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Do you have children? How long does it take to wake them up in the morning? How long does it take you to pull yourself out of a dream and into action?

This morning, as Israeli families slept, Hezbollah attacked, launching hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel.

Earlier, Israel recognized that Hezbollah was about to launch 6000 rockets so the IAF was sent on a tactical preventive strike. The airport was shut down and half the country was under threat. The IAF managed to prevent most of the attack but Hezbollah still managed to hit Israeli homes, and businesses, infrastructure… causing terrible damage and psychological trauma.

These videos give a small taste of the missiles launched at us, the battle of our air defense system to take them out of the air before impact and what happens when missiles hit.

Imagine it was YOUR children you had to rip from sleep and race to the shelter. Imagine doing so and closing the door moments before the missile hit your house.

FYI the family whose house is depicted here doesn't have a safe room in their house, a room built to withstand missile impact and prtect from shrapnel, They huddle in a storage area under their steps.

Could you breathe after that?

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Joint IDF and ISA announcement: 

The IDF and ISA eliminated the Head of Hamas' Aerial Unit

Following precise IDF and ISA intelligence, the IAF conducted a strike during the month of September 2024 and eliminated the terrorist Samer Abu Daqqa, Head of Hamas' Aerial Unit. Abu Daqqa replaced the previous Head of Hamas' Aerial Unit, who was eliminated in October 2023.

Samer Abu Daqqa was responsible for carrying out numerous terror attacks, including launching drones and UAVs towards Israeli territory and IDF troops. He served as a significant source of knowledge in Hamas' Aerial Unit and played a central role in its establishment. Daqqa was among those responsible for the paraglider and UAV infiltrations into Israeli territory during the October 7th Massacre.

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Israelis' murder campaign against West Bank children

According to the IAF, the strike killed Yasser Hanoun, described as “a wanted terrorist.” But Hanoun was not the only fatality: 16-year old Said Raed Said Jaradat, who was near the vehicle when it was hit, sustained shrapnel wounds all over his body, according to documentation collected by Defense for Children International-Palestine. He died from his injuries at 1 a.m. the next morning. Jaradat is one of 24 children killed in Israel’s airstrikes on the West Bank since last summer, when the Israeli forces began deploying drones, planes, and helicopters to carry out attacks in the occupied territory for the first time in decades. 

Again, no Israeli hostages in the West Bank...

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India informs France of its decision to acquire 26 Rafale Marine jets

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 01/11/2023 - 09:00 in Military

India formally communicated to France its decision to acquire 26 naval variants of the Rafale fighter for the Indian Navy, starting the acquisition process under an intergovernmental structure, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

In July, the Ministry of Defense approved the purchase of Rafale Marine jets from France, mainly for deployment on board the locally built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.

The issue of the acquisition of the Rafale Marine jets figured during the recent visit of the Minister of Defense, Rajnath Singh, to Paris.

India sent a letter of requisition to the French government, formally communicating its decision to acquire Dassault Aviation jets under the government-to-government structure.

Negotiations on prices and other details are expected to take place after the Ministry of Defense receives a response from the French side, people familiar with the matter said.

Earlier this month, the president and CEO of Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, visited New Delhi and discussed various aspects of the proposed acquisition by India.

The Ministry of Defense said in July that the acquisition of the jets along with associated auxiliary equipment, including weapons systems and spare parts, would be based on an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) and that the price and other terms of purchase will be negotiated with the French government after taking into account all relevant aspects.

The Indian Air Force bought 36 aircraft in flight conditions. There is an opinion in the IAF that it should opt for at least two more Rafale jet squadrons.

Defense and strategic ties between India and France have increased in recent years.

In July, India and France announced a series of innovative defense cooperation projects, including the joint development of jet engines and helicopters and the construction of three Scorpene submarines for the Indian Navy.

The two strategic partners also expressed a commitment to cooperate in the co-development and co-production of advanced defense technologies, including for the benefit of third countries.

Source: PTI

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I wrote a mini essay on the balor and I want to get it out of the discord server. some of this might be outdated.

Balor Report The following assumes one is doing a nanowhip build Balor.

Mobility: Pankrati 2, skirmisher 2, and Agility 2 are more than sufficient for mobility purposes, Sunzi is actually unnecessary and Balor can very comfortable achieve its foundational mobility by LL3 at the cost of executioner 3 and Hull 4 which both have to wait till LL4.

