A military spokesperson told Business Insider that the fighter jet "landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition."

At least 16 US military aircraft, including drones and fighter jets, have been destroyed since the start of the Iran war, according to a report.

Two Russian TU-142 military aircraft were tracked near Alaska and Canada.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it struck a US F-35 fighter jet during a pre-dawn operation over central Iran. The claim, if accurate, would mark a rare moment involving one of America’s most advanced stealth aircraft.

Luke Diaz is a freelance military writer with experience with active duty experience in the US Navy as well as defense and industrial engineering. He is a former Naval Flight Officer who performed tactical air control on the carrier-based E-2 Hawkeye.

The Red Sea has claimed another expensive piece of American military hardware. In what many are calling a costly operational blunder, a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet worth over $60 million ended up at the bottom of the Red Sea after falling from the USS Harry S.