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Iran strike on Saudi Arabia’s Sultan Airbase destroys key US Air Force platforms The Friday strike not only injured troops, but it also destroyed refuelers and an E-3 Sentry aircraft.
Jeruselem Post ^ | March 29, 2026 | ANNA AHRONHEIM

Posted on 03/30/2026 6:00:35 PM PDT by xxqqzz

Updated: MARCH 29, 2026 20:59 An Iranian strike that wounded US troops at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia also damaged multiple aircraft and likely completely destroyed an E-3 Sentry aircraft. The attack some 60 miles south of the capital of Riyadh in the early hours of March 27 is said to have involved a coordinated precision barrage of at least one Iranian ballistic missile and several attack drones.

According to reports, some 10 to 12 American service members were injured in the attack, with at least two in serious condition. The base, a major operating location for US Air Force platforms during the war, has been attacked several times since the beginning of Operation Epic Fury/Operation Roaring Lion. Earlier in the week, 14 others were wounded in an attack, and another missile strike on the base on March 1 killed one service member.

The strike on Friday hit an installation housing troops and also caused significant damage to US KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft that are essential for sustaining long-range US and Israeli air operations, along with the E-3 Sentry AWACS, one of the most important command-and-control platforms in the US inventory.

The attack left a clear trail of destruction across the installation, seen in satellite images and photos shared across social media. At least two photos showed the rear fuselage of one E-3 burnt, and the radar dome destroyed on the tarmac next to the plane.

The loss of an E-3 Sentry AWACS carries strategic consequences far beyond the physical destruction of a single airframe, as it degrades the ability to detect incoming hostile threats and coordinate any retaliatory response.

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Iran
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; awacs; epsteinfury; somuchwinning
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This is from the Jeruselem Post, so I don't think it would overstate the damage. It is a comprehensive article. Said Iran targeted the attacks to hit key equipment, including the AWACS. Other planes destroyed. US military wounded. Says Iran got intelligence from Russia and China for targeting.
1 posted on 03/30/2026 6:00:35 PM PDT by xxqqzz
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Sounds like fake news. On the first day of this conflict President Trump assured us that 95% of Iran's missiles had been destroyed. :)

2 posted on 03/30/2026 6:03:03 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: xxqqzz

I think Trump is going to have to turn off the lights to get their attention.


3 posted on 03/30/2026 6:05:18 PM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Sounds like fake news.

Not fake news.

E-3 Sentry & KC-135 Destroyed at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia — Suchomimus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBTsL3I6rLA

Suchomimus gets the best stuff and puts out in concise short vidoes without any of stupid yabbering.


4 posted on 03/30/2026 6:12:54 PM PDT by Steven Scharf
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You can’t get into a street fight with a son of a bitch not expect to take a couple hits. I think Trump should make a public statement about it and say “Tehran power plants - gone.” and have them hit within an hour of his statement.


5 posted on 03/30/2026 6:13:48 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( Neocons in love with the Ukraine War hate how long the Iran War is taking..........)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Trump just posted this same video on Truth Social
Looks like we penetrated a large underground missile base

Video
Large secondary explosions seen following airstrikes on missile base in Isfahan, Iran tonight
https://rumble.com/v77uk4y-large-secondary-explosions-seen-following-airstrikes-on-missile-base-in-isf.html


6 posted on 03/30/2026 6:14:41 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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To: Steven Scharf

They made a hit. Not a great return on their investment.

Two Americans seriously injured.

We have taken much more damage in the past, but we have outspoken traitors all over wishing for us to lose this battle in a much wider war.


7 posted on 03/30/2026 6:16:15 PM PDT by marktwain (----------------------)
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We have taken much more damage in the past, but we have outspoken traitors all over wishing for us to lose this battle in a much wider war.

The traitors to our Constitution are the ones who initiated this war on behalf of a foreign power, and without Congressional authorization.

8 posted on 03/30/2026 6:23:55 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: bigbob

“I think Trump is going to have to turn off the lights to get their attention.”
I agree. This will not be pretty for the IRGC and their current, impotent ayatoilet…..if he’s even still alive.


9 posted on 03/30/2026 6:25:58 PM PDT by doc maverick
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Gee, Wally, hope we built more than one E-3.


10 posted on 03/30/2026 6:27:20 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Gunslingr3

So it’s better to take a nuclear hit from a Nation who has been an enemy, killing and targeting Americans for 47 years. Pull the other leg it has bells on.


11 posted on 03/30/2026 6:30:38 PM PDT by JayGalt (If you give into blackmail, the blackmail never stops)
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Our fleet of aerial refuelers is huge, our fleet of AWACS isn’t. And it’s getting old and difficult to maintain, with very low mission readiness. We have some recently retired E-3s that could be brought back, but the delays and cancellation of the E-7 mean we have nothing to replace this aging fleet. The E-7 was cancelled with the idea we can perform this mission with satellites, but that is likely decades away, if it is even feasible to replicate the capabilities of the E-7.


12 posted on 03/30/2026 6:31:23 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Very precise targeting thanks to to Russian satellite targeting information given to the Iranians.

BTW, one would think that the US high brass would have figured out that it was not a good idea to park hundreds of million dollars worth of US warplanes highly visible on open runways.


13 posted on 03/30/2026 6:31:26 PM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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To: marktwain

“We have taken much more damage in the past, but we have outspoken traitors all over wishing for us to lose this battle in a much wider war.”
The outspoken traitors are anti-American cowards and so are their worthless politicians.


14 posted on 03/30/2026 6:33:03 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: xxqqzz

Equipment built for war can be easily replaced from inventory...


15 posted on 03/30/2026 6:37:12 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: Uncle Lonny
They did it in the Philippines in 1942. Well MacArthur did!
16 posted on 03/30/2026 6:37:14 PM PDT by Reily
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To: xxqqzz

Iranians are not dumb ass Arabs. They know strategy and tactics and are patient. This is going to take a very long time.


17 posted on 03/30/2026 6:37:54 PM PDT by montag813
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Iranians are not dumb ass Arabs. They know strategy and tactics and are patient. This is going to take a very long time.


They are fanatics and wish to be martyred. We are willing to help them be martyrs. They do not care about their citizens.

Eventually, the citizens will understand. The USA has many cards left to play. The Iranian cards are rapidly dwindling.


18 posted on 03/30/2026 6:40:22 PM PDT by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: Uncle Lonny
#13: "BTW, one would think that the US high brass would have figured out that it was not a good idea to park hundreds of million dollars worth of US warplanes highly visible on open runways."

It's a bad habit. They've been doing it since Pearl Harbor.

19 posted on 03/30/2026 6:40:22 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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20 posted on 03/30/2026 6:41:12 PM PDT by Theoria
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