DefenceGeek (@DefenceGeek) and the Military Air Tracking Alliance (@MATA_osint) published a comprehensive US order of battle for fast-jet assets currently in CENTCOM. The compilation shows 237 aircraft (including 2 unidentified F-15E losses and 1 unidentified A-10C loss) deployed amid heightened tensions with Iran.
F-15E "Strike Eagle" (64 — 2 shot down unidentified)
- Coronet East 007 — 4th FW (SJ) — 12 jets (January 2026)
- Coronet East 044 — 366th FW (MO) — 12 jets (March 2026)
- Coronet East 045 — 4th FW (SJ) — 12 jets (March 2026)
- Unknown Coronet — 494th FS (LN) — 9 jets remain (Deployed January 2026, 1 shot down April 2026)
- Unknown Coronet — 494th FS (LN) — 6 jets remain (Deployed February 2026, 1 shot down March 2026, 1 replacement sent April 2026)
- Unknown Coronet — 494th FS (LN) — 12 jets (July 2026)
(Note: Additional jets from RAF Lakenheath can forward deploy but are not currently in CENTCOM)
F-35A "Lightning II" (55)
- Coronet East 035 — 158th FW (VT) — 12 jets (February 2026)
- Coronet East 046 — 34th FS (HL) — 9 jets remain (March 2026)
- Coronet East 047 — 421st FS (HL) — 11 jets remain (March 2026)
- Coronet East 099 — 495th FS (LN) — 15 jets (July 2026)
- Unknown Coronet — Assorted Swaps (HL, LN) — 8 jets (February, March, April, July 2026)
(Note: Additional jets from RAF Lakenheath not currently in CENTCOM)
A-10C "Thunderbolt II" (30 — 1 shot down unidentified)
- Coronet East 032 — 107th FS (MI) — 12 jets (April 2026)
- Coronet East 062 — 124th FW (ID) — 6 jets (April 2026)
- Coronet East 066 — 74th FS (FT) — 2 jets (April 2026)
- Coronet East 068 — 23rd Wing (FT) — 10 jets (July 2026)
F-16C/CM "Fighting Falcon" (61)
- Coronet East 030 — 169th FS (SC) — 12 jets (February 2026)
- Coronet East 048 — 20th FW (SW) — 7 jets (March 2026)
- Coronet East 050 — 20th FW (SW), 35th FW (WW) — 6 jets (April 2026)
- Coronet East 097 — 52nd FW (SP) — 12 jets (July 2026)
- Coronet East 100 — 31st FW (AV) — 12 jets (July 2026)
- Coronet West 491 — 35th FW (WW) — 12 jets (March 2026)
(Note: 11 additional CE048/CE050 jets at Spangdahlem (ETAD) not forward-deployed)
EA-18G "Growler" (6)
- Unknown Coronet — VAQ-135 (NL) — 6 jets (March 2026)
(Note: 6 additional VAQ-138 jets at Lajes since June 2026 not forward-deployed)
F/A-18C/D "Hornet" (12 = 8× C, 4× D)
- Coronet East 052 — VMFA-312 (DR) — 12 jets (April 2026)
F-35C "Lightning II" (10)
- Coronet East 053 — VMFA-311 (WL) — 10 jets (March 2026)
Identified Air Losses
- F-15E "DUDE44" 00-3000 (LN) from 494th FS (03/04/2026 over Iran)
- F-15E "?" 91-0327 (LN) from 494th FS (03/03/2026 over Kuwait)
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