A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at US air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for US Central Command, said the fifth-generation stealth jet was “flying a combat mission over Iran” when it was forced to make an emergency landing. Hawkins said the aircraft landed safely and the incident is under investigation.
The incident would be the first time Iran has hit a US aircraft in the war started in late February. Both the US and Israel are flying F-35s in the conflict; the aircraft costs upwards of $100 million.
What’s the US version of tankies?
Wankies, and they’re out in force.
You don’t have to be a tankie or a wankie to recognize the fact that a loss ratio of 0% is very good for an aircraft.
If it was a Russian or Chinese aircraft doing this then that would also be a fact.
It’s stupid to say that a single aircraft being damaged makes the entire type worthless like many here are saying when the F-35 is the only aircraft flying these missions and come back with only damage to a single plane.
That is not a political statement or approval of the strikes. That’s just a statement on the plane.