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42. Here is a report

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 05:42 PM

Mar 30

https://houseofsaud.com/iran-strike-prince-sultan-air-base-us-troops-wounded-awacs-damaged/

RIYADH — An Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base south of Riyadh wounded at least ten American service members and damaged multiple US military aircraft on Friday, in the single deadliest strike against American forces stationed in Saudi Arabia since the war began on 28 February. Two of the wounded are in serious condition, according to a US defence official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The attack struck an installation building housing personnel and hit the base’s flight line, damaging an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control aircraft and several KC-135 Stratotanker refuelling planes that form the backbone of the coalition’s air operations over the Gulf.

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Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base [View all] UpInArms Mar 29 OP

Tail number 81-0005, according to another site. The "OK" on the tail means it's from Tinker AFB. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 29 #1

Someone is leaking highly classified pictures. Irish_Dem Mar 29 #2

We deserve to know David__77 Mar 29 #4

Yes we do. Someone else agrees and is leaking classified info. Irish_Dem Mar 29 #5

Sorry, Trump said this was an excursion, not a war. Swede Mar 30 #32

Trump is abetting Putin. Blue Full Moon Mar 29 #3

Uh oh...Better Get Maaco Prairie Gates Mar 29 #6

I think it's totaled, to be honest. Wednesdays Mar 29 #10

Flo will bundle it with your car/RV insurance for extra savings. rubbersole Mar 30 #22

Flo's or any general insurance Topomi Mar 30 #27

Our previous policy had "acts of god" which wasn't supposed to mean hurricanes. rubbersole Mar 30 #31

Spicoli can fix it. eggplant Mar 30 #33

Holy crap -- that's the radar antenna (or at least its aerodynamic shell; the "flying saucer") lying on the pavement. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 29 #7

Ukraine did the EXACT same thing to ruzzian Beriev A-50 AWACS with drones mitch96 Mar 30 #36

I didn't get that Note, but I did watch Tora! Tora! Tora! -- I thought THAT was when we learned to disperse aircraft. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 30 #37

I remembered that in TORA TORA TORA... History repeats.. Here is the vid mitch96 Mar 30 #39

Well, it wasn't a monkey with a hand grenade dangling from a balloon (from the movie dialog) but it was effective. nt eppur_se_muova Mar 30 #41

I guess that's another thing Iran wasn't supposed to do, right Donny? tanyev Mar 29 #8

$300 million loss YorkRd Mar 29 #9

Tagged by a $20,000 Shahed drone Brother Buzz Mar 29 #14

Hmm . . I'm no aviation professional, but I'm wondering about that plane's airworthiness . . . hatrack Mar 29 #11

yes Skittles Mar 29 #17

Way to go Felon, between you and Putin we'll Buddyzbuddy Mar 29 #12

Just the "little people" republicans. rubbersole Mar 30 #23

That base is pretty far inland IronLionZion Mar 29 #13

Parts! BidenRocks Mar 29 #15

Probably a fuck up in the control tower. The guy directing the planes was fired. 3Hotdogs Mar 29 #21

The drone must have homed in on the residual RF emissions from the radar LiberalArkie Mar 30 #30

Trump thinks that will buff out. Turbineguy Mar 29 #16

Not to worry. LudwigPastorius Mar 29 #18

The WH will claim that was not from Iranian missiles, but, um, you know, insect damage. tclambert Mar 29 #19

What's the difference between "heavily damaged" and "destroyed"? BWdem4life Mar 29 #20

Like Kristi Noem's reputation? rubbersole Mar 30 #24

It's just a flesh wound! BidenRocks Mar 30 #25

Well, there goes another $700 million COL Mustard Mar 30 #26

they can't hide a $530,000,000 + loss Nigrum Cattus Mar 30 #28

Bondo is not going to fix that. LiberalArkie Mar 30 #29

Oh come on... PCIntern Mar 30 #34

Flex Seal is what it craves. Kid Berwyn Mar 30 #38

Then wipe it down with a ShamWow. PCIntern Mar 30 #43

I'm torn between - "that'll buff out" and "it got blowed up real good". Probatim Mar 30 #35

Well since this country had 16 of these planes and 6 of them are over in the Middle East area, this means turbinetree Mar 30 #40

Here is a report UpInArms Mar 30 #42