Richard Thomas
Since the outbreak of combat operations by the US and Israel on Iran in late-February, hundreds of US Air Force (USAF) aircraft have conducted air strikes, surveillance, and support flights in aid of the ongoing campaign. According to US CENTCOM, as of 1 April, more than 12,000 combat flights directly supporting Operation Epic Fury have been conducted.
While Iran’s losses have been significant, with most of its air defence and fixed-wing air combat capability destroyed, the USAF has also sustained its own attrition of airframes, accompanied in some cases with loss of personnel. Airforce Technology charts the ongoing USAF airframe losses in the war and examines the service’s overall fleet inventory to determine the potential long-term impact. For the purposes of this report, aircraft damaged to the point of probable combat ineffectiveness are also included.
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