Iran

Welcome to the Precious Metals Bug Forums

Welcome to the PMBug forums - a watering hole for folks interested in gold, silver, precious metals, sound money, investing, market and economic news, central bank monetary policies, politics and more.

Why not register an account and join the discussions? When you register an account and log in, you may enjoy additional benefits including no Google ads, market data/charts, access to trade/barter with the community and much more. Registering an account is free - you have nothing to lose!

But ships that pay the War Toll that Trump made necessary are passing freely, who needs insurance...
 


🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Pulling that F-15E crew out of Iran didn’t just cost money, it showed how far this war has already gone.

The U.S. threw everything at this rescue.

The F-15E Strike Eagle alone was a $100M loss, but the real damage came during the extraction: an A-10 down ($18.8M), up to two C-130s destroyed ($150–200M), an MH-6 Little Bird gone (~$7.5M), and 1–2 MQ-9 Reapers lost ($30-60M).

That’s up to ~$386M in aircraft alone.

And that’s just the visible bill.

Behind that number was a full-scale operation: CIA locating the pilot in mountainous terrain, real-time intel feeding the Pentagon, dozens of aircraft flying cover, refueling tankers in the air, special operations teams on the ground, and heavy gunfire to keep Iranian forces away during the extraction.

This was a multi-layered combat mission inside hostile territory.

But it came with a massive cost, with real losses, and shows this conflict is already operating at a level far beyond what’s being openly acknowledged.

Source: WSJ, Global Military, NYT
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom