downed - not by enemy fire - under investigation.
Full Press Conference here: |
Do we know whether the Kuwaiti Patriots are locally manned or US manned?
Mog |
Originally Posted by Vzlet
(Post 12045475)
It's been a while, but two F-15Es were downed early in Desert Storm, one by AAA and one by SA-2.
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