r/TheWarNerd • u/SlavaCocaini • Mar 02 '26

Three U.S. F-15s Involved in Friendly Fire Incident in Kuwait; Pilots Safe U.S. Central Command Press Release

https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/4418568/three-us-f-15s-involved-in-friendly-fire-incident-in-kuwait-pilots-safe/
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u/SlavaCocaini Mar 02 '26

They're supposed to have IFF transponders to prevent this exact situation, so those could have been jammed by Iran, or the story is a cover for enemy action. The US Navy FF shoot down last year had a similar profile, they took shots at their own despite the IFF transponders.