Iran’s parliament just approved a plan to charge ships fees to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Check out Lear Capital at https://maxcoinoffer.com/ — navigation, safety and insurance — in a waterway where American strikes have degraded Iranian coastal radar so badly that tankers are reportedly running a southern lane Tehran cannot see. We break down the EA-18G Growler, the Super Hornet the Navy deliberately took the gun out of, why its primary sensor is an ear instead of a radar, and what an electronic order of battle actually is. Plus CENTCOM’s blockade ledger, the rial at a record low, and Southern Command’s first announced vessel strike in 63 days.
AIR & SPACE • August 24, 2026