{"id":156144,"date":"2024-04-29T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=156144"},"modified":"2024-04-29T07:30:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:30:57","slug":"drone-aces-in-the-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=156144","title":{"rendered":"Drone Aces in the Air Force"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nNice shooting, Stud.<\/em><\/p>\n

So does the Air Force have new aces now?<\/h3>\n

The math involved in recent shootdowns of Iranian drones suggests yes.<\/em>
\nBY NICHOLAS SLAYTON<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. Air Force defines an \u201cace\u201d as any pilot that has more than five combat kills. It\u2019s been decades since American pilots reached that status, but that might have changed this month.<\/p>\n

On April 13, Iran and its partners in Syria and Yemen fired more than 300 munitions \u2014 more than 150 drones as well as dozens of ballistic missiles and several cruise missiles \u2014 toward Israel. Elements of the British, French, Jordanian and American militaries helped Israel intercept 99% of those munitions. Among that, F-15E fighter jets from the U.S. Air Force\u2019s 494th Fighter Squadron and 335th Fighter Squadron shot down more than 80 Iranian drones before they could reach their target.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a fair chance at least one pilot from the two squadrons now fits the criteria for an ace. The two squadrons, as well as U.S. Air Forces Central, have not released details on how many F-15Es from the two squadrons participated in the mission, what weapons were used or how many drones were shot down per plane, but the math at play suggests there are some new aces.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Task and Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n

Drone Ace? Not something I’d lead with at the O-Club onboard NAS Fallon. I’d love to spectate it, though. Talk about losing that lovin’ feeling..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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