An airstrike, air strike, or air raid [1] is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft. Air strikes are delivered from aircraft such as blimps , balloons , fighter aircraft , attack aircraft , bombers , attack helicopters , and drones .

Feb 1, 2025 · The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Dec 13, 2011 · Here's how the Pentagon plans, executes, and evaluates an airstrike. How does the U.S. military find and take out targets with strike aircraft? It depends on whether the strike is planned out...

By using precision-guided munitions (PGMs), airstrikes can be directed with incredible accuracy, hitting the target with little to no collateral damage. Learn about airstrikes, their purpose,...

Feb 1, 2025 · President Trump said he ordered precision air strikes on Saturday morning targeting a “senior ISIS Attack planner” and others the unnamed individual recruited and led in Somalia. “These...

Feb 1, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald...

Dec 18, 2021 · In November 2015, after observing a man dragging an “unknown heavy object” into an ISIS “defensive fighting position,” American forces struck a building in Ramadi, Iraq. A military review found...

Aug 1, 2017 · Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq U.S. Central Command. SOUTHWEST ASIA, December 27, 2016 - On Dec. 26, Coalition military forces conducted 16 strikes against...

Feb 2, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The United States launched attacks Friday against 85 sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian forces and Iran-backed militants, its first retaliatory strikes for the killing...

An air strike[1] is an attack on a specific objective by military aircraft during an offensive mission. Air strikes are commonly delivered from aircraft such as fighters, bombers, ground attack aircraft, and attack helicopters.