Overview
- U.S. Central Command described the loss of three F-15E Strike Eagles as an apparent friendly-fire incident during Iranian drone and missile attacks.
- The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with preliminary findings, reported a Kuwaiti F/A-18 Hornet likely fired the missiles rather than ground-based defenses.
- A U.S. official quoted in coverage said three missiles were launched at the American jets, which crashed over Kuwaiti territory.
- All six aircrew ejected, were recovered, and are reported to be in stable condition.
- Investigations by U.S. and Kuwaiti authorities are underway with formal attribution pending, and Kuwait operates U.S.-made F/A-18s acquired in the early 1990s.