Vital U.S. radar aircraft was destroyed by Iranian strike on U.S. base in Saudi Arabia, photos show
By Chantal Da Silva
Published on March 30, 2026.
Iran has reportedly destroyed a vital U.S. radar aircraft by destroying it during a strike on a U.K. base in Saudi Arabia. Andreas Krieg, a senior lecturer at King's College London’s School of Security Studies, said that each radar or (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) platform destroyed further degrades the overall monitoring capability of the U.C. The E-3 Sentry, an airborne warning and control system, or AWACS, jet was one of the six stationed at Prince Sultan Air Base prior to the attack. However, retired U.,S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, a Bronze Star winner who served for 21 years, disagreed and said the US was not militarily prepared for a sustained war against Iran. Ukrainian intelligence suggested that Russia could also be aiding Iran in its attacks on U.
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