Suicide drones, B-2 bombers and more: The complete list of weapons used by the US against Iran in Operation Epic Fury
U.S. Central Command has released a list of U.S. assets used in its Operation Epic Fury. US launches major military action against Iran Iran The attacks on Friday, February 27, targeted key Iranian military bases, including missile facilities, a naval base and locations near the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Epic Fury Operation Including coordinated attacks by the United States Israelfocusing on major military and naval bases across Iran. The operation was designed to eliminate a direct threat to U.S. forces and allies in the Middle East while sending a strong message about Iran’s nuclear activities.
Operation Epic Fury: List of US Assets Used
On Saturday, February 28, the United States used a variety of weapons against Iranian targets, including suicide drones, Tomahawk cruise missiles, and stealth fighter jets. It also used low-cost, one-way attack drones modeled on Iranian designs for the first time in combat.
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The action comes a day after the United States declared Anthropic a supply chain risk, suggesting it posed a threat to national security. On Friday, February 27, Donald Trump directed the government to stop working with the startup, Reuters reported. The outlet added that it could not determine how the tools were used in the war.
Anthropic’s AI has previously been used in the intelligence community and armed forces. In fact, it is the first among its fellow AI companies to handle confidential information through a supply agreement with cloud provider Amazon.
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Central Command shared a list of U.S. assets in use. Take a look:
- B-2 stealth bomber
- Lucas Drone
- Patriot interceptor missile system
- THAAD anti-ballistic missile system
- F-18 fighter
- F-16 fighter
- F-22 fighter
- A-10 attack aircraft
- F-35 Stealth Fighter
- EA-18G electronic attack aircraft
- Airborne early warning and control aircraft
- airborne communications relay
- P-8 maritime patrol aircraft
- RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft
- MQ-9 Reaper
- M-142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
- nuclear powered aircraft carrier
- guided missile destroyer
- Counter drone system
- Refueling machine
- Oil tanker
- C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft
- C-130 cargo plane
Central Command concluded by adding that it also includes “special capabilities that we can’t list here!”
