March 2Mar 2 Does this mean that Kuwait has to buy us three new builds coming off the line in St Louis
March 3Mar 3 6 hours ago, DirkDiggler said:Really glad they all got out, almost unbelievable result from a (assumed) Patriot engagement.Yea, I’m assuming it was a head-on shot too. Real lucky!
March 3Mar 3 4 hours ago, VMFA187 said:I'm hearing it was a Kuwaiti F-18 that committed the frats.Qatar got two Su-24s so…possible
March 3Mar 3 19 hours ago, StoleIt said:Does this mean the F-15 is no longer 101-0?This stat always referred to Air to Air.A Mudhen was lost in Libya as well.
March 3Mar 3 14 hours ago, VMFA187 said:I'm hearing it was a Kuwaiti F-18 that committed the frats.Confirmed...3x Fox 3.
March 3Mar 3 Report now saying the IDF just hit a meeting with 88 senior clerics who were electing the next Ayatollah...all 88 KIA.
March 3Mar 3 3 hours ago, ClearedHot said:Confirmed...3x Fox 3.I would only ever want to fly with the Aussies and Brits in my lane.
March 3Mar 3 18 hours ago, VMFA187 said:I'm hearing it was a Kuwaiti F-18 that committed the frats.That’s pretty wild to think about. Honest question, how could that happen?
March 3Mar 3 25 minutes ago, DirkDiggler said:That’s pretty wild to think about. Honest question, how could that happen?Honestly after my time in the Middle East, how could it not?
March 4Mar 4 8 hours ago, DirkDiggler said:That’s pretty wild to think about. Honest question, how could that happen?On 3/2/2026 at 4:41 PM, VMFA187 said:I'm hearing it was a Kuwaiti F-18 that committed the frats.Sooooooo……… does Boeing advertise that the F-18 is the only fighter to bag an F-15????
March 4Mar 4 https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-us-strikes-2026/card/kuwaiti-fighter-jet-mistakenly-shot-down-american-f-15s-initial-reports-say-LNxcLizHKxbncWqJyqaU
March 4Mar 4 13 hours ago, ClearedHot said:This has stat always referred to Air to Air.A Mudhen was lost in Libya as well.True, but the reason the aircraft was lost was not enemy activity or engagement. Edited March 4Mar 4 by Muscle2002
March 4Mar 4 15 hours ago, ClearedHot said:Confirmed...3x Fox 3.A legacy Hornet paints three E's and their TEWS isn't screaming??Not saying reports are wrong that just seems "odd"?
March 4Mar 4 4 hours ago, RegularJoe said:A legacy Hornet paints three E's and their TEWS isn't screaming??Not saying reports are wrong that just seems "odd"?Not odd if the Hornet driver has some questionable loyalties...There is an effort to contain some of the details in order to limit the obvious bad press and political consequences. Complete $hit, rip the Fing band-aid off and call it what it is.
March 4Mar 4 Lots of possibilities that could lead to something like this that don't include nefarious motives. There are enough US on US frats in training and combat to not need jumping to traitorous motives to explain a mistake like this.That air picture was likely exponentially more complicated than anything he had ever trained. Very possible the dude thought there was a flight of missiles that were minutes or seconds from hitting his country and potentially killing his family and friends. I'd have to imagine that most pilot's frat risk math would change a bit in that scenario.
March 4Mar 4 Had 4 Kuwaiti’s in my UPT class (1987) 2 washed out, the other 2, bottom of the class, both got fighters in the KAF……I flew the 1st Fighter Wing (F-15’s Langley) into Daharan 2 days after the Iraqis invaded Kuwait in Aug 1990….As we taxied in, there were rows of Kuwaiti A-4’s lined up on the ramp, with “Free Kuwait” stenciled on the fuselage…I asked why they weren’t attacking the Iraqi’s in Kuwait, and they said one of the pilots left for Cairo…. Edited March 4Mar 4 by Vito
March 4Mar 4 37 minutes ago, Smokin said:Lots of possibilities that could lead to something like this that don't include nefarious motives. There are enough US on US frats in training and combat to not need jumping to traitorous motives to explain a mistake like this.Not jumping to nefarious motives if you have more of the details...
March 4Mar 4 12 hours ago, Muscle2002 said:True, but the reason the aircraft was lost was not enemy activity or engagement.In Libya? I don't believe that is settled science...
March 4Mar 4 Squids are VERY excited today...one of their attack subs torpedoed an Iranian Frigate. The Skipper had the stones to come to periscope depth and film it....epic!iGGQpwCNXNAdL1R1.mp4
March 4Mar 4 On 3/2/2026 at 8:09 PM, HeyEng said:Yea, I’m assuming it was a head-on shot too. Real lucky!Taking an AA missile up the pipe makes much more sense for all three crews surviving than being struck by a a SAM fragmentation warhead and I was a little skeptical of the Patriot missile story. Ward covers this story as well as the Yak shootdown by a F-35. https://youtu.be/3cb7R1xEZBI
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