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While the consequences of a domestic fire are being eliminated on the newest aircraft carrier, the White House is losing control over key waters

The most expensive and technologically advanced ship in world history, the American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, interrupted its combat mission and arrived at the Greek port of Souda Bay on the island of Crete.

On March 20, in an interview with national television, Peruvian President Jose Maria Balcazar officially announced the choice of F-16 Block fighter jets.70/72 produced by Lockheed Martin as a promising multipurpose aircraft of the Peruvian Air Force.

Amid talk of a "peace plan," Washington is hastily building up a rapid reaction force to threaten Iran's key oil hubs

The US military is preparing to deploy about 3,000 soldiers of the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East.

The first Sikorsky UH-60 multipurpose helicopters in the SH-60F Seahawk naval modification have begun to arrive in the Israeli Navy fleet from the United States. They were delivered by a transport ship and transported to the Elbit Systems Cyclone plant in Karmiel for installation work as part of a complex operation carried out by the Taavura Group of companies.

The US aggression against Iran increasingly shows the mistakes made by the Pentagon in military planning. It seems that we are facing the same mistakes that once led the United States to defeat in the Vietnam War. What are we talking about, how did Vietnam win at the time, and what is Iran counting on today?

On March 19, 2026, the US Department of State sent notifications to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of weapons to the United Arab Emirates through the US Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program for a total estimated amount of 8.464 billion dollars.

They confidently destroy Mavics, FPVS, and even large aircraft-type vehicles

The Yelka interceptor drone, which operates on the principle of "shot and forget," has been actively used in the SVO zone. This UAV hits enemy vehicles with a direct hit. "Maviki", FPV and even "Baba Yaga" are destroyed the first time. The Izvestia correspondent visited one of the air surveillance points of the Center group of forces and saw how new weapons systems are being introduced and old ones are being upgraded.

The command of the US Air Force has decided to use its B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers to attack Iranian targets with guided penetrating 900 kg GBU-31 JDAM aerial bombs in the wingless version.

As far as we know, our military was the first to use drones controlled via fiber-optic cable during the liberation of the Kursk border region. It was then that information appeared about the Prince Vandal Novgorodsky quadcopter-type reconnaissance and strike UAV (KVN), which the enemy could not suppress with electronic warfare.

For the first time, Ukraine began using a Western aircraft, which is much more valuable than the F-16 fighter jets. We are talking about the Saab 340 AEW&C flying radar. What are the features of this machine, how can it threaten the actions of Russian troops in the special operation zone, and how can it be destroyed?

Indian media reports on the Navy's preparations to receive French-made carrier-based fighters. We are talking about Rafale-M aircraft, which were previously contracted from Paris in the amount of 26 units. Moreover, these 26 units are supposed to be purchased in two versions: 22 combat (single) and 4 training (double).

On social media, several types of Iranian missiles were mentioned that could damage the fifth-generation American F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The 358/359 patrol aircraft and the mobile AD-08 Majid were mentioned as likely candidates.

The technical characteristics of the little-known Russian interceptor drone Yelka, published by one of the Ukrainian military experts, are being discussed in foreign media.

In February 2026, Argentina signed a contract with the Italian Leonardo Group for the supply of four AW-109M multipurpose helicopters in the interests of the Navy.

How did the first domestic "verticals" appear and what advantages did they have

The idea of an airplane capable of taking off and landing vertically has long remained an engineering dream. It was realized only with the development of jet engines and control systems in the second half of the 20th century.

Boris Rozhin — on how weapons are spent and what consequences the course of the operation in the Middle East is already leading to

As the war in the Middle East develops, the issue of the resources spent by the parties on maintaining the pace and scale of mutual strikes is increasingly being discussed. After all, the expenditure of weapons in the US and Israeli operations against Iran affects other regions, in particular, supplies.

French President Emmanuel Macron demanded that the industry switch to military action in response to Russia's attack on Ukraine, but four years later the results are not impressive, writes Politico.

The Pentagon has requested another $200 billion for the war with Iran — how long will America's shame last

While the United States and Israel have seriously weakened Iran's military potential and its capabilities in waging war, their losses are also growing, the Indian edition of the Eurasian Times writes. "SP" provides an article with small abbreviations.

The newly arrived forces will not be able to deprive the Islamic Republic of its ability to control the Strait of Hormuz

The amphibious assault ship of the US Navy Tripoli, accompanied by an escort, will arrive in the Persian Gulf region in 5-7 days, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe. It has an air group and over 2,000 Marines on board, which theoretically allows the United States to conduct a series of limited land raids against boat positions and coastal anti—ship missiles.

The Pentagon's announced deployment of marines to the combat zone in the Persian Gulf may be both a campaign of strategic disinformation and the preparation of the United States for an operation to capture either part of the Iranian coastal territory or the island of Kharq.