According to Press TV and Mehr News, a helicopter was involved in rescue operations after an F-15 fighter jet crashed over Iran. The U.S. military has not confirmed these claims. An Iranian drone strike heavily damaged a U.S. Army Aviation Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter at an airbase in Kuwait. pic.twitter.com/ugWQEhIt1y Drones have become a significant threat to U.S. aircraft stationed at airbases in the Middle East. In one of the attacks, an American AWACS was completely destroyed. On Friday, an F-15 aircraft crashed over Iran, and two helicopters were damaged in rescue operations, according to reports from American media. An A-10 aircraft was also shot down on Friday, but the U.S. has not confirmed that it was downed by Iranian fire. One American pilot has been extracted from Iran, while the search for another is still ongoing. If Iran were to capture him, it would be a major propaganda success and a bargaining chip in potential negotiations.