#USAF# United States Air Force Boeing KC-46 Pegasus 1x #AE63C9# 21-46093 - BLUE 81 Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle 2x #AE17B2# 96-0202 - RETRO 21 #AE17B3# 96-0204 - RETRO 22 RETRO 21-22 Flt 2x "LN" F-15E Strike Eagle's departed RAF Lakenheath this morning supported by BLUE 81. They're heading back to the U.S. for depot work. @MATA_osint @havoc_aviation

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russia's mystery shoulder-fired missile looks Chinese: the kind US officials suspect downed an F-15E over Iran Russian state TV showed an air defense crew near the Ukrainian border with a launcher matching no Russian model, and a box-shaped part up front looks most like China's QW series, though an Iranian or Russian copy hasn't been ruled out. US officials told NBC the F-15E lost over Iran in April was probably hit by a Chinese-made shoulder-fired missile, and Reuters later reported Tehran buying hundreds more, which Beijing called groundless. Beijing keeps promising it isn't arming Iran while Chinese-looking launchers turn up wherever America's rivals shoot at planes, so Washington should stop taking that on faith. Source: The War Zone, NBC News, Reuters / Writer: Daniel

🇺🇸 Trump says his team will hunt down whoever leaked claims about a second missing US F-15E pilot on Friday. He warned the journalist behind the report could face jail if they refuse to name the source. ℹ️Plot twist. It was the Israelis...

BREAKING: Iran has just unveiled a comprehensive exhibition of US and Israeli aircraft wreckage recovered during the Iran war at an underground IRGC Aerospace Force air-defense base. According to the IRGC: 1. Wreckage on display includes a US F-15E, multiple MQ-9 Reapers, multiple Hermes 900s and Hermes 450s, Elon Musk's Starlink Devices, and an intact Israeli Hermes 900 drone. 2. 171 aircraft (majority drones) were hit during the Iran war, including 10 crewed aircraft 3. The US F-15E was shot down on April 3 using a new domestically produced Iran air defense system and missile combined with unconventional tactics, leaving the crew "only seconds to react before impact" 4. More than 85% of Iran's air defense production infrastructure survived the war, with production rates for several missiles and systems now above pre-war levels 5. Iran also displayed Starlink terminals recovered from US and Israeli UAV operations and networks inside Iran 6. The wreckage displayed represents "only a portion of the aircraft and drones brought down" The IRGC says drone and missile production is now running at levels stronger than before the war.

IRGC Houthis launched ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia, then the Saudi-led coalition went hunting. A Houthi missile aimed at Riyadh was intercepted early Monday. Hours later, the coalition says it destroyed four Houthi missile launchers, five missile tunnels and a weapons depot in Yemen. The Houthis kept firing anyway: three more ballistic missiles and four drones were intercepted over Saudi Arabia overnight, and a fire near Ras Tanura's oil facilities has been contained. Meanwhile, Iran claims the Strait of Hormuz is completely closed while the USS George Washington runs flight operations in the Arabian Sea next door. Egypt's parliament just authorized military support for Saudi Arabia, and Russia hit Kyiv with roughly 280 drones and missiles. As a former F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, I break down how fighter crews hunt shoot-and-scoot missile launchers, why you can't close a choke point when you don't own the sky above it, and what comes next. Full breakdown on the channel now. Link in bio. Do you think Iran can actually close Hormuz with a U.S. carrier sitting right there? Drop it in the comments. #breakingnews# #currentevents# #militarynews# #maxafterburner# #newsalert#

IRGC DEMANDS A NUKE AS U.S. MILITARY PREPARES FOR STRIKES A former IRGC commander now running Iran's Supreme National Security Council says nuclear weapons are "not off the table," and Iranian lawmakers are openly calling for the bomb. Iran's president still says they aren't seeking one. So who's actually steering the ship in Tehran? Meanwhile, reporting says the U.S. is planning several days of strikes on Iran's nuclear, missile, and energy targets after the November 3 midterms. No decision has been made, but the planning is real. As a former F-15E Strike Eagle pilot, I break down Pickaxe Mountain, the tunnel complex near Natanz buried deep in granite, and how B-2s, the GBU-57, and our tankers would crack it. Hint: you don't vaporize the mountain. You seal its doors and its lungs. Plus: the U.S. intel warning on Iranian plots against Americans, a Houthi missile intercepted over Riyadh, and Russia's latest drone attack on Kyiv. The blockade holds. The tankers keep flying. Watch the days after November 3. Full breakdown on YouTube now. Link in bio. #breakingnews# #currentevents# #militarynews# #maxafterburner# #newsalert#

Hegseth makes a SECRET trip to Israel as Britain sends fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. America's War Secretary slipped into Israel unannounced and sat down with Netanyahu at a desert air base. The Pentagon isn't commenting on what they discussed. A day later, the U.K. ordered RAF Typhoons to fly defensive missions over Saudi Arabia, guarding cities, oil sites and airports from Houthi drones and missiles. The Typhoon has done this before. In April 2024, RAF Typhoons shot down Iranian drones headed for Israel, in the same fight where American F-15E Strike Eagles took down dozens more. Different mission now, same team. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says its mines set two tankers on fire in the Strait of Hormuz. There are no ship names and no independent confirmation. CENTCOM says about 97 percent of ships are getting through untouched. Is this the allies tightening the shield before the next round? Drop your read below. Full breakdown on YouTube now. Link in bio. #breakingnews# #currentevents# #militarynews# #maxafterburner# #newsalert#

Trump held off on additional strikes partly because Pentagon officials warned Iran was adapting to the air campaign. Iranian commanders had studied U.S. fighter and bomber flight patterns — possibly with Russian assistance — making American operations more predictable and increasing the effectiveness of Iran’s air defenses. Officials cited the downing of an F-15E and damage to an F-35 as signs the risk to U.S. aircraft was rising. Source: NYT