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Iran's $20,000 Shahed-136 drone destroyed $500 million US E-3 aircraft
short by Daisy Mowke / on Monday, 30 March, 2026
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that a Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft, valued at $500 million, was struck by a $20,000 Shahed-136 drone, as per reports. The aircraft was damaged during a strike on an American air base in Saudi Arabia. US is reportedly left with only 16 AWACS.
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