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U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets have arrived in Jordan in preparation for a possible Iranian attack on Israel. War Zone Reported.
Images of the jets, belonging to Fighter Attack Squadron 25 (VFA-25), were reportedly released earlier this week after they arrived at Muwafaq Salti Air Base on August 3.
It added that the photos showed the fighter jets prepared for air-to-air operations and that each fighter jet was equipped with at least four AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and four AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles.
According to the United States Air Force (USAF), the AIM-120 missile, also known as the AMRAAM, is a supersonic missile with a launch weight of 335 pounds.
It has a range of over 20 miles and uses an explosive fragmentation warhead.
According to the U.S. Air Force, the Sidewinder is a “supersonic, heat-seeking, air-to-air” missile.
It has a launch weight of 190 pounds and is fitted with an annular explosive fragmentation warhead.
F-22 fighter jets also landed in the CENTCOM area of ​​responsibility.
The arrival of Super Hornet fighter jets in the Middle East comes as part of a US military buildup in the region ahead of potential attacks on Israel by Iran and its proxies.
Iran has vowed to fight back after the assassination last week in Tehran of one of Hamas’ top leaders, Ismail Haniyeh, which Iran says was behind the killing.
Haniyeh was the leader of the political wing of Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza Strip and has been at war with Israel since the October 7 attack.
The U.S. Central Command post On Thursday, X said several F-22 Raptors had also landed in its area of ​​responsibility.
When Iran launched some 300 drones and missiles at Israel in April, U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets flying out of Jordan were key to Israel’s defense against a major Iranian attack.
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