USAF F-15 in a flat spin over Kuwait today. The pilot ejected safely. 2 March 2026

captain-price-unofficially: > tamamita: > >> captain-price-unofficially: >> >>> captain-price-unofficially: >>> >>>> captain-price-unofficially: >>>> >>>>> captain-price-unofficially: >>>>> >>>>>> USAF F-15 in a flat spin over Kuwait today. The pilot ejected safely. 2 March 2026 >>>> >>>> Sounds like it was shot down by friendly fire. >>> >>> Ok turns out two F-15s were shot down by friendly fire. > > The F-15 friendly fire claim is either lie or a US command failure. But something is off. > > In order for Kuwait to hit 3 F-15s with Patriot missile (only Kuwaiti system capable of reliably downing a F-15) friendly fire in one night would require ALL of the following: > > * We didn’t share any of the following with Kuwait: IFF encryption keys, ID data, Link-16 data, or Air Tasking Orders with Kuwait > * They were not broadcasting IFF > * We did not share emergency alerts with them after the first ejection took place. > * The area was under WAY heavier attack than reported. > * No AWACS sharing or no higher level C2 node integration or these were damaged. > > > So either: > > 1) We made an operational decision to ignore basic practices and leave an ally in the dark and not share data. > > 2) The Iranian attack was far more successful than the US let on, and damaged critical ID and comms infrastructure of US assets in Kuwait. > > Either way, we are not getting the real story from the US side here (unsurprising)