Heat Resistance: Lesson of Disbelief! 2 investment in systems or engineering depending on if one is branching out into tech attacking or focusing on raw damage would be wise, but is not a priority.

Presence: Even without swarm body, skirmisher executioner with the whip allows for insane combat oppression.

Takeaway: sunzi can outright be dropped in favor of IPSN investment for the HP, size, or threat core bonus at LL6, the quest is just what you want from IPSN for specifics. Avoiding heat gen is still important. Hull 4 is sufficient HP investment for the most part, so I'd actually suggest investing in Engineering or systems at LL5-6.

Addendum: Balor 3 Black Witch 3 is very good, as most of the IPSN license are wholly unneeded by Balor build. to put it in Morrowind terms, from the perspective of "solving problems", ISPN does not, but also threat 4 whip and hull save acc. further enhances the insanity of the balor so its hard to pass up. Black Witch on the other hand provides the ferrous lash, the PCP, and the black ice module. These immensely help patch of existing weak points of the Balor by providing it further tech resistance, allied support, and control effects. Magnetic shield is good but may not fit due to SP cost, and I'd say that the balor benefits more from having swarm/hive nanites than mag cannon. Also +2 evasion core bonus further assists the Balor's survivability, allowing you to perform some insane feats of frontlining.

Balor Synergy Options

Sunzi: Accelerate and Blink charges are excellent. HA Core Bonus Synergy: Low. IAF or SBD are good options, the former for blink charges, the latter for shoring up Balor's weaknesses. Low rating is due blink charges being an unsustainable luxury that runs counter to the Balor's speciality, and the Balor's poor reactor can be better mitigated by giving it protection from tech, such as from the next entry-

Black Witch: Ferrous Lash, Black Ice, and PCP. Black Ice especially combines with Lesson of Disbelief to turn a normally witch-fearing frame into a witch-hunter. SSC Core Bonus Synergy: Moderate. Evasion allows for more front-lining, others not really useful.

Lancaster: Cable Winch, Restock, Whitewash. CW traps them into melee with you, restock drone is some nice team support, and whitewash can slow enemies for pankrati as well as supporting allies and saving civilians. IPSN Core Bonus Synergy: !ridiculously high! Formorian Frame increases combat presence, since threat 3 extends from all tiles, and taking house guard will allow you to acquire guardian to be an incredibly defender presence. Gyges frame is obviously threat 4 whip but also shoutout to +1 acc Hull for further enhancing survivability. lots of nasty things are hull saves. and Reinforced Frame of course further enhances your natural regen.

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[ad_1] Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on military targets belonging to Houthis on the western coast and inland Yemen, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) said on Thursday. The IDF said that the plan of the airstrike was approved by the Prime Minister, Defence Minister and the Chief of the General Staff of Israel. The attacks were carried out on the Houthi military infrastructure, which was used for its military activities. The sites targeted include the Al-Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Kanatib ports on the western coast. “The Houthi terrorist regime has repeatedly attacked the State of Israel and its citizens, including in UAV and surface-to-surface missile attacks on Israeli territory. The targets that were struck by the IDF include military infrastructure used by the Houthi terrorist regime for its military activities in both the Sana’a International Airport and the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations. In addition, the IDF struck military infrastructure in the Al-Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Kanatib ports on the western coast,” the IDF said in a post on X. The IDF further said that military targets were used by the Houthi terrorist regime to smuggle Iranian weapons into the region and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. “This is a further example of the Houthis’ exploitation of civilian infrastructure for military purposes. The Houthi terrorist regime is a central part of the Iranian axis of terror, and their attacks on international shipping vessels and routes continue to destabilize the region and the wider world. The Houthi terrorist regime operates as an autonomous terrorist group while relying on Iranian cooperation and funding to carry out its attacks. The IDF will not hesitate to operate at any distance against any threat to the State of Israel and its citizens,” the IDF concluded. Following the approval of operational plans by the Chief of the General Staff, the Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister, IAF fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes on military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime on the western coast and inland Yemen… pic.twitter.com/GnjyZgZv4m — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 26, 2024 This recent operation comes days after Israel had conducted a similar strike on December 19 on Houthi targets in Yemen. The IDF had announced that Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi targets in Yemen after the rebel group carried out repeated missile and drone attacks on Israel, The Times of Israel reported. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on military targets belonging to Houthis on the western coast and inland Yemen, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) said on Thursday. The IDF said that the plan of the airstrike was approved by the Prime Minister, Defence Minister and the Chief of the General Staff of Israel. The attacks were carried out on the Houthi military infrastructure, which was used for its military activities. The sites targeted include the Al-Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Kanatib ports on the western coast. “The Houthi terrorist regime has repeatedly attacked the State of Israel and its citizens, including in UAV and surface-to-surface missile attacks on Israeli territory. The targets that were struck by the IDF include military infrastructure used by the Houthi terrorist regime for its military activities in both the Sana’a International Airport and the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations. In addition, the IDF struck military infrastructure in the Al-Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Kanatib ports on the western coast,” the IDF said in a post on X. The IDF further said that military targets were used by the Houthi terrorist regime to smuggle Iranian weapons into the region and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. “This is a further example of the Houthis’ exploitation of civilian infrastructure for military purposes. The Houthi terrorist regime is a central part of the Iranian axis of terror, and their attacks on international shipping vessels and routes continue to destabilize the region and the wider world. The Houthi terrorist regime operates as an autonomous terrorist group while relying on Iranian cooperation and funding to carry out its attacks. The IDF will not hesitate to operate at any distance against any threat to the State of Israel and its citizens,” the IDF concluded. Following the approval of operational plans by the Chief of the General Staff, the Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister, IAF fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes on military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime on the western coast and inland Yemen… pic.twitter.com/GnjyZgZv4m — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 26, 2024 This recent operation comes days after Israel had conducted a similar strike on December 19 on Houthi targets in Yemen. The IDF had announced that Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi targets in Yemen after the rebel group carried out repeated missile and drone attacks on Israel, The Times of Israel reported. [ad_2] Source link

