Social•Mar 19, 2026
Iran Claims IR‑guided SAM Downed US F‑35
If genuine: A pop up attack with an IR sensor tracking the F-35 from the ground. Likely seen flying by day Iran has small IR SAMs derived from Soviet AAMs like R-27T/ET. Might also be Saqr-1/2 (358/359) loitering SAM Q: why didn’t F-35 EO/IR/MAWS warn the pilot, deploy flares?
By Justin Bronk