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 hirako2000 on Saturday April 04, 2026 @10:18AM (#47639293)

Being the most technologically advanced aircraft in history, one could argue that's a tech novelty they got shut down by some obliterated, imprecise weaponry.

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Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by blitzar on Saturday April 04, 2026 @12:02PM (#47640234)

Being the most technologically advanced aircraft in 1969 ... a novelty indeed.

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Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by simoncion on Saturday April 04, 2026 @11:01AM (#47639634)

> Being the most technologically advanced aircraft in history...

More advanced than the F-117? The B-2? The SR-71? Nah.

Maybe you're confusing the F-15 and the F-35?

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Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by hirako2000 on Saturday April 04, 2026 @11:39AM (#47639987)

My mistake, yes I was. Some F-35 did get damaged recently, I assumed it would be another one since it made the top list of hackernews.

It stands peculiar this post wasn't flagged and removed as "politics".

I was being sarcastic, even if another F-35 was shot, why should it go through the strict guidelines.

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Re:US F-15E jet confirmed shot down over Iran as Tehran rele... by randomNumber7 on Saturday April 04, 2026 @04:42PM (#47643145)

And another mistake (sorry). The F-22 is more advanced even if it is older.

The F-35 was developed because the US didn't want to export the F-22 tech to other countries.

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