{"id":122822,"date":"2026-03-02T06:26:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/3-us-warplanes-shot-down-by-kuwaiti-air-defenses-pilots-bail-out-in-friendly-fire-incident-centcom-says-122822"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:26:54","slug":"3-us-warplanes-shot-down-by-kuwaiti-air-defenses-pilots-bail-out-in-friendly-fire-incident-centcom-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/3-us-warplanes-shot-down-by-kuwaiti-air-defenses-pilots-bail-out-in-friendly-fire-incident-centcom-says-122822","title":{"rendered":"3 US warplanes shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, pilots bail out in friendly fire incident, CENTCOM says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/air-force\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles<\/a> were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait late Sunday during active combat operations tied to Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft were mistakenly engaged by Kuwaiti air defenses amid a complex battle environment that included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/tomahawk-missiles-suicide-drones-tomahawks-b-2-stealth-bombers-attack-drones-pound-1000-iranian-targets-24-hour-blitz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacks from Iranian aircraft<\/a>, ballistic missiles and drones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All six aircrew members safely ejected, were quickly recovered, and are reported to be in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwaiti officials have acknowledged the incident, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/finance\/investigations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation is underway<\/a> to determine the cause.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CENTOM said additional details are expected as the review progresses.<\/p>\n<p><i>This is a breaking news story; check back for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/3-us-warplanes-shot-down-kuwaiti-air-defenses-pilots-bail-out-friendly-fire-incident-centcom-says\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/3-us-warplanes-shot-down-kuwaiti-air-defenses-pilots-bail-out-friendly-fire-incident-centcom-says <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait late Sunday during active combat operations tied to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-122822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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