US military lost over 81 aircraft in Iran war with combined losses estimated at $3.3bn

Washington, Oct 7 (UNI) The US has lost or sustained damage to at least 81 military aircraft since the war with Iran began, with the combined losses estimated at up to $3.3 billion, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. The losses include some of the US military's most advanced aircraft, including an F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter and 12 F-15E Strike Eagle jets that were destroyed or damaged. Three F-15Es, each valued at more than $30 million, were shot down in a friendly-fire incident over Kuwait on March 2, while another was shot down over Iran the following…