In early April 2026, Iran claimed to have destroyed four US military aircraft, including two Black Hawk helicopters involved in a rescue mission for a missing fighter pilot. However, posts claiming to ...

The American pilot who had been missing since Friday was recovered and brought to safety after a "heavy firefight" ...

AFP — As American forces race against time and Iran’s military to locate an aviator shot down Friday, a former Air Force pilot and a rescuer told AFP what it takes to hide, survive and extract someone ...

A second US fighter plane crashed in the Persian Gulf area after it was hit by Iranian fire – and the lone pilot was safely rescued, according to US officials and a report. The A-10 Warthog attack ...

What could a pilot, who crash-landed in the enemy country amid a war, face? As the news about Iran attacking two American fighter jets hit the headlines, Retired US Brigadier General Houston Cantwell ...

Iran’s Fars news agency says the army has launched a search for the pilot of a US fighter jet hit by an air defense system. Contacted by AFP, the US Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for military ...

Iranian state television also said that anyone capturing a U.S. crew member alive would receive a “valuable reward,” underscoring the high stakes of the search effort. US fighter jet shot down in Iran ...