Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft prepares to land at a base in the Middle East, Jan ... The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions at low altitude, day or night and in all weather.
Hours after reports of Iranian air defenses hitting a US F-15E, US Central Command called them "baseless," stating on X that rumors of the crash in Iran are "NOT TRUE." ....
After the $31 million F-15E Strike Eagle jets were shot down on Monday, videos and images quickly emerged of the service members encountering startled Kuwaitis afraid that the pilots were Iranian fighters.
military said Monday that Kuwait \u201cmistakenly shot down\u201d thee American F-15E StrikeEagles during a combat mission as Iran attacked the country.