Video showing a flaming jet falling from the sky suggested at least one of the aircraft was an F-15E twin-engine fighter jet
“Several” U.S. fighter jets have crashed over Kuwait, the nation’s military has confirmed, as video spread online showing the fiery aftermath of the plane falling to earth.
The video emerged hours after President Donald Trump confirmed that there would be “likely more” servicemembers as a result of the weekend strikes on Iran. The Islamic Republic has launched a barrage of retaliatory strikes against targets in the Gulf in the wake of the death of the country’s leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei.
In a statement posted on X, Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense said that several aircraft were involved in the crash.
Does the US still use F-15s in combat operations?
Yes the President likes the name
I chortled
Yes, it’s in active service and has been modernized multiple times since its introduction. Are you asking because the plane was first introduced such a long time ago?
I, for one, thought they were supposed to have been replaced in the US by the F-22 and/or F-35 and therefore assumed they were only still being used by other countries.
It’s the mainstay of the US airforce. We can’t all fly F-22s or stealth bombers.
LOL at the F-35 erasure.
Yes, and especially the F-15E.
F-35s are shit.
JFC… I need to provide links for everything obvious. At one point, Lockheed delivered them without functional radar. These planes are so shit Lockheed has been locked out of the next competition.
https://simpleflying.com/problem-lockheed-martin-delivering-f-35s/
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-u-s-navys-largest-supercarrier-cant-launch-the-f-35c-stealth-fighters/
https://www.twz.com/air/air-force-now-denies-receiving-f-35s-without-radars
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-35-troubles-knock-lockheed-martin-out-of-the-sixth-gen-aircraft-competitions
https://www.eurasiantimes.com/f-35-hits-new-low-8th-pentagon-audit-failure-tied-to-stealth-jets-238-day-delays-unaccounted-spares/
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