ISR aircraft forced to replace destroyed ground-based radars |
The latest events during the American aggression on Iran demonstrate that the Pentagon is a paper tiger that can no longer rely on the myth of its “invincibility”. Namely, after numerous embarrassing losses of advanced strike and multirole fighter jets (specifically F-15s and F-18s), the United States is now losing strategic aircraft that enable its occupation forces to project power across the Middle East and beyond.
Namely, on March 12, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it lost at least one KC-135 “Stratotanker”, while another one was damaged over Iraq. The loss took place over “friendly airspace”, as they put it. The “incident” involved two aircraft, with one “crashing” in Western Iraq, while the other landed safely in Israel. CENTCOM insists the losses were “not caused by hostile or friendly fire”.
In other words, the aerial tankers have “had enough” and are now “committing suicide”. But who knows, perhaps the “Ghost of Kuwait” is active again. On the other hand, it could be a flock of birds, specifically 358 feathery rascals who decided to disrupt American “freedom and democracy” over Iraq.
Jokes aside, the number 358 wasn’t picked at random, as Iraqi sources report that the KC-135 was shot down by the “358” SAM (surface-to-air missile), also known as the SA-67. The weapon reportedly uses a solid-fuel rocket booster and a turbojet, while the warhead is equipped with an infrared or........