US EditionWhat to Know About the F-15E Strike Eagle Aircraft
The dual-role fighter can hit Mach 2.5 and carry precision-guided bombs, underscoring its long-range strike mission, officials said.
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What We Know About the F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down by Iran
The U.S. military lost its first fighter jet to enemy fire from Iran on Friday, U.S. and Israeli officials said, a setback for the Trump administration, which has repeatedly sought to project that American warplanes had established air supremacy in…
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The F-15E Strike Eagle, which US officials say was shot down over Iran on April 3, is one of the US military’s most advanced dual-role fighter aircraft, designed to carry out both air-to-air combat and deep strike missions against ground targets.
10 Key Facts on the U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down Over Iran in Escalating Conflict
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down over Iran on Friday, marking the first confirmed loss of an American manned combat aircraft since the beginning of Iran war.
What to know about the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft
The U.S. Air Force says F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft are used in air-to-air and air-to-ground missions and its electronic systems allow the aircraft to fly day and night at low altitude, in all weather conditions.
The aircraft in question would belong to the 48th Fighter Wing, usually stationed in RAF Lakenheath in Great Britain. This Friday, April 3, 2026 the IRNA news agency announced that an American fighter-bomber McDonnell-Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle had been descended by the DCA in the west of the country and that the crew would be dead. For its part the US Central Command [...] This content Iran announces that it has shot down a F-15E Strike Eagle! …
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