(JNS) The coordinated military campaigns launched by Israel and the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran represent a watershed moment in the evolution of modern warfare.
Operating under the respective codenames “Operation Roaring Lion” and “Operation Epic Fury,” allied forces initiated a massive preemptive offensive on Feb. 28, executing nearly 900 strikes in just the first 12 hours of the conflict.
Beyond the immediate shockwaves and the systematic dismantling of military infrastructure, the 2026 conflict is emerging as a laboratory for a new era of warfare, one driven by generational technological advances across multiple domains.
Offensive systems
The opening phase of the conflict introduced novel offensive weapons that have significantly altered how strikes are delivered. The most widely debated escalation is Iran’s operational deployment of the Fattah-2. Tehran claims the weapon is a hypersonic glide vehicle—a missile designed to travel at 15 times the speed of sound while dynamically maneuvering through the atmosphere to evade interceptors.
Because independent verification is lacking, however, experts suggest Iran may actually be using older ballistic missiles upgraded with maneuverable...
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