F-35A Lightning II downed, elite F-15E fleet shredded in humiliating losses…
Seven refueling tankers gone, air power crippled as costs smash past $7 billion…
Drones and command birds vaporized, replacement nightmare now burdens taxpayers…
US lost at least 42 aircraft during 40 days of war against Iran: Congress
A newly-released Congressional report says the American military lost at least 42 aircraft during 40 days of the US–Israeli war of aggression against Iran, with estimated costs already reaching billions of dollars.
Analysts cited in the report estimated that total aircraft losses and replacement programs could eventually exceed $7 billion.
Among the aircraft destroyed or damaged were four F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets, one F-35A Lightning II, one A-10 Thunderbolt II, seven KC-135 Stratotanker refuelling planes, and one E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft.
The report also listed the loss of two MC-130J Commando II aircraft, one HH-60W Jolly Green II, 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones, and one MQ-4C Triton.
Aggressive war gamble backfires hard, American military hardware turned to scrap.