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Key E-3 AWACS Damaged in Iranian Attack(airandspaceforces.com)
44 points by inaros a day ago | 15 comments
garblegarble a day ago | parent | next [-]

"Damaged" is a bit of an understatement, if the photos[0] are accurate (positions do look consistent between different photos so doesn't seem like AI to me)

0: https://xcancel.com/TheIntelFrog/status/2038062541511749953

Betelbuddy a day ago | parent | next [-]

The US had only 16 of these in total. It seems there is a second one also hit. Last year they had only 55% of the fleet available at any point in time. So they have now about six available now for operations...worldwide...

Much harder to coordinate air attacks without these.

master_crab a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The Oklahoman and Jerusalem Post are also reporting it was a total write off.

johnbarron a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Iran has now released their own images from their satellites. Shows the U.S. Air Force E-3G Sentry AWACS aircraft damaged on the runway.

See update at bottom of the story: https://www.twz.com/air/images-purportedly-show-e-3-sentry-t...

Also reported damage to five refuel airplanes...

idiotsecant a day ago | parent | prev [-]

The back fell off, it's no big deal!

inaros a day ago | parent [-]

This but a scratch...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z2VM18EH4WE

golden-face a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Damaged is an understatement, its aft section was completely destroyed and the plane is in two pieces. We only have like 20 E-3s, half of them can't even fly at any given time, and this one was sitting out on a runway like a sitting duck and we've had weeks to learn since those KC-130s got hit in a similar situation.

It's frustrating that we're constantly being lied to about what's actually happening.

$300,0000,000 phased array radar stations getting knocked out of commission by a $50,000 drone traveling at 140 MPH which a $20,000,000 SM-3 can't intercept.

Weeks of 8,000 airstrikes leading to "complete annihilation" but now we need more weeks to finish the job with energy prices skyrocketing.

Asymmetric warfare is a bitch.

master_crab a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I’m not an AF vet so I don’t have an idea, but what’s the over-under that the US injuries were the crew trying to get the plane ready to fly after the alert came in? I think the number of injuries lines up closely with expected crew compliment.

johnbarron a day ago | parent [-]

Was hit on the taxiway. See story update: https://www.twz.com/air/images-purportedly-show-e-3-sentry-t...

master_crab a day ago | parent [-]

Oh this is a good article. Thanks for that.

Towards the bottom they list some satellite imagery and a statement indicating they are possibly using the taxiways as parking.

Still leaves open the question of who might have been injured and where, but at least answers how the Iranians could have possibly hit a taxiing plane — they didn’t.

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LeFantome a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It is looking more and more like Iran is the Ukraine to the US being Russia.

fakedang a day ago | parent [-]

Xi Jinping: Does nothing, wins.

pixl97 a day ago | parent | prev [-]

"Peace president succeeds again"

__patchbit__ a day ago | parent [-]

Seems to be the "Mule" in the Asimov Foundation scifi.