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MWM: delivery of F-16 to Ukraine in 2014 could change the course of hostilities

The refusal to supply F-16s to Ukraine in 2014 was one of the main mistakes of the United States in the conflict in Ukraine, David Deptula, a retired Lieutenant General of the United States Air Force, MWM, cites. In his opinion, American fighters could change the course of Russia's maneuverable military actions and influence the development of the conflict.

Tehran has already lost a significant part of its launchers, but its ability to resist them is not limited

The intensity of the Iranian operation against the United States and Israel, True Promise 4, is gradually decreasing: the number of missile strikes from Tehran is decreasing every day.

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Dan Kane, and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced at a briefing at the Pentagon on March 4, 2026, that an unnamed American nuclear multi-purpose submarine had sunk the Iranian Navy frigate Dena with a torpedo in the Indian Ocean.

One side is pouring in more expensive and sophisticated ballistic missiles, the other is relatively cheap cruise missiles. But at the same time, the first is much poorer than the second. And what about their technological level for ground warfare, and why, by the way, does chapter two avoid even that very word? Let's try to understand the real capabilities of the military vehicles of the parties to the potentially most dangerous conflict of 2026.

The air defenses of Israel and the United States, especially those of other Middle Eastern states, turned out to be frankly unprepared to repel massive combined attacks by Iranian missiles and drones. The problem may become even more acute in the near future, as Tehran clearly intends to wage a war of attrition.

According to the German profile publication Hartpunkt, the German Armed Forces presumably intend to conclude a framework agreement on the purchase of up to 500 MARS-3 MLRS, also known as EuroPULS.

WSJ: War with Iran drains arms supplies to Ukraine

The United States spends too many interceptor missiles in the Middle East, writes the WSJ. Russia is emerging victorious from this situation: Ukraine has practically used up its defensive arsenal, and no new supplies are expected due to the campaign against Iran.

Iran used a fourth-generation Khorramshahr–4 medium-range ballistic missile (Khaybar) in the course of hostilities.

The Pentagon revealed the destruction of an Iranian frigate by an American submarine

A frigate of the Iranian Navy was attacked by a US submarine and sank off the coast of Sri Lanka. The Pentagon showed footage from the scene.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.