"You don't spin up this kind of skyward muscle just to flex," said one observer.

Brett Wilkins Jun 16, 2025

Flight-tracking websites showed dozens of Air Force aerial refueling planes departing from military bases in the United States and heading to Europe on Sunday, fueling speculation of direct U.S. involvement in the widening Israeli-Iranian war.

Military-focused news sites reported that around 30 U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers were identified by flight-tracking software in what The Times of Israelcalled an “unprecedented mass deployment” to Europe.

  • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
    130·
    3 days ago

    Sorry, best I can do is 2 trillion more for Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and the like. They’re desperate man, they haven’t had a war for like 12 minutes, they need to be fed.

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
      23·
      3 days ago

      Zomg, Boeing planes being flown above enemy territory as surprise kamikazes (surprise to the pilots & crew).

    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      1 day ago

      Lockheed Martin did October 7?

      Basically 9/11 truther style conspiracy nonsense going on here.

      • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        What?

        It was a joke about how we have no money to spend on healthcare for the population, but we always jump to throw endless cash at defense contractors to supply the military…

        • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          6 hours ago

          Haha… good joke. I didn’t see your mention of healthcare in your previous comment.

          It’s typical of conspiracy theorists to say “it was just a joke” when called out on their bullshit. You may go back to doing “your own research in the internet” now.