The American media “NBC News” claims that more than 100 American targets spread across seven countries have been targeted by Iran, including Camp Buehring in Kuwait, which was reportedly struck by an F-5.
According to an article by NBC News, Iran allegedly succeeded in carrying out one of its boldest operations since the beginning of the regional escalation by striking an American base located in Kuwait using a Northrop F-5 fighter jet, a device developed since the late 1950s and considered technologically obsolete compared to modern Western systems.
Despite its age, this Iranian aircraft reportedly managed to bypass several layers of air defense to reach Camp Buehring, a significant American installation. “It’s the first time in years that an enemy combat aircraft has struck an American military base,” noted NBC News, as reported by Le Figaro. The F-5 is armed with two cannons and can carry air-to-air missiles, rockets, or bombs.
“For the Defense Security Asia website, this strike would constitute a ‘military lesson,’ demonstrating that operational effectiveness also depends on planning, ‘cunning,’ and the ‘laxity of the enemy.'”
The F-5, initially developed by the American company Northrop during the Cold War, was designed as a simple, economical, and exportable aircraft. Delivered to Iran during the time of the Shah, it remained in service after the 1979 revolution despite Western embargo. Tehran has since developed its own maintenance capabilities, gradually transforming these aging aircraft into platforms capable of carrying modern weapons.
According to NBC News, the Iranian bombing on the American camp in Buehring could cost up to $5 billion in repairs.