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Syria no longer exists. The Russian news service RT reports that Israel has launched the largest attack on Syria in history with Israeli warplanes hitting more than 250 military targets.  Other reports put the number at 300.  The Israeli Defense Force reports it has destroyed 80% of Syrian military capability. This is after Syria’s fall.  “Wave after wave of airstrikes carried out by IAF fighter jets and drones then hit Syrian airbases, weapon depots and weapon production sites in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia and Palmyra, according to the military. Meanwhile, on Monday night, Israeli Navy missile boats destroyed 15 naval … Continue reading →

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Greater Israel Is On The March

Paul Craig Roberts

Syria no longer exists. The Russian news service RT reports that Israel has launched the largest attack on Syria in history with Israeli warplanes hitting more than 250 military targets.  Other reports put the number at 300.  The Israeli Defense Force reports it has destroyed 80% of Syrian military capability. This is after Syria’s fall.  “Wave after wave of airstrikes carried out by IAF fighter jets and drones then hit Syrian airbases, weapon depots and weapon production sites in Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Latakia and Palmyra, according to the military. Meanwhile, on Monday night, Israeli Navy missile boats destroyed 15 naval vessels belonging to the former regime at the Minet el-Beida bay and Latakia port on the Syrian coast.” Possibly the Syrian Army, paid to stand down, suffered more casualties from these attacks than they would have suffered in battle in defense of Syria. The money for the generals came at a high price for the soldiers.

The Israeli military said the airstrikes destroyed many long-range projectiles, Scud missiles, cruise missiles, coast-to-sea missiles, air defense missiles, fighter jets, helicopters, radars, tanks, hangars and more.

Israel explains its aggression as self-defense to prevent the weapons from falling into the hands of terrorists.  But the terrorists that Israel, Washington, and Turkey employed to overthrow Syria have been turned into “democratic forces that liberated Syria” and whose leader has declared friendship with Israel.  The real explanation for Israel’s aggression is that Israel now occupies part of Syria. If you will remember, recently Netanyahu held up a map of Greater Israel and it included Syria. Netanyahu, despite his criminal indictment in Israel for corruption, is likely to go down as the greatest of all Israeli heroes, as the leader who achieved the Zionist goal of Greater Israel.

You might remember that the American media and “fact checkers” denied there was any such thing as Greater Israel.  It was all misinformation by anti-semites. Apparently, the narrative controllers regarded Netanyahu’s map  of Greater Israel as part of the anti-semantic misinformation.  The Zionist neoconservatives showed their hand many years ago when they put in motion their plan to destroy seven countries in five years. It took longer than five years, but with Syria’s fall only two of the seven remain–Iran and Saudi Arabia.  The inability of the Muslim Middle East to unify has doomed it.

