The composition of the US and allied air group prepared for a strike on Iran has been revealed.

February 19 2026 4 510 14

The United States has a very powerful air force in the Middle East, and its reinforcements continue. This is according to monitoring resources that monitor airspace and conduct counters.

It is noted that the American air group currently includes a variety of aircraft for a wide variety of purposes. It includes: 30 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters, up to 12 fifth-generation F-22A Raptor fighters, 36 F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bombers, 48 F-16 fighters of various modifications (including the Wild Weasel air defense penetration fighter), 12 A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft, 6 EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, 6 Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, 2 Bombardier E-11A BACN airborne communications nodes, 85 KC-135R Stratotanker, KC-46 Pegasus, and KC-10 Extender air tankers, and dozens of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft are also involved. In total, the US Air Force has prepared 126 aircraft in strike modifications for a possible attack against Iran.

This doesn't include the air wing of the US Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the region—40-50 fighters, as well as the same number of other aircraft, including helicopters and UAVs on board. Additionally, a strike group led by the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), which has a similar air wing, is also heading there. Thus, the Americans will be able to deploy 206-226 strike aircraft against Iran, unless additional forces arrive.

It is specified that 12-16 F-35B Lightning II and Eurofighter Typhoon fighters of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are in the region. At least 115 Israeli Air Force fighters are also present (approximately 115 combat-ready F-35I Adir, F-15A/D Baz, F-15I Ra'am, F-16A/B Netz, F-16D/C Barak, and F-16I Sufa fighters and fighter-bombers), which will undoubtedly be used in strikes against Iran. The total potential of the US and its allies is 333-357 strike aircraft.

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R-R-AV

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19 February 2026 19: 04

Aviation comes later, like in Iraq, the first thing is a mass of axes from all carriers (PL-EM aviation), and then reality will show
1. vitgusin
  
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  19 February 2026 19: 48
  
  Quote: R-R-AV
  aviation is later, as in Iraq The first is a mass of axes
  
  You have two mistakes. Israel has begun destroying nuclear and military facilities. Iran on the night of 13/06/25 by aviation.
  On 22/06/25 the US Air Force struck both Tomahawks and B-2s.
Kiril

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19 February 2026 19: 38

What are these "monitoring resources" that monitor military aviation?
vitgusin

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19 February 2026 19: 38

There are also at least 115 Israeli Air Force fighter jets stationed there.

Israel has 300 fighter jets. 200 were used in the 12-day war. 100 were kept in reserve to respond to Hezbollah and the Houthis, but they realized it was best not to engage.

The total potential of the United States and its allies is 333–357 strike aircraft.

This number is underestimated. The total allied capability is close to 500 strike aircraft.
1. Krasnodar
  
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  19 February 2026 20: 32
  
  Good evening!
  360 fighters, approximately 320 of which are combat-ready
  Now I remember the films Burekas - Atem Kotsim Ve An Shoshana, with a Persian accent
  1. vitgusin
    
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    19 February 2026 21: 17
    
    Quote: Krasnodar
    Good evening!
    
    Good evening!
    The time is running out for the good evenings. Everything is ready. They're waiting for the USS Gerald R. Ford, which will enter the Mediterranean in a few days and anchor off the coast of Israel to supplement the defense.
    “Ha-kol over, gam ze yaavor.”
    1. Krasnodar
      
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      20 February 2026 02: 00
      
      It'll last about a month, maybe less if the Persians back down on the missiles and proxies. Their nuclear weapon is most likely North Korean; the Americans are concerned about the delivery vehicles, as is Israel.
      1. Dormidontov_Dormidont
        
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        20 February 2026 05: 46
        
        They probably have a nuclear weapon from the DPRK, the Americans are concerned about the carriers, as is Israel
        
        Will Tel Aviv be hit with that same loaf of bread with the "core" in it in retaliation? That's the intrigue!
        
        vitgusin
        
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        20 February 2026 09: 46
        
        Quote: Dormidontov_Dormidont
        That's the intrigue!
        
        The intrigue is that delivering an assembled missile with a nuclear warhead from the DPRK is practically impossible. Assembling it on site without experience and equipment is impossible. Using it without testing is a huge risk. It must reach Israel; of the 650 missiles launched on June 12, only 39 made it. They are shot down outside of Israeli territory.
        And in conclusion:
        
        Firstly, we do not have nuclear weapons, and secondly, if necessary, we will use it.
        
        Golda Meir
        
        Dormidontov_Dormidont
        
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        20 February 2026 12: 38
        
        From the book of the prophet Hosea (Old Testament):
        
        He who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind
        
        After all, Israel and the United States are trying to attack Iran, not the other way around. Iran's leadership has warned of retaliatory measures if they are attacked.
        
        vitgusin
        
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        20 February 2026 13: 33
        
        Quote: Dormidontov_Dormidont
        After all, Israel and the United States are trying to attack Iran, and not the other way around.
        
        Look at the root
        
        Kozma Prutkov.
        
        From the day of its founding, the USSR spoke and took action for the World Revolution; you know what came of it.
        After the Islamic revolution in Iran, the ayatollahs began to dream of an Islamic revolution in the Middle East, and then in the world (and you are just as infidels).
        After ten years, they realized that all the countries around them were not a problem for them, but Israel could ruin everything, and anti-Israeli propaganda began.
        Khamenei stated:
        
        Iran's position, which was first expressed by the Imam (Khomeini)… is that the cancer called Israel must be eradicated from the region, and the permanent subject of Iran is the removal of Israel from the region.
        
        To this end, Iranian proxies were prepared around Israel in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and Yemen to jointly destroy Israel.
        And to make sure that this would happen, they developed nuclear and missile programs.
        It's clear that Israel won't wait for this, and it began to liquidate the proxies as a provocation. But it didn't take any action. military operations against Iran itself.
        In October 2024, Iran launched a missile strike on Israel in retaliation for the deaths of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders in Syria, thus creating a casus belli.
        The United States proposed three conditions in the negotiations:
        Uranium enrichment is not carried out on Iranian territory.
        Stop sponsoring proxies.
        Reduce the range of missiles to 500 km.
        The ayatollahs disagreed. So the US will do it, and if the ayatollahs rashly strike Israel, you can already offer them your condolences.
        
        Krasnodar
        
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        20 February 2026 14: 24
        
        Quote: Dormidontov_Dormidont
        From the book of the prophet Hosea (Old Testament):
        
        He who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind
        
        After all, Israel and the United States are trying to attack Iran, not the other way around. Iran's leadership has warned of retaliatory measures if they are attacked.
        
        Iran fired at Israel twice in 2024, directly from its territory.
        From 1982 to 2024 - through its proxies - Hezbollah and the Houthis.
        
        Krasnodar
        
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        20 February 2026 14: 20
        
        Quote: Dormidontov_Dormidont
        They probably have a nuclear weapon from the DPRK, the Americans are concerned about the carriers, as is Israel
        
        Will Tel Aviv be hit with that same loaf of bread with the "core" in it in retaliation? That's the intrigue!
        
        I do not think
        Even such frostbitten people as the ayatollahs will not bury thousands of years of Persian civilization for the sake of who knows what.
        And Israel has something to respond with, and in much larger quantities, and in terms of power too.
isofat

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21 February 2026 12: 26

The US is preparing to attack Russia. And Iran is being used to conceal and justify its actions.