US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran releases wreckage images

Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by trhway on Friday April 03, 2026 @09:10PM (#47634507)

>Israel/CENTCOM did not expect

that after 4 years of Ukraine war where those tactics have been widely used, in some cases by both sides, and where Russia has even been using the same Iranian drones

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Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by gmerc on Friday April 03, 2026 @11:42PM (#47635464)

Well, October 7 clearly was unexpected too, so these guys unexpect a lot

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Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by testbjjl on Saturday April 04, 2026 @12:13AM (#47635659)

There is considerable evidence that it was not unexpected.

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Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by cthalupa on Saturday April 04, 2026 @12:29AM (#47635758)

I believe that was the point being made.

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Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by verdverm on Saturday April 04, 2026 @01:55AM (#47636245)

It might be more of a selective listening issue

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