Over a dozen U.S. soldiers injured in attack on Saudi base
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An Iranian missile and drone assault on March 27 targeted Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, injuring several US military personnel and damaging critical aircraft assets, including an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane and aerial refueling tankers.
Business Insider got access to a NATO AWACS flight for an eight-hour surveillance mission over Eastern Europe.
October 16, 2025: Last year Russia lost the last of its A-50 AWACS/Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft. It took nearly a year before anyone could confirm that Russia had lost its last AWACS aircraft over Ukraine. Since then Russia tried to get the ...