US F‑15 crashes in Kuwait amid escalating Gulf conflict; Pilot survives as missile and drone strikes continue

A US F‑15 fighter jet crashed in Kuwait on Monday(March 2), with footage showing a pilot ejecting safely moments before impact. Early reports point to possible friendly fire, though US officials have not confirmed the cause.

The crash took place on the third day of the US-Iran conflict, amid a wave of missile and drone strikes across the Gulf. Reports indicate the American pilot walked away from the crash site without serious injury.

The F‑15 is a fast, twin-engine US fighter jet for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, armed with missiles and bombs.



Details remain unclear on whether the F‑15 was engaged in a combat mission or a training flight. Neither US Central Command nor the Pentagon has released an official statement.

The crash unfolded against the backdrop of intense regional hostilities, with Iranian missile and drone barrages prompting widespread interceptions over Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE, temporary airspace closures, and both military and civilian casualties.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has claimed additional attacks against US naval assets and logistics vessels in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf, asserting that it struck US naval bases and supply ships.


In response, US forces have carried out counter-strikes in one of the sharpest confrontations between Washington and Tehran in decades.

The US-Iran conflict erupted after joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran’s military sites, killing senior officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In retaliation, Tehran launched drone and missile attacks on US forces and regional targets across the Gulf.