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The US has lost nearly $2 billion worth of military equipment in its military operations against Iran since Saturday. The main cause of the cost is a US AN/FPS-132 early warning radar system at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, worth $1.1 billion, which was hit by a missile attack by Iran on Saturday. Qatar confirmed that the radar was hit and damaged.
On Sunday, three F-15E Strike Eagles were lost in a friendly fire incident by Kuwaiti air defenses. While all six crews survived, the aircraft did not; the cost of replacing them is estimated at $282 million. In the first attack on Saturday, Iran struck the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain, destroying two satellite communications terminals and several large buildings.
Using open-source intelligence reports, the targeted SATCOM terminals were identified as AN/GSC-52Bs, which cost approximately $20 million, including deployment and installation costs. Iran also claimed to have destroyed the AN/TPY-2 radar component of the THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) System located at Al-Ruwais Industrial City in the United Arab Emirates. Satellite imagery from open-source intelligence reports suggests a hit. The destroyed radar component is estimated to be worth $500 million.
Combined, these costs have damaged $1.902 billion worth of U.S. military assets in the region. Iran has so far targeted at least seven U.S. military sites across the Middle East since the United States and Israel began attacking Iran on Saturday: the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, Camp Arifjan, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Camp Buehring in Kuwait, the Erbil Air Base in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates’ Jebel