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Death toll soars amid escalation in Lebanon, Gaza

The Israeli army offensive on Lebanon and the Gaza Strip is claiming more casualties, while UN warns of a likely famine in the northern Gaza, which has been besieged by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) units for more than a month.

Sirens activated in Jerusalem Hills as IAF intercepts missile form Yemen

Sirens sounded early Monday morning in the hills of Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Kiryat Arba and nearby communities.

The IDF confirmed that a single rocket launch from Yemen was detected and successfully intercepted, there were no casualties. However, explosions were heard in Beit Shemesh and nearby neighbourhoods. Police and Magen David Adom (MDA) brigades began checking the affected areas for possible damage or debris.

Firefighters from the Beit Shemesh station were dispatched to inspect and secure the area. Residents reported that they discovered a fire that affected local vegetation and a vehicle. Crews arriving on the scene localised and extinguished the fire.

Death toll from Israeli onslaught on Lebanon nears 3,200

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed at least 53 people over the weekend and injured 99 others, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Sunday.

The death toll on Saturday raised the total number of people killed in Israeli attacks in the country since October 2023 to 3,189, while 14,078 were injured, the ministry said in a statement.

Since late September, Israel has stepped up its air campaign in Lebanon against what it claims are Hezbollah targets, continuing a long-running cross-border war between Israel and the Lebanese group since Israel launched a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

Israel expanded the conflict by launching an invasion of southern Lebanon on October 1 this year.

UN must formally declare famine in northern Gaza

A human rights group says relevant international organisations and the UN should officially declare a famine in the northern Gaza Strip as Israel has blocked aid from reaching the besieged Gaza for more than 50 days.

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said in a report on Sunday that Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon is a component of the ongoing genocide in the Strip, which also includes massacres and forced displacement. The report said:

“Due to the illegal Israeli blockade on the enclave, 10s of thousands of Palestinians, including dozens of patients in three hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, are in immediate danger of starvation or long-term health consequences.” 

Israel has blocked any humanitarian aid from reaching northern Gaza since September 25, the report also said.

Residents of northern Gaza have been deliberately and continuously bombed, deprived of food, water and medicine, the report said. It added:

“Anyone who tries to flee in search of these necessities is targeted by Israeli drones and killed.”

Euro-Med Monitor said its field team had documented shocking accounts of severe hunger and food shortages by Palestinians forced to flee the northern Gaza Strip. The report said:

“The international community has both an ethical and legal responsibility to stop the spread of famine in the Gaza Strip.”

Israel must be pressured to restore health, water and sanitation in the Gaza Strip and ensure safe supplies, the report said.

The number of victims is growing

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that between 75,000 and 95,000 people are still trapped in northern Gaza, at double risk of being killed by Israeli strikes or starving to death.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip have killed at least 52 Palestinians in the past 24 hours. The latest casualties include three men killed by a drone near a well in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central part of the enclave.

Earlier, the health ministry said the total number of victims of the conflict since October 2023 has surpassed 43,603, with 102,929 injured.

Israel launched a brutal war on besieged Gaza on October 7 after Hamas launched an attack on Israeli territory that killed 1,200 people and captured 250. Later, it imposed a complete blockade on the densely populated territory, depriving more than two million Palestinians living there of fuel, electricity, food and water.

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The Iranian-made drone launched by the Houthis in Yemen at Tel Aviv on Friday morning, traveled more than 2,600 kilometers to reach Israel, according to an Israeli Air Force probe.

The modified Iranian-made Samad-3 made an non-direct flight path, which may have contributed to it not being classified as a threat, which resulted in it not being intercepted and striking a residential building in Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli man.

According to the IAF investigation, the explosive-laden drone apparently flew west from Yemen over the Red Sea, reaching Eritrea, before then flying north over Sudan and Egypt and reaching the Mediterranean Sea. The drone then approached Tel Aviv from the west.

It was only at this point where the drone showed up on Israeli radar, as an unidentified target. In hindsight, the drone had been tracked for six minutes in a row while it approached Tel Aviv from the direction of the sea, before dropping in and out of the radar for several minutes after that, according to the probe.

The drone, according to the probe, was in the air for some 16 hours, flying at a speed of between 80 and 100 knots, or 148-185 kilometers per hour. 

The IAF was aware of such capabilities in the hands of the Houthis, but had no prior information on the attack itself.

