Iran Super Thread- Merged

[HavokFour]

More signs this might be a long one.

Pentagon looks for vendors to supply pre-made bunkers within 30 days

The Defense Department is trying to find vendors who can supply transportable bunkers that protect troops against blasts and shrapnel.

taskandpurpose.com

850 Tomahawks used, so far. ~600 produced annually.

And a mixture of 1000 air defense interceptors.

U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon​

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MacKenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said that before Operation Epic Fury began late last month, the Navy probably had between 4,000 and 4,500 Tomahawk missiles on hand. Others naval analysts have said the number could be much lower, perhaps closer to 3,000, following their extensive use in recent operations, including the Trump administration’s strikes last year in Iran, Yemen and Nigeria.

The Financial Times started sounding the alarm in an article a week ago.

US has burned through ‘years’ of munitions since start of Iran war

Rapid depletion of stockpile including Tomahawk missiles raises pressure on Trump over cost of conflict

www.ft.com

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[brihard]

Royal United Services Institute has published an excellent analysis on the munitions use thus far, and the implications both for the current conflict, and for other fights the U.S. or allies may have to either deter or enter into. Very insightful read into some of the procurement and supply chain challenges.

BLUF: some key munitions may run out very, very soon. Replenishing weeks of consumption could take years, and this already has a ‘right now’ impact on other lines of effort like helping Ukraine and deterring China.

Over 11,000 munitions in 16 Days of the Iran War: ‘Command of the Reload’ Governs Endurance

Significant numbers of advanced munitions have been expended, revealing that battlefield dominance matters less than the industrial capacity to replenish critical stockpiles.

www.rusi.org

 

[daftandbarmy]

A bit long.... interesting though:

 

[Baz]

More signs this might be a long one.

Pentagon looks for vendors to supply pre-made bunkers within 30 days

The Defense Department is trying to find vendors who can supply transportable bunkers that protect troops against blasts and shrapnel.

taskandpurpose.com

850 Tomahawks used, so far. ~600 produced annually.

And a mixture of 1000 air defense interceptors.

U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon​

Archive


The Financial Times started sounding the alarm in an article a week ago.

US has burned through ‘years’ of munitions since start of Iran war

Rapid depletion of stockpile including Tomahawk missiles raises pressure on Trump over cost of conflict

www.ft.com

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How’s it go? “Amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics.” Isn’t the rumour that Trump lives to see videos of shit blowing up?

 

[Czech_pivo]

A bit long.... interesting though:

The guy doing the interview is a former US Navy Seal and the guy he’s interviewing is a former US Ranger (as well as the first Trump Cabinet member to resign).
I think they’ve got a pretty good understanding of tactics, strategy and objectives.

 

[The Bread Guy]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2037397211126862074

Related? Not even sure if this is confirmed. But if so, then hybrid warfare is really taking a leap forward.

Swarming confirmed, anyway …

Mysterious drones swarmed US Air Force base home to nuclear bombers

More than a dozen unsanctioned drones repeatedly swarmed a US Air Force base that is home to a nuclear bomber fleet — and were able to resist efforts to bring them down via jamming technology…

nypost.com

Air base drone incursion: What to know about incident over B-52 bombers

There were multiple unauthorized drones detected flying over Barksdale Air Force Base, earlier this month.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

'Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over strategic US Air Force base

A drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at one of the United States Air Force’s largest airfields this month was potentially more dangerous than first reported.

abcnews.com