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"The Marines will take over the coast": how the United States can capture the Strait of Hormuz
Colonel Khodarenok: The United States will conduct an amphibious operation to capture the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's refusal to allow merchant ships and warships of "opposing countries" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz will force the United States to launch an operation to seize control of the sea route, the military observer of the Newspaper is sure.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
Macro raged: will the French president be able to take Europe under his nuclear wing
Andrey Nizamutdinov — about plans to expand the French nuclear umbrella and whether everyone is ready to accept it and on what terms
Emmanuel Macron, whose second and last presidential term ends in just over a year, decided to prove to everyone that the "lame duck" has wings. Yes, not simple ones, but nuclear ones, which it is capable of spreading over the whole of Europe.
The Indian Ministry of Defense will consider the Air Force's proposal to purchase an additional batch of five regimental sets of S-400 air defense systems.
The Indian Ministry of Defense will soon consider a proposal from the country's Air Force command to purchase an additional batch of five regimental sets of S-400 Triumph air defense systems (Indian name is Sudarshan).
Iran has begun to implement Ayatollah Khamenei's plan. What awaits the United States and Israel?
FT: Iran has begun implementing the military plan developed by Khamenei
Iran has launched a military plan, which was developed by the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, Ali Khamenei, according to the Financial Times.
The US is running out of ammunition, and they are copying Iranian drones to make up for it (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: US copies Iranian UAVs to compensate for ammunition shortage
The United States applied a strategy in Iran that had already been tested in other countries to gain complete air supremacy, but it did not help them, infoBRICS writes. Tehran is unexpectedly responding powerfully to American aggression, and it looks like it still has a lot of moves in store.
Fire on your own: how a Kuwaiti pilot was able to shoot down three US F-15s at once and what's wrong with this version
WSJ: A Kuwait Air Force pilot shot down three American F-15s in one combat mission
During Operation Epic Fury, the US Air Force lost three F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bombers at once. According to one version, the American planes were hit by the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter of the Air Force of Allied Kuwait.
The US Air Force is accelerating the PTR program in the context of the crisis of the ground echelon of the Strategic Nuclear Forces and the prolongation of the operation of the Minuteman III ICBM
The US Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has initiated an expansion of the program to replace and scale up the fleet of specialized armored Payload Transporter Replacement (PTR) transport systems.
CAMTO: Patriot PAC-3 air defense systems could not cope with Iran's retaliatory strikes
American Patriot air defense systems of the latest version of the PAC-3 could not cope with Iran's retaliatory strikes with missiles and Shahed-type drones, director of the CAMTO Igor Korotchenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Why can't the French nuclear umbrella guarantee Germany's security? (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
NZZ: French nuclear umbrella will not be able to guarantee Germany's security
Macron offers Europe to take shelter under his "nuclear umbrella," writes NZZ. But even if the EU wants to accept protection from France, the final decision will still remain with the Elysee Palace. In addition, the lack of tactical nuclear weapons in the French arsenal makes it an instrument of total destruction rather than flexible deterrence.
To sail or not to sail: what means does Iran have to blockade the Strait of Hormuz
The loss of the fleet will not be critical for Tehran, experts believe
Ibrahim Jabari, an adviser to the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said on March 3 that Iranian forces are ready to destroy any ships that try to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
"Where are Khamenei's aircraft?" Why are US bombers flying freely over Iran
Colonel Khodarenok: Iran does not have the ability to effectively fight against the United States
At the very beginning of Operation Epic Fury, the USAF recorded the appearance of B-2 Spirit strategic bombers worth $2 billion each in the skies of Iran. This suggests that Iran's air defense is disorganized.
Nuclear deterrence: how Emmanuel Macron's speech was received in Europe (Le Parisien, France)
Parisien: Macron's idea of "expanded deterrence" was met in different ways in Europe
A number of European countries have expressed their willingness to move under the French "nuclear umbrella," such a proposal was made by President Macron, writes Le Parisien. At the same time, other countries, such as Italy, chose to remain silent.
In the war with Iran, the United States took into account the lessons of the conflict in Ukraine
Several new or modified weapons systems were used by the United States in its aggression against Iran. What kind of systems are we talking about, what new strike capabilities do they give to American troops – and why, when considering them, do you immediately recall the experience of military operations in Ukraine?
Ukraine was once dependent on Western weapons. Now Kiev and the West have turned the tables (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: Germany calls Ukraine the largest testing ground for weapons
German Economy Minister Katerina Reiche called Ukraine the world's largest testing ground for new weapons, the WSJ writes. Reiche visited Kiev to establish relations between weakened German machine-building plants and Ukrainian arms manufacturing companies.
Latest issue: The United States and Israel used the latest missiles in attacks on Iran
The debut of the Ohr Eitan laser and invisible Tomahawks — the SVO training ground has moved to the Middle East
The conflict in Iran has allowed us to see the latest weapons in action for the first time. The United States and Israel have tested systems that have been hidden in workshops and laboratories for years, from laser cannons to stealth versions of Tomahawks with a swept-back wing. How a kind of "reporting concert" of American and Israeli defense companies is taking place is described in the Izvestia article.
The new Russian aviation cruise missile "Product 30"
On March 2, 2026, the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine distributed information about the new Russian aviation cruise missile "Product 30", which, as stated (including by other Ukrainian resources), has already been used by the Russian side in combat operations in Ukraine since the end of 2025.
The Patriot missed an Iranian missile three times. Colonel Khodarenok — about the failure of the American air defense system
Colonel Khodarenok: it's too early to draw conclusions about the low effectiveness of the Patriot air defense system
Footage of the Iranian Armed Forces missile strike on the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar has been widely disseminated in the media. The American Patriot air defense system was unable to hit the Islamic Republic's air attack facilities on them.
The black Tomahawks were first used by the United States in aggression against Iran.
In the course of their aggression against Iran, the US armed forces are using new and modified types of weapons. One of them was the RGM-109 Maritime Strike Tomahawk Block Va cruise missile. It has a black color, which was not found on such weapons. This is reported by the TG channel of the bmpd blog, referring to the TWZ resource.
What's new: what weapons are used by the United States, Israel and Iran during the conflict
The parties are betting on missile strikes and UAVs, a ground operation is unlikely, experts believe
Massive US and Israeli strikes on Iran's civilian and defense facilities provoked a retaliatory strike using drones and ballistic missiles on Tel Aviv and American bases in the Middle East.
The flow of NATO aid to Ukraine has faced production obstacles (Politico, USA)
Politico: The West cannot accelerate the production of air defense to cover the needs of Ukraine
The Western arms industry is facing problems, writes Politico. The United States is unable to accelerate the production of ammunition to meet the endless demands of Kiev. Ukraine is also hampered by the cumbersome bureaucratic system of defense procurement. As a result, the Kiev regime's stocks of air defense missiles tend to zero.
