Iran strikes US AWACS at Saudi base, testing airpower resilience
TL;DR
A US E-3 Sentry AWACS was destroyed during an Iranian strike on Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia, highlighting Iran's ability to hit high-value airpower assets and raising questions about protection of aging radar platforms; Ukrainian president Zelenskiy cited alleged pre-attack spy-satellite imagery of the base, a claim Moscow denies; the strike fits a pattern of targeting airpower enablers and could impact US-Israeli operations in the region.
- Attack on US radar plane at Saudi base raises concern over Iran’s capabilities The Guardian
- Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say CNN
- Iran's strike wounded over a dozen U.S. personnel and hit valuable jets in Saudi Arabia NPR
- Opinion | Trump shrugs off an attack on U.S. lives. The reason has a name. The Washington Post
- Damaged U.S. Jet’s Nearest Replacement Will Cost More Than $700 Million WSJ
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