"The Iranian regime is losing air capability day by day. U.S. forces aren't just defending against Iranian threats, we are methodically dismantling them. The videos, posted on X, showed a Lockheed C-130 Hercules and a Lockheed P-3F Orion being set ablaze by airstrikes as they were grounded on runways."
"Iran has an aging fleet of C-130E and C-130H transport aircraft, which it acquired from the US before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Tehran was believed to field about 28 of these turboprop planes, but it's unclear how many remain after recent strikes on its military assets."
"The C-130's frame appears to collapse upon the strike's impact, with the fuselage separating from its wings in a fireball. The clips also showed the apparent destruction of an Ilyushin Il-76, a Soviet-designed strategic airlift freighter."
US Central Command released new video footage showing airstrikes that destroyed several of Iran's aging American-made military aircraft. The strikes targeted a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane and a P-3F Orion maritime surveillance aircraft, both set ablaze on runways, along with an Ilyushin Il-76 Soviet-designed freighter. The C-130's fuselage separated from its wings upon impact. Iran operates these aircraft acquired before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with approximately 28 C-130s, five P-3F Orions, and five Il-76s in its fleet. Satellite imagery also documented destruction of F-14 Tomcat fighter jets at an Isfahan airbase. CENTCOM stated Iran is losing air capability daily as US forces methodically dismantle Iranian military assets.
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