Military Aircraft – War Watch

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Indian Sailors Made Frantic Calls for Help After U.S. Missile Strike off Oman
ByPragati K.B. June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

The 24 crew members were stranded for more than two hours before being rescued by an Omani military helicopter. The U.S. military said that the ship had violated its blockade of Iran.

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Helicopters | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Military Aircraft | Rescues | Strait of Hormuz | United States Defense and Military Forces | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

Crew Is Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz
ByEric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan June 9, 2026June 13, 2026

It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, which came at a time when the cease-fire in the war has grown tenuous.

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Drones (Pilotless Planes) | internal-eafs | Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Military Aircraft | Strait of Hormuz | United States Central Command | United States Defense and Military Forces | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

U.S. Says It Hit More Military Targets in Southern Iran
ByYan Zhuang June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

The U.S. military said it had carried out strikes over the weekend and had intercepted an Iranian missile attack on American forces in Kuwait.

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Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons
ByEric Schmitt and Jonathan Swan April 23, 2026April 24, 2026

The Pentagon’s rush to rearm its Mideast forces makes it less ready to confront potential adversaries like Russia and China, administration and congressional officials say.

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Pentagon Stays Mum on School Strike, Even as Trump Boasts of Iran Rescue
ByMegan Mineiro April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s eagerness to recount details of the rescue of a downed airman followed weeks of silence on the deadly Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian school.

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Iran | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Military Aircraft | Military Bases and Installations | Starmer, Keir | Trump, Donald J | United States Air Force | United States Central Command | United States Defense and Military Forces | US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026)

U.S. Fighter Jet Downed Over Iran Was Probably Based at R.A.F. Lakenheath, U.K. Airfield
ByStephen Castle April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

A military analyst identified markings consistent with a squadron based at R.A.F. Lakenheath, one of two British bases that host the largest U.S. fighter jet operation in Europe.

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Here’s What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Friday
ByAshley Ahn April 4, 2026April 4, 2026

An American fighter jet was shot down by Iran for the first time since the start of the war, leading to an urgent search-and-rescue operation for a missing crew member.

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Ex-US Army Pilot Recalls Battle for Survival When Shot Down in Iraq
ByPranav Baskar April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

Ronald Young Jr. was in the Army when his Apache Longbow copter went down during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

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Iran Shoots Down U.S. Fighter Jet, Setting Off American Search and Rescue
ByEric Schmitt, Helene Cooper and Thomas Fuller April 3, 2026April 3, 2026

One crew member was rescued. The risky operation to find the second airman came as the United States and Israel struck infrastructure targets in Iran, prompting Iranian retaliation in the Gulf.

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What We Know About the Rescue of a U.S. Airman After Two Jet Crashes
ByNeil Vigdor April 3, 2026April 6, 2026

An airman was rescued on Saturday night, President Trump said. The rescue came after a risky two-day operation deep inside Iran.

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