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BlueWavePsych

(3,414 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:17 PM Saturday

Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known

Source: NBC

In the initial days of the war, an Iranian F-5 fighter jet bombed the U.S. base Camp Buehring in Kuwait, despite the base having air defenses, a rare breach that marked the first time an enemy fixed-wing aircraft has struck an American military base in years, according to two of the U.S. officials.
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Iran has also destroyed U.S. military aircraft. NBC News reported that at least one fighter jet, more than a dozen MQ-9 Reaper drones, two MC-130 tankers and four helicopters known as “little birds” were also destroyed.

Additional helicopters, tankers, an E-3 Sentry plane and two more helicopters known as Jolly Greens were also damaged, according to U.S. officials and information provided during a Pentagon briefing.

Radar systems in the UAE and a satellite communication system in Bahrain were also damaged the U.S. officials said, but it’s not clear whether Bahrain or the UAE would cover the cost of those systems.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-caused-extensive-damage-us-military-bases-publicly-known-rcna331853

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Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known (Original Post) BlueWavePsych Saturday OP
Trumpy is making millions and ....taxpayers LOSE--."-- and repairs could cost billions of dollars." riversedge Saturday #1
NBC just found that out? pwb Saturday #2
This has been common knowledge JBTaurus83 Saturday #3
Who would have predicted it? Aussie105 23 hrs ago #4
MH-6 is the "little bird" chopper Deminpenn 21 hrs ago #5
The Iranians are using F-5s? malthaussen 17 hrs ago #6

riversedge

(81,272 posts)
1. Trumpy is making millions and ....taxpayers LOSE--."-- and repairs could cost billions of dollars."
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:21 PM
Saturday




..............U.S. bases and equipment across the Middle East came under attack — including from an Iranian F-5, despite American air defenses — and repairs could cost billions of dollars.

pwb

(12,760 posts)
2. NBC just found that out?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 06:22 PM
Saturday

Our bases over there were destroyed. I doubt they will want us to rebuild after the safety we promised them all was fake.

JBTaurus83

(1,577 posts)
3. This has been common knowledge
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 08:19 PM
Saturday

NBC is being forced to report on a small portion of the damage in order to keep the appearance of credibility.

Aussie105

(8,081 posts)
4. Who would have predicted it?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 05:07 AM
23 hrs ago

If your country declares war on another, that your bases within reach of the enemy would be targeted?

The first victim of a war is the truth, the war news needs to be sanitized for domestic consumption after all.

Bit like Israel coming up with lots of made up reasons to kill women and children in the Middle East in their version of a 'just war'.
But that is a story for a different threat.

Deminpenn

(17,551 posts)
5. MH-6 is the "little bird" chopper
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:54 AM
21 hrs ago

H-53 is the "jolly green giant". It's a huge transport chopper. The main rotor head alone costs more than 1M. Saw one at an air show years ago. The downwash from the blades is like seeing a hurricane in action.

I don't believe the US has all that many AWACS (E-3) that it can afford to lose one.

malthaussen

(18,599 posts)
6. The Iranians are using F-5s?
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 11:23 AM
17 hrs ago

Seriously? A 70 year old platform was able to defeat US air defenses? I'm impressed.

-- Mal

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