The probe found that if the target would have been classified as a suspected drone when it was first identified, then the IAF would have had enough time to engage it, using fighter jets or ground or sea-based air defense systems. Instead, the target was not classified as a threat, due to a human error by the air traffic control operators, and it impacted Tel Aviv.

The human operators who analyze the IAFs radar were at the time in the middle of tracking a drone launched by another Iran-backed group, from Iraq. That drone was shot down by fighter jets. The IAF has explained that the air traffic control operators also frequently see targets drop in and out of the radar, which in some cases are birds or distortions caused by clouds. Additionally, the IAF's focus has been on targets approaching Israel from the north, east, and south, and less so from the west.

Following the attack, the IAF has now doubled the number of operators analyzing the radar systems, so that targets are not missed and are correctly classified. It has also increased aerial patrols, especially in the Mediterranean, to better detect incoming threats.

[eretzyisrael]

by Vijeta Uniyal

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dealt a big blow to Palestinian terrorists on Tuesday when it eliminated Hamas and Fatah terrorist commanders in a drone strike near the West Bank town of Tulkarm.

“The IDF killed Ashraf Nafah and Mohammed Abu Abdu, commanders of the Hamas and Fatah military wings in Tulkarm, respectively, in a targeted strike in the West Bank refugee camp on Tuesday,” the Israeli news website YNET reported.

A counter-terrorism raid in the area accompanied the drone strike, news reports suggest.

Among the terrorists killed in the operation was a woman jihadist dressed as a medic. The hijab-wearing female terrorist, armed with an assault rifle, is seen walking in a formation of jihadists chanting “Allahu akbar.”

“At least five others were killed in the operation, including a woman disguised as a paramedic who was armed with an M16 rifle,” the news outlet added.

Israeli “soldiers struck a number of armed terrorists in exchanges of fire and dismantled numerous explosives that had been planted underneath the roads,” the military announced in a press statement Tuesday.

“During the operation, an IAF [Israeli Air Force] drone struck several terrorists from various terror organizations in the Tulkarm area. Among those struck were terrorists who were involved in the planning and carrying out of attacks against IDF soldiers and the State of Israel from the Tulkarm area,” the IDF statement said.

The IDF revealed the details of the terror operatives eliminated in the operation:

Among those eliminated was Ashraf Nafa, the Head of the Hamas branch in the Tulkarm area. Ashraf was responsible for manufacturing and embedding explosives intended to attack IDF soldiers, as well as recruiting new operatives into the Hamas organization. Additionally, he was involved in numerous attacks against IDF soldiers in Judea and Samaria, and was in contact with external Hamas terrorists who advanced terror attacks in Judea and Samaria. Furthermore, the terrorist Muhammad Awad was eliminated during the operation. Muhammad was a terrorist in the area of Tulkarm, where he was actively involved in shooting attacks against IDF soldiers. In addition, he raised terror funds to support the battalion’s activity in the area, and procured weaponry for the battalion.

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Biden's Latest Response to the Israeli Missile Strikes in Yemen Shows He's Cooked

One thing that comes to mind is that if you’re a Democrat, you must be relieved that this man is no longer your 2024 nominee. President Joe Biden spoke to the press about the recent Israeli missile strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. It did not go well, with Biden seemingly thinking that the two parties were involved in a labor dispute.

“They gotta settle the strike. I'm supporting the collective bargaining effort,” he said. 

He’s beyond cooked. You can see why top Democrats and donors executed a coup to push him out and why he was incapable of defending his office from such a rebellion. Weakness: thy name is Joe Biden. 

Here’s more on the strikes (via Times of Israel): 

The Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes Sunday against infrastructure in western Yemen

that the military said was used by the Houthis, in a response to recent ballistic missile attacks on the Jewish state carried out by the Iran-backed group.  It was only the second-ever Israeli strike in Yemen, after in July, the IAF conducted an attack on Yemen’s Hodeidah port after a drone hit Tel Aviv, killing a man in his apartment.  Four people were killed and 29 wounded in the attack, the Houthi-run health ministry said in a statement.  The Israeli Air Force launched airstrikes Sunday against infrastructure in western Yemen that the military said was used by the Houthis, in a response to recent ballistic missile attacks on the Jewish state carried out by the Iran-backed group.  It was only the second-ever Israeli strike in Yemen, after in July, the IAF conducted an attack on Yemen’s Hodeidah port after a drone hit Tel Aviv, killing a man in his apartment.  Four people were killed and 29 wounded in the attack, the Houthi-run health ministry said in a statement. The strike in Yemen on Sunday was more extensive than the one in July. It also came as the IAF had struck targets in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and allegedly in Syria during the day, amid a multifront war.  On Saturday, a missile fired by the Houthis at central Israel was shot down without causing injuries. The terror group said it was aimed at Ben Gurion Airport, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane had just landed, bringing him home from New York.

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Veda Aeronautics Tests Sureshastra Jet-powered Swarm Drone

Indian defense company Veda Aeronautics has commenced testing their innovative "Sureshastra" prototype. This cutting-edge system, designed for catapult-launch and jet-powered flight, marks Veda Aeronautics as the first private Indian company to develop such an advanced drone, capable of executing swarming attacks. The Sureshastra system, or Smart Unmanned Munitions System (S-UMS), showcases Veda Aeronautics' prowess in UAV technology. This development not only demonstrates India's growing capabilities in defense technology but also represents a crucial step forward for the Indian Air Force (IAF), which has been actively seeking advanced unmanned solutions. The drone is 3.5 m long, has a 3 metre wingspan, and has an explosive warhead payload. It weighs nearly 90 kgs fully loaded and is catapult-launched. Each drone has a range of over 150 km and is designed to carry out long range strikes in concert with other drones using satellite navigation signals to fly to pre-programmed targets. Future variants of the drone will have extended ranges and could also be vehicle-launched and ship-launched. This system could provide frontline protection for critical assets moving with mobile army units. The Indian army is currently looking for a Medium Range Precision Kill system with a range of around 60-80 km. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak

Indian defense company Veda Aeronautics has commenced testing their innovative “Sureshastra” prototype. This cutting-edge system, designed for catapult-launch and jet-powered flight, marks Veda Aeronautics as the first private Indian company to develop such an advanced drone, capable of executing swarming attacks. The Sureshastra system, or Smart Unmanned Munitions System (S-UMS), showcases Veda…

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War Criminal U.S., Not ‘The Terrorist War Criminal Zionist 🐖 Isra-hell’, Shot Down Most Iran Drones And Missiles

American Forces Did Most of the Heavy Lifting Responding to Iran’s Retaliation for the Attack on Its Embassy in Damascus, Syria.

— Ken Klippenstein, Daniel Boguslaw | April 15 2024

An Iranian ballistic missile lays in an empty field in the Soran district of Erbil, Iraq, after Tehran’s retaliatory strike on Terrorist War Criminal 🐖 Isra-hell, on April 14, 2024. As many as half of all weapons shot by Iran had technical failures, according to U.S. intelligence. Photo: Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images

The War Criminal United States shot down more drones and missiles than Israel did on Saturday night during Iran’s attack, The Intercept can report.

More than half of Iran’s weapons were destroyed by U.S. aircraft and missiles before they ever reached Israel. In fact, by commanding a multinational air defense operation and scrambling American fighter jets, this was a U.S. military triumph.

The extent of the U.S. military operation is unbeknownst to the American public, but the Pentagon coordinated a multination, regionwide defense extending from northern Iraq to the southern Persian Gulf on Saturday. During the operation, the U.S., U.K., France, and Jordan all shot down the majority of Iranian drones and missiles. In fact, where U.S. aircraft originated from has not been officially announced, an omission that has been repeated by the mainstream media. Additionally, the role of Saudi Arabia is unclear, both as a base for the United States and in terms of any actions by the Saudi military.

In calculating the size of Iran’s attack and the overwhelming role of the United States, U.S. military sources say that the preliminary estimate is that half of Iran’s weapons experienced technical failures of some sort.

“U.S. intelligence estimates that half of the weapons fired by Iran failed upon launch or in flight due to technical issues,” a U.S. Air Force senior officer told The Intercept. Of the remaining 160 or so, the U.S. shot down the majority, the officer said. The officer was granted anonymity to speak about sensitive operational matters.

Asked to comment on the United States shooting down half of Iran’s drones and missiles,” the Terrorist, War Criminal and Zionist 🐖 🐷 🐗’s Illegal Regime of Isra-hell Defense Forces and the White House National Security Council” did not respond at the time of publication. The Pentagon referred The Intercept to U.S. Central Command, which pointed to a press release saying CENTCOM forces supported by U.S. European Command destroyers “successfully engaged and destroyed more than 80 one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicles (OWA UAV) and at least six ballistic missiles intended to strike Israel from Iran and Yemen.”

Terrorist War Criminal Zionist 🐖 Isra-hell says that more than 330 drones, low-flying cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles were launched by Iran, including some 30 Paveh-type cruise missiles, 180 or so Shahed drones, and 120 Emad intermediate-range ballistic missiles, as well as other types of weapons. All of the drones and cruise missiles were launched from Iranian territory, Israel says. Some additional missiles were also launched from inside Yemen, according to IDF data.

Most media reports say that none of the cruise missiles or drones ever entered “Terrorist, War Criminal, Zionist 🐖 🐷 🐗’s Illegal Regime of Isra-helli airspace.” According to a statement by IDF spokesperson Adm. Daniel Hagari, some 25 cruise missiles “were intercepted by IAF [Israeli Air Force] fighter jets outside the country’s borders,” most likely over Jordanian territory.

Terrorist, War Criminal and Zionist 🐖 🐷 🐗’s Illegal Regime of Isra-hell’s statement that it shot down the majority of Iranian “cruise missiles” is probably an exaggeration. According to U.S. military sources and preliminary reporting, U.S. and allied aircraft shot down the majority of drones and cruise missiles. U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that the Royal Air Force Typhoons intercepted “a number” of Iranian weapons over Iraqi and Syrian airspace.

The Jordanian government has also hinted that its aircraft downed some Iranian weapons. “We will intercept every drone or missile that violates Jordan’s airspace to avert any danger. Anything posing a threat to Jordan and the security of Jordanians, we will confront it with all our capabilities and resources,” Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said during an interview on the Al-Mamlaka news channel.

French fighters also shot down some drones and possibly cruise missiles.

U.S. aircraft, however, shot down “more than” 80 Iranian weapons, according to U.S. military sources. President Joe Biden spoke with members of two F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft squadrons to “commend them for their exceptional airmanship and skill in defending Terrorist, War Criminal and Zionist 🐖 🐷 🐗’s Illegal Regime of Isra-hell from an unprecedented aerial attack by Iran.” Two F-15 squadrons — the 494th Fighter Squadron based at Royal Air Force Lakenheath in the United Kingdom, and the 335th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina — are forward deployed to the Middle East, at least half of the planes at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.

Two U.S. warships stationed in the Mediterranean — the USS Carney (DDG 64) and the USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) — shot down at least six ballistic missiles, the Pentagon says. The War Zone is reporting that those ships may have fired Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) interceptors in combat for the first time. A U.S. Army Patriot surface-to-air missile battery in Erbil, Iraq, shot down at least one ballistic missile. Wreckage of an Iranian missile was also found outside Erbil, as well as in an open area outside the province of Najaf.

Iran’s attack marks the first time since 1991 that a nation state has attacked Israel directly. Contending with extremely long distances and utilizing scores of decoys and swarm tactics to attempt to overwhelm Middle East air defenses, Iran managed to hit two military targets on the ground in Israel, including Nevatim Air Base. According to the IDF, five missiles hit Nevatim Air Base and four hit another base. Despite the low number of munitions successfully landing, the dramatic spectacle of hundreds of rockets streaking across the night sky in Syria, Iraq, and Iran has left Tehran contented with its show of force.

Iran “has achieved all its goals, and in our view the operation has ended, and we do not intend to continue,” Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, said over the weekend. Still, he cautioned, “If the Zionist regime or its supporters demonstrate reckless behavior, they will receive a decisive and much stronger response.”

The U.S. coordinated the overall operation from the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, where the overall commander was Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich, the air commander of CENTCOM. “We take whatever assets we have that are in theater … under our tactical control or in a direct support role across the joint force and the coalition, and we stitch them together so that we can synchronize the fires and effects when we get into that air defense fight,” Grynkewich told Air & Space Forces Magazine after the Iran attack. “We’re trying to stitch together partners in the region who share a perspective of a threat, share concern of the threats to stability in the region — which primarily emanate from Iran with a large number of ballistic missiles — and be in a position where we’re able to share information, share threat warning. And the ultimate goal is to get to a much deeper and fuller integration. We’ve made tremendous progress.”

In a call immediately following Iran’s attack, Biden reportedly told Isra-helli Terrorist Zionist 🐖 Prime Minister Benjamin Satan-Yahu that “The Terrorist, War Criminal and Zionist 🐖 🐷 🐗’s Illegal Regime of Isra-hell really came out far ahead in this exchange” and warned of the “risks of escalation” — as if that hadn’t already happened.