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Iran launched a new missile barrage at Israel, according to Israeli and Iranian statements, in the first such strike since the April 8 ceasefire.

Israeli officials and defense firms are accelerating work on countermeasures as small, hard-to-jam FPV drones inflict casualties and expose a fast-growing vulnerability on the battlefield.

Israel says it plans to acquire 25 F-35 fighters and 25 F-15IA aircraft, a major expansion of its air power that officials frame as part of long-term force development after the Iran campaign.

Israel appears to be adding anti-drone netting to some vehicles as Hezbollah increases attacks with fiber-optic controlled FPV drones, underscoring how limited battlefield defenses still are.

Israel says it is significantly increasing production of Arrow interceptors to strengthen its upper air-defense layer against ballistic threats from Iran and its proxies.

Hezbollah’s reported increase in first-person-view drone strikes on Israeli forces in Lebanon underscores how rapidly low-cost attack methods pioneered elsewhere are being adapted into new conflicts.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, with Pakistan mediating and Israel also accepting a pause, though missile launches were reported just after the announcement.

Iran’s use of ballistic missiles that release cluster munitions at high altitude is highlighting a vulnerability in terminal missile defense and increasing pressure on mid-course interceptors.

The Israeli Air Force struck Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran and destroyed the Airbus A340 used by Supreme Leader Khamenei — a significant symbolic and operational blow in the escalating air campaign against Iran.

Israel's Air Force achieves the first confirmed F-35 air-to-air shootdown of a crewed aircraft, downing an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran.

The joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran has entered its second day following confirmation that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in aerial bombardments targeting his compound. Iran has launched retaliatory missile barrages across the Gulf region as the conflict escalates.

The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-16 fighter jets to the remote Indian Ocean base of Diego Garcia while forward-deploying F-22 Raptors to Israel, signaling a dual-theater posture adjustment as tensions persist across the Middle East and Indo-Pacific regions.