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Iranian media on April 13 shared fresh satellite images confirming the destruction of two more U.S. military helicopters in Iranian strikes that targeted bases in Kuwait just before the temporary ceasefire entered into effect last week.
The first helicopter, a CH-47F Chinook, was destroyed at Camp Buehring, a massive staging post in northwestern Kuwait.
The camp serves as the primary location for the U.S. military’s Middle Eastern Theater Reserve. It provides critical live-fire ranges in the wider Udairi Range Complex area, in addition to desert-familiarization training meant to prepare tens of thousands of troops for combat operations in the Middle East.
It’s worth noting that this was the second helicopter of this type confirmed to have been destroyed at Camp Buehring during the war on Iran.
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At Ali Al Salem Air Base, a key airlift and logistics gateways for the U.S. military, a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was destroyed.
The base, located in central Kuwait, mainly hosts the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing of the U.S. Air Force. It is also used by the U.S. Navy, which operates Super Stallion helicopters.
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A single Chinook could cost upwards of $30 million, and the Super Stallion costs around the same. Both are heavy lift helicopters, typically used in aerial landing operations.
According to Wikipedia’s list of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Iran war, which is based only on visual evidence or official self-admission from involved parties, the U.S. suffered 53 aerial losses. This includes ten helicopters damaged or destroyed. The list, however, counts only one Chinook.
The latest losses shows that Iranian strikes were not just very precise and destructive, but also based on accurate intelligence.
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