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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The U.S. Navy admitted that it lost a $240 million spy drone during fighting in Iran, according to a new report. It's the first time an MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle is known to have been lost since they were introduced into service in 2018. The drone was listed in a new naval report on aviation "mishaps" as having "crashed" on April 9, with the location of the accident withheld. The crash marks just the latest entry on the ever-growing tab for President Trump's war in Iran, which is thought to already stand in the tens of billions before any impact on the U.S. economy is considered.

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-04-15 02:03 PM | Reply

... The drone was listed in a new naval report on aviation "mishaps" as having "crashed" on April 9 ...

Donald Trump Says We Won' Iran War (March 11, 2026)
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... President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the war with Iran had already been decided in America's favor.

He told supporters in Hebron, Kentucky, that the conflict was effectively over almost as soon as it began. Trump said U.S. forces knocked out 58 Iranian naval vessels and eliminated the country's air force.

"Let me say we've won. You know, you never like to say too early you won. We won. We won, in the first hour it was over, but we won," the president said. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-15 02:28 PM | Reply

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