Weapons used in an airstrike can range from direct-fire aircraft-mounted cannons and machine guns, rockets and air-to-surface missiles, to various types of aerial bombs, glide bombs, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and even directed-energy weapons such as laser weapons.

In the early evening of 27 September 2024, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted an airstrike on Hezbollah's central headquarters located in the Haret Hreik neighborhood, in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut. [6] Media reports confirmed that Hezbollah leader …

However, fighting continued, and on 3 October, a US-led airstrike struck and practically destroyed Kunduz Trauma Centre operated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), killing doctors, staff members and patients.

Sep 30, 2024 · American-manufactured 2,000-pound bombs were likely used in the Israeli attack that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut on Friday night, according to a review of footage...

Feb 7, 2025 · The bomb’s tough casing allows it to penetrate deep underground with its delayed fuzing detonating the warhead at a predetermined depth or even level of a reinforced compound. CCTV Footage was released today, from Israel’s Precision-Airstrike against Hezbollah’s Central Command Bunker in the Dahieh Suburb of Southern Beirut on September ...

Dec 17, 2024 · In a significant escalation of military operations, Israel conducted what is reported as one of its most forceful airstrikes since 2012 in northwestern Syria near Tartus on December 15. The...

Dec 13, 2011 · Launching an airstrike is a six-step process, one that can vary greatly or change on the fly in the fluid scenario of a war zone. Here's how the Pentagon plans, executes, and evaluates an...

Feb 3, 2024 · The United States on Friday conducted major airstrikes on dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone attack in Jordan last month that killed three US troops.

Feb 2, 2024 · The US conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed...

Jan 16, 2021 · The Afghan Ministry of Defense tweeted that an airstrike in Nimroz province had targeted a Taliban hideout. U.S.-backed Afghan government and Taliban insurgents are engaged in historic talks to...