According to a spokesperson, the plane was shot down by the Revolutionary Guard's air defense, and there is little chance the pilot survived. The United States has not yet responded to this claim. BIG: Iranian state media released images of debris from a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet. Iran initially claimed it had shot down an F-35, but the wreckage shown clearly matches an F-15E. pic.twitter.com/JMQvv0h2yo The U.S. has so far acknowledged the loss of three F-15 aircraft over Kuwait in what was reportedly "friendly fire." Additionally, a KC-135 tanker crashed over Iraq, resulting in the deaths of six crew members. One KC-135 was damaged but successfully returned to base. Several American aircraft were damaged and destroyed on the ground at bases during Iranian attacks, with the most significant being a completely destroyed AWACS, one of only 14 operational in the U.S. air fleet. Iran also successfully shot down more than 10 American and Israeli drones, the majority of which were "Predators."