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“In the US, fighter aircraft account for 32% of the USAF inventory.”
“U.S. forces hit a total of 300 targets “to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels freely transiting the strait.””
“beginning a 60-day period aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war.”
“about 200 acres of land had been affected with a fire front of about 1.6km”
“in 2018 rallied the defence of Mr Trump’s nominee for the supreme court, Brett Kavanaugh”
“Castelion's Blackbeard missile travels in excess of Mach 5 and reportedly costs under $300,000 per completed round”
“A thousand missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat”
“fell from No. 7 against the run in 2024 (99.4 yards per game) to 18th last season (117.7)”
“When bombers and close-air-support aircraft are included, combat aircraft make up around 41% of the US fleet”
“about 140 Iranian military targets were struck”
“hit some 140 targets in Sunday’s strikes including missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps, communication equipment and other sites.”
“evacuated 36 properties in Capelulo yesterday”
“A civilian crew member is missing and the vessel is unable to continue the journey due to an onboard fire and significant engine room damage," the US military command said on social media.”
“The pricing became real on June 16 2026, when the US Navy ordered the first 50 production rounds for $23.4 million.”
“The number of troops in the city has doubled to more than 5,100 over the past month”
“his run-defense grade of 57.3 ranked 54th at the position”
“With India planning to acquire 114 Rafale aircraft from France”
“Since early May, U.S. forces have helped more than 800 commercial vessels and 400 million barrels of crude oil transit the strait.”
“About a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed through the strait before the war began.”
“at any one time the service have had eight fire appliances, four narrow access vehicles and two wildfire units”
“US Central Command (Centcom) released a statement announcing a third round of strikes against Iran at 12.39am.”
“The order also covers 50 shipping and storage containers”
“Michigan's deployment of 162 troops is due to continue through Aug. 31.”
“"1,000 missiles" aimed at Iran”
“the squadron numbers are currently down to an alarming 29.”
“Central Command said this week that 20 Navy warships are patrolling waters across the Middle East.”
“wartime highs of $120 a barrel.”
“One person had been taken to hospital so far”
“Earlier this week, three commercial vessels were struck in the strait, causing the second round of strikes.”
“following $50 million in February to push Blackbeard from prototype toward operational use.”
“The strikes in Iran over two days — and prior to the ones in the wake of the warning shot — killed at least 17 people and wounded 115 others, Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour said.”
“In addition to 40 Tejas Mark-1 aircraft already operational”
“redirected 139 ships and disabled nine when it was in place from mid-April to mid-June.”
“Three people, including a child, were wounded as a result of shrapnel from the interception of Iranian attacks, Qatar’s Interior Ministry said, giving no further details on their condition.”
“Five people were killed, including a 13-year-old girl, and at least 30 injured when glide bombs hit the north eastern city of Sumy on Saturday, mayor Artem Kobzar said on Telegram.”
“Iranian officials said 17 people were killed and 115 injured in the previous round of strikes.”
“In April 2026, the Navy committed a further $105 million specifically to integrate Blackbeard onto the F/A-18 and to run the carrier-suitability testing required before any missile can operate safely from a carrier deck.”
“1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat.”
“IAF has also contracted a total of 180 4.5-generation Tejas Mark-1A jets from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).”
“A thousand missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands more to immediately follow”
“Three Iranian missiles struck areas across Jordan, causing minor damage but no injuries, Jordan’s state news agency reported.”
“It has been valued at an estimated $400m (£300m).”
“the President seemed to respond to by declaring there were "1,000 missiles" pointed at Iran if he were to be killed.”
“According to Bryon Hargis, CEO and co-founder of Castelion, the funding reflects the Navy's commitment to "advancing affordable, manufacturable long-range strike capability."”
“The U.S. military's Central Command said it hit some 140 targets in the strikes”
“With over 200 Jaguar, Mirage 2000 and MiG-29 fighters expected to be phased out during the 2030s”
“Oman’s maritime authority said it rescued 23 crew members but one was missing.”
“The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe's largest, is located almost 50km southwest of the city”
“Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes at the start of the conflict on February 28”
“Castelion was founded by former SpaceX engineers and has already completed more than two dozen flight tests within three years.”
“90 per cent of Russian missiles and drones contain Japanese components”
“One “was struck by a warning shot and brought to a stop.””
“1000 Missiles are locked and loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow”
“One of those flight tests took place at the Army's Dugway Proving Ground in Utah during the latter part of 2025.”
“In April 2025 alone, Ukraine sent at least eight formal diplomatic letters to Japan's Foreign Ministry detailing evidence of Japanese components recovered from Russian weapons used in attacks on civilians.”
“a former Air Force lawyer who served in Congress for three decades.”
“Orders have already been given, and the US Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran”
“Castelion has also partnered with uncrewed-boat maker Saronic to demonstrate launching Blackbeard missiles from a robotic surface vessel at sea.”
“The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it had issued warnings to companies and industry groups and blacklisted dozens of overseas entities it suspects of helping Russia circumvent export bans.”
“A thousand missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat," Trump wrote on his website.”
“If testing continues to succeed, the eventual plan is to purchase Blackbeard missiles by the thousand rather than by the dozen.”
“Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan has also launched a programme to strengthen its intelligence capabilities to better prevent illegal exports and counter espionage.”
“In May 2026, the company signed a framework agreement with the Department of War covering multi-year production of roughly 500 weapons annually.”
“It joined US and EU sanctions against Russia on the day of the invasion and later began sending military supplies including bulletproof vests and helmets, breaking with its post-war precedent.”
“Chief Operating Officer Sean Pitt said the company uses automotive-grade Field-Programmable Gate Arrays originally built for driver assistance systems and electric vehicles.”
“The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had worked with Western allies to ban the export of military-related items to Russia.”
“These automotive processors cost roughly one-tenth as much as aerospace equivalents and arrive about six times faster, Pitt said.”
“Proco Air's owner, Takehiko Miki, told NYT he met Filchenkov around 2018 and began working with him in 2024.”
“Castelion has also replaced aerospace-grade metal tubing with precision-machined tubes originally designed for fracking operations in the oil and gas sector.”
“five people were killed and 30 injured in Sumy after two glide bombs landed in a crowded area, with one hitting a bus and the other damaging apartment buildings.”
“These tubes withstand heat and pressure levels comparable to rocket motor requirements, yet come from many more vendors at lower prices.”
“In one of its border districts, a man was killed after stepping on an explosive device, according to Reuters.”
“Rival startup Anduril has adopted a similar approach, using pharmaceutical-industry mixing technology to process rocket motor propellant far faster than legacy methods.”
“Glide bombs also injured 10 in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, the regional governor said.”
“Castelion, recently valued at nearly $3 billion, has secured Pentagon contracts covering more than 500 hypersonic weapons under current agreements.”
“Two people were killed and another wounded earlier in the day by a missile strike on the southern port city of Odessa.”
“Seven were also wounded in the eastern city of Kharkiv, when a drone hit a civilian enterprise.”
“Denis Pushilin, head of Russian-controlled areas of Donetsk region in Ukraine's east, said one person was killed when a drone hit his car, and nine were injured when a bus came under a drone attack near the Sea of Azov.”
“The capital city, Kyiv, witnessed an overnight attack that wounded twelve people.”
“Russia launched six ballistic missiles, six cruise missiles and 121 drones in the overnight attacks including against Kyiv, Ukraine's air force said on Saturday morning, before the strikes on Odesa, Kharkiv and Sumy took place.”
“Out of which, at least two cruise missiles and 111 drones were neutralised.”
“Over 60 people have died in strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding area so far this month.”
“Robert Brovdi, the chief of Ukraine's drone forces, reported that his units had attacked 21 fuel tankers and seven other cargo and support ships in the Sea of Azov overnight, making a total of 76 boats hit this week.”
“He wrote that 1,000 missiles were 'locked and loaded' and aimed at Iran, with thousands more ready to follow if Tehran acted on those threats.”
“Images of the newer aircraft indicate it lacks some missile detection and countermeasure systems found on earlier versions, despite an estimated $400 million retrofit.”
“The 18 agreements and announcements that followed PM Narendra Modi's summit meeting with his counterpart Christopher Luxon”
“Pakistan's security forces have killed at least 88 militants in a major anti-insurgency operation in the restive province of Balochistan since July 5, the Islamabad government said on Saturday.”
“Nine militants were killed in the past 24 hours, interior minister Mohsin Naqvi said.”
“The total number of terrorists killed since July 5 in Operation Shaban has reached 88," Naqvi said.”
“The deadliest assault targeted a police checkpoint at Mangi Dam in Ziarat district, where militants killed nine police personnel before abducting 18 others.”
“On Friday, grieving families brought eight of the 18 bodies from Quetta's civil hospital to the protest site.”
“Violence also struck the Hanna Urak Valley near Quetta on July 5, where militants attacked members of a local tribe, killing five people, injuring eight others and abducting 11.”
“The 86-year-old had ruled Iran with near-absolute authority for almost 37 years before being targeted in the strikes that marked the start of the conflict.”
“Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28, during the opening hours of the war.”
“Roadmap to 2030”
“1,000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow”
“Orders have already been given, and the US military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran”
“Iran attacked three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz”
“Earlier this week, the US carried out strikes against roughly 90 targets inside Iran in response to its attacks on ships in the waterway, through which about one-fifth of the world's oil supply flows daily during peacetime.”
“Iran has also fired drones and missiles toward US allies in the Middle East, including three Gulf countries where some US military assets and troops are located.”
