Retweeted by @hey_itsmyturn from @DefenceGeek:
UPDATED: US Aircraft Casualties as of 19/05/2026
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So as it turns out, the analysis work by myself, various @MATA_osint team members and a few other folks were more or less spot on! Based on the official comment today, I've updated the graphic, with the following changes:
- A-10C (x1) unknown status - Removed
- MQ-4C (x1) unknown status - Changed to Destroyed
- KC-135 (x5) unknown status - Changed to Damaged
Noteworthy that the US is claiming the E-3G is only "damaged" despite the fact any attempt to fix it would require pulling entire sections of other airframes out of the boneyard and shipping it to Saudi to rebuild there... which let's be honest just isn't going to happen.
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Quoted tweet from @prestonstew_:
The Congressional Research Service just listed the 42 US aircraft lost or damaged so far during the war with Iran.
4 x F-15E Strike Eagles destroyed
1 x F-35A damaged by Iranian ground fire
1 x A-10 destroyed
7 x KC-135 Stratotankers (2 destroyed, 5 damaged)
1 x E-3 Sentry AWACS
