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Verified pictures show a US command and control aircraft has been destroyed at an air base in Saudi Arabia.

The pictures appear to have been first shared by a Facebook page carrying US military news. They show the E-3 Sentry aircraft appears to have been split in two.

We've confirmed the photos were taken at the Prince Sultan air base about 100km (62 miles) south-east of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Features seen in the pictures, including pylons, storage units and markings on paved areas, matched with satellite imagery.

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[–] Paragone@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

"heavily damaged" my arse:

That's DESTROYED.

quit weasel-wording everything, "journalism"!!

Fucking unbelievable.

That airframe's unrepairable.

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[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago

Let's not jump to conclusions. Cockpit, 2/5 wings and engines still look good on the picture

[–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 3 points 6 hours ago

If this were a B1, maybe not unrepairable. Depends on the airframe.

But this one is gooone

[–] J3N5T4R@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Got that ass reduction surgery.

[–] duckshuffgoose@piefed.social 9 points 10 hours ago

Who would have foreseen attacking a county without a plan could possibly have outcomes like this?

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Half a billion dollar aircraft destroyed by a flying motorbike.

How embarrassing.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Something something GTA Online, something something life imitates art

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 13 points 12 hours ago (7 children)
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

just the top fell off, we can put a TEMPORARY replacement.

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 1 points 4 hours ago

"The front fell off"

[–] krimson@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I mean you could easily glue the tail back on. Plane will only be a bit shorter.

[–] cecilkorik@piefed.ca 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It was struck by debris after the drone was successfully intercepted. /s

[–] kunaltyagi@programming.dev 1 points 6 hours ago

It was deliberately tampered with to prevent a hijack /s

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 7 points 12 hours ago

It’ll buff out

[–] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 4 points 11 hours ago

The front just fell off

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 3 points 11 hours ago

Tis but a scratch!

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

'Decapitated' 'Eradicated' 'Eviscerated'

Ok, that last one came from groo. But its on the same level as this administrations competence.