Live Conflict Israel-US vs Iran War (2026)

[Passenger]

Claim that the destruction of E-3 is a "major blow" is nonsense. Because E-3 are currently in process of replacement by E-7. 13 E-3 where retired in 2023. You can take these back to service u need them so much.

Come on, it is not me but the US people called it "major blow".
I cannot image which can be more important than an awacs. B2?
Is it the attitude you adopt towards the losses of your allies? Just deny all the fact?

Wait, you donot know some E-3 was update to E-3G and keep service? And the E-7 program is still in process but not been put into production yet? USAF cannot gain better choice before 2030.

 

[Passenger]

@500
Here is the Isreal media report.

The loss of an E‑3 Sentry AWACS carries strategic consequences far beyond the physical destruction of a single airframe as it degrades the ability to detect incoming hostile threats and coordinate any retaliatory response.

“The loss of this E-3 is incredibly problematic, given how crucial these battle managers are to everything from airspace deconfliction, aircraft deconfliction, targeting, and providing other lethal effects that the entire force needs for the battle space,” Heather Penney, a former F-16 pilot and director of studies and research at AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies told Air and Space Forces magazine.

Iran strike on Prince Sultan airbase destroys key US Air Force platforms | The Jerusalem Post

The Friday strike not only injured troops, but it destroyed refuelers and an E-3 Sentry aircraft

www.jpost.com

 

[Sanchez]

Claim that the destruction of E-3 is a "major blow" is nonsense. Because E-3 are currently in process of replacement by E-7. 13 E-3 where retired in 2023. You can take these back to service u need them so much.

E-7 procurement is stalled, frames are not coming online anytime soon. It is true that some E-3s were recently mothballed, but those aircraft were mothballed for a reason, youngest of them is from 1983 and they've been lying around for few years, so you can't just replace the lost one tomorrow. It is no doubt a major loss of capability.

It is also true that for US, E-3s are not the only ball in the play; they have space based systems as well as E-2s online.

 

[500]

E-7 procurement is stalled, frames are not coming online anytime soon.

That only proves my point. They are not really needed nowadays, when every fighter with AESA radar basically can serve as mini AWACS + there are UAVs carrying radars.

It is true that some E-3s were recently mothballed, but those aircraft were mothballed for a reason, youngest of them is from 1983 and they've been lying around for few years, so you can't just replace the lost one tomorrow. It is no doubt a major loss of capability.

1983 is pretty young age for such plane. Israel is using such planes from 1960-es. If they were needed no one would phase out them.

 

[Yasar_TR]

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israel-largest-tank-losses-40yrs-ambushes-21-merkava

As far as this news is concerned IDF lost 21 Merkava tanks in Lebanon in one day..
Unconfirmed news coming from multiple sources claim that during the last week’s skirmishes IDF may have lost 75 to 100 Merkava and armoured vehicles in Lebanon. Some of these pictures shared shows Merkava turrets blown off similar to tanks destroyed in Ukraine, suggesting that Russian ATGMs like Kornets may have been used. With Trophy defence system if active, this is not good news.

75–100 Merkava Tanks Destroyed? Hezbollah ATGM Barrages Raise Alarms Over Israel’s Trophy System Survivability in High-Intensity Armor Warfare - Defence Security Asia

Hezbollah claims to have destroyed 75–100 Merkava tanks using advanced Almas and Kornet anti-tank missiles, raising serious concerns about Israel’s Trophy active protection system under saturation attacks. Explore the strategic implications for modern armored warfare.

defencesecurityasia.com

 

[Passenger]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2038238316013772983

 

[blackjack]

Claim that the destruction of E-3 is a "major blow" is nonsense. Because E-3 are currently in process of replacement by E-7. 13 E-3 where retired in 2023. You can take these back to service u need them so much.

F-35s were also supposed to be A-10 replacements

 

[Huelague]

Over 100 Million Views!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2033897242986209689

 

[Perun]

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/israel-largest-tank-losses-40yrs-ambushes-21-merkava

As far as this news is concerned IDF lost 21 Merkava tanks in Lebanon in one day..
Unconfirmed news coming from multiple sources claim that during the last week’s skirmishes IDF may have lost 75 to 100 Merkava and armoured vehicles in Lebanon. Some of these pictures shared shows Merkava turrets blown off similar to tanks destroyed in Ukraine, suggesting that Russian ATGMs like Kornets may have been used. With Trophy defence system if active, this is not good news.

75–100 Merkava Tanks Destroyed? Hezbollah ATGM Barrages Raise Alarms Over Israel’s Trophy System Survivability in High-Intensity Armor Warfare - Defence Security Asia

Hezbollah claims to have destroyed 75–100 Merkava tanks using advanced Almas and Kornet anti-tank missiles, raising serious concerns about Israel’s Trophy active protection system under saturation attacks. Explore the strategic implications for modern armored warfare.

defencesecurityasia.com

That is one armored battalion lost in one day and one brigade lost so far

 

[satria]

Hezbolah strike mereka a

Hezbollah ATGM Strike Triggers Explosion in Israeli Merkava Tank!

Footage has emerged showing a Hezbollah guided anti-tank missile (ATGM) striking an Israeli Merkava tank in Deir Seryan, southern Lebanon. The missile hit th...

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Hezbollah ATGM Hits Israeli Merkava Tank!

Footage shows Hezbollah fighters in Southern Lebanon deploying a precision-guided anti-tank missile (ATGM) against an Israeli Merkava tank. Watch the missile...

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[Dom Sebastião]

Isso é uma saturação de defesa aérea. No começo, eu também não entendi, já que para um ataque bem-sucedido é melhor concentrar os ataques em um único ponto, mas isso também aumenta a chance de interceptação. Atacando aleatoriamente em todos os lugares, você força o outro lado a implantar sua defesa aérea em todos os lugares, então eles serão forçados a concentrar sua defesa aérea em alguns pontos, e você ataca os locais que não têm defesa aérea.

Esta é a teoria básica da guerra; o Capítulo VI de A Arte da Guerra de Sun Tzu discute basicamente como explorar as vulnerabilidades do inimigo, forçando-o a dividir e diluir suas forças, especialmente para proteger pontos menos relevantes, deixando pontos mais estratégicos enfraquecidos. Muitas pessoas subestimam os persas, mas eles sempre fazem a lição de casa quando se trata de guerra.