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Re:As of April 2026: Iran has destroyed 42 U.S. Military Air... by artbristol on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @01:58AM (#48189759)
Misleading headline; if you look at the actual US government source, 42 aircraft were either destroyed or damaged. Most of the actual losses (destroyed aircraft) were 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones.
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Re:As of April 2026: Iran has destroyed 42 U.S. Military Air... by locknitpicker on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @02:37AM (#48189995)
> Misleading headline; if you look at the actual US government source, (...)

Let's pause a moment to think about this sentence alone.

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Re:As of April 2026: Iran has destroyed 42 U.S. Military Air... by strken on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @03:54AM (#48190486)
Vague innuendo doesn't stop the headline from being misleading, since it's based on that same source.
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Re:As of April 2026: Iran has destroyed 42 U.S. Military Air... by locknitpicker on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @06:25AM (#48191526)
> Vague innuendo

There is no innuendo. The only claim in this discussion is trying to cast doubt on semantics such as whether "destroyed" or "damaged" has a meaningful difference.

In the meantime, let's verify what the US government classifies as "damage".

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyd07m7e1xo

This doesn't even fit the old "the front fell off" skit.

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Re:As of April 2026: Iran has destroyed 42 U.S. Military Air... by DrProtic on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @02:21AM (#48189887)
Do you count that AWACS as damaged or destroyed?
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Re:As of April 2026: Iran has destroyed 42 U.S. Military Air... by oliwarner on Tuesday May 19, 2026 @09:31AM (#48193116)
Each of those drones is $30m (plus munitions). Together with the other losses and damages to aircraft, it moving towards $7b.

Feels like a considerable loss.

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