The F-15E Strike Eagle, shot down over Iran, is one of the Air Force's fastest, most versatile jets. Take a closer look.

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An F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to land in the Middle East.
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft prepares to land at a base in the Middle East, Jan. 18, 2026. The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions at low altitude, day or night and in all weather.

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonah Bliss

The survival training that kicks in after an American pilot is shot down

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Three US Air Force F-15 jets were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait on Sunday.
Three US Air Force F-15 jets were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait on Sunday.

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Photos appear to show destroyed US aircraft left in Iran after special forces rescued a stranded F-15E airman

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Plane wreckage sticks out of the desert.
Multiple Western reports said the US bombed its aircraft to prevent them from falling into Iranian hands.

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Here's how US combat search-and-rescue crews save downed fighter pilots in the middle of a war

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A HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force's specialized search and rescue Black Hawk, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 25, 2026.
A HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force's specialized search-and-rescue Black Hawk, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 25, 2026.

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The US lost a fighter jet over Iran, reports say, adding to a growing list of aircraft losses in the war

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A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base's 335th Fighter Squadron breaks off after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Tennessee Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Squadron, over the US Central Command area of responsibility, April 20, 2024.
A US F-15 operates over the Middle East.

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'I came, I saw, I conquered': Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address

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President Donald Trump is expected to declare the Iran war is winding down in an Oval Office address.

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Iran threatens US-owned companies, including Meta and JP Morgan

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Explosion at night in Iran
On Tuesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened US-owned companies with Middle East footprints.

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US allies are scrambling to buy Ukraine's counter-drone tech, but gear alone isn't enough to defeat the Shahed threat

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A man in a black hoodie stands wearing googles and holding a controller looking at a black interceptor drone in a cloudy sky
Ukraine's interceptor drones have caught allies' eyes as a low-cost way to stop enemy drones.

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Airlines are raising their prices as oil spikes. Here's how much extra you're going to pay now.

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A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER plane prepares for landing at the Capital International airport in Beijing on October 22, 2024.
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777.

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The US has less than a month left of advanced THAAD and PrSM ammo as it fights Iran, analysts say

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A US military video shows a PrSM missile launch.
A Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) launch.

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