The Iranian navy on Sunday claimed to have shot down an ‘enemy’ F-15 over the nation’s southern coast and close to Hormuz Island utilizing its air defence system. The newest assault, if confirmed, would mark not less than half a dozen American jets struck or shot down by Iran within the ongoing battle towards US.
The superior F-15 fighter jet was struck utilizing Iranian air protection drive’s ground-to-air programs, Iran’s Fars Information reported.
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The Iranian media additionally uploaded a video that claimed to point out the air defence system efficiently locking the F-15 fighter jet. Nevertheless, there isn’t a affirmation from the manufacturing nation, the US, nor from the allies within the Center East. Other than the US, different Center East nations, together with Saudi Arabia, Israel and Qatar have F-15s as a part of its air defence.
The newest assault comes days after Iran claimed to have change into the primary nation to strike a US F-35 Lightning 2, a fifth-generation jet touted because the one of the vital superior jets. A CNN report, citing US defence officers, confirmed that an F-35 did carry out an emergency touchdown, including that the pilot ejected safely and an investigation was underway.
Fourth F-15 shot down in US-Iran struggle
The newest incident is the fourth incident involving an F-15 fighter within the 4 weeks of battle within the Center East.
On March 1, three F-15E “Strike Eagle” jets had been mistakenly shot down in separate incidents by Kuwaiti air defences. Based on CENTCOM, the plane had been “mistakenly shot down” by Kuwaiti forces throughout operations.
Other than the F-15 and F-35, a US refueling plane, KC-135, additionally crashed after “unspecified incident” involving two plane in “pleasant airspace”, the US navy earlier mentioned.
The Iranian navy additionally claimed to have focused an Israeli F-16 fighter jet over the nation’s centre utilizing surface-to-air missile.
