I remember reading that they hoped to put it on JASSM-ER, but I don’t know if they ever did.
I’ve read several different possibilities: chemical explosion, something with a vacuum tube, or an AESA. I don’t know what it actually is.
Here’s a round-up of goings-on and rumors on the Iranian front. First up, Reuters reports the insurance company thinks the ships were sabotaged by the IRGC:
Second, some ominous saber-rattling from Iran:
Third, the IDF may have struck IRGC targets in Syria:
The Syrian IADS appears to have responded:
And apparently the Russians have already forgotten just how dangerous that can be, at least for Syria’s allies:
Time for F-22 to get first air-to-air kills…
Or the JSF. I think I heard that the F-22s rotated out and were replaced by F-35s.
US officials have issued a warning to commercial airlines to stay away from the Persian Gulf to avoid the risk of being “misidentified”. So I guess if we pull another Vincennes we can say, “Hey, we warned you! It’s your fault!”
Also, in a rare display of concern for human life, ExxonMobil has begun evacuating its staff from Basra.
The Pentagon is preparing a plan to send 10,000 more troops to the Middle East. Officials say this is still in the proposal stage, and no decisions have been made.
As this thread proves, I have no idea what I’m talking about. But I guess we just killed some high-ranking Iranian military leader. That doesn’t sound like a good start to 2020.