More than 10 days have passed since the war between Israel and America started with Iran. During this period, attacks were carried out in more than 8000 cities of Iran, in which more than 1300 people lost their lives. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Iravani, has said that about 9,600 residential areas in the country were targeted. Markets, hospitals, medicine centers and schools were also attacked here. On the other hand, Iran also attacked many Israeli cities, while targeting American embassies in Gulf countries.
America’s Central Command (CENTCOM) told on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) which weapons were used in the strikes on Iran under Operation Epic Fury in 10 days. America has attacked Iran with dangerous weapons ranging from B-1 bomber to A-10. The range of many of these weapons is from 12 thousand to 8 thousand and their payload capacity also ranges from 90 thousand to one lakh tons.
CENTCOM made a post on the social media platform X, in which it wrote, ‘Under the leadership of US President Donald Trump, CENTCOM launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran. To destroy Iran’s security system, the forces are targeting those locations where sites posing immediate threat are present.
CENTCOM said that Operation Epic Fury was launched at 1.15 am on 28 February. America has so far hit more than 5,000 Iranian targets, in which 50 Iranian ships have also been destroyed. CENTCOM further presented the list of weapons and told which weapons were used during the operation, those weapons are-
B-1 bomber
B-2 Stealth
B-52 bomber
LUCAS Drones
Patriot Missile Defense System
THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile System
F-15 fighters
F-16 fighters
F-18 fighters
F-22 fighters
F-35 stealth bombers
A-10 attack jets
EA-18 G Electronic Attack Aircraft
AEW&C Aircraft
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Airborne Communication Relay
U-2 Dragon Lady
P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft
MQ-9 Ripper
M-142 High Artillery Rocket Systems
Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers
Guided-Missile Destroyers
counter-drone system
Refueling Tanker System
refueling ships
C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft
C-130 cargo aircraft
EC-130H Compass Call
Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar Systems
What weapons has America deployed in the Middle East and what is their strength?
B-2 Stealth: This is a stealth bomber, which has a range of 11,000 km and payload capacity of 18,000 kg.
LUCAS DRONES: This is an IRS unmanned aerial vehicle, which has a range of 2,000 km and has a modular payload.
Patriot Missile Defense System: It is an air defense system, which has a range of 70-160 km and can destroy enemy missiles or drones up to a range of 24 km.
THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile System: This is a ballistic missile defense system, which has a range of 200 km and can destroy enemy missiles or drones up to a range of 150 km. It has TPY-2 radar.
F-16 Fighting Falcon: This is a multirole fighter jet, which can attack the enemy up to a combat radius of 550 km. Its speed is Mach-2 and it is capable of flying with weapons weighing up to 7,700 kg (Polyload Capacity).
F/A-18 Super Hornet: This is also a multirole fighter jet, which has a combat radius of 720 km, speed Mach-1.8 and payload capacity of 8,000 kg.
F-22 Raptor: It is a fifth generation fighter jet, whose combat radius is 850 km and speed is more than Mach-2.
F-35 Lightning II: It is a fifth generation stealth fighter jet, with a combat radius of 1,100 km and speed of Mach 1.6.
A-10 Thunder Bolt II: This is an attack fighter jet, which has a combat radius of 460 km and payload capacity of 7,200 kg.
EA-18 G Growler: This is an electronic warfare aircraft, whose speed is Mach-1.8. It has jamming pods and SEAD capability.
AEW&C Aircraft: Its radar range is more than 400 km.
P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft: This is a marine patrol aircraft, which has a range of 2,200 km.
RC-135 Reconnaissance Aircraft: It has electronic surveillance. It has SIGINT platform.
MQ-9 Ripper: This is an Arms Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which has a range of 1,850 km and payload capacity of 1,700 kg.
M-142 HIMARS: It is a high artillery rocket system, which has a range of 70-300 km and is equipped with GPS guided rockets. It has 6 rocket pods.
Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers: It is capable of lifting a load of more than 1,00,000 tonnes, its air wing is capable of carrying 60-75 aircraft.
Guided-Missile Destroyers: This is a warship, which is equipped with Aegis radar, it is equipped with missiles like SM-2/SM-6 and its range is up to 1,600 km.
Counter-Drone System: This is an air defense system, which is equipped with radar detection and RF jamming.
Refueling Tanker System: America has tankers like KC 135 and KC-46, which have a range of 12,000 km and a fuel capacity of more than 90,000 kg.
Refueling Ships: It has multi fuel transfer capability.
C-17 Globemaster Cargo Aircraft: This is a strategic airlift, which has a payload capacity of 77,500 kg and a range of 4,500 km.
EC-130H Compass Call: This is a tactical airlift, which has a payload capacity of 20,000 kg and a range of 3,800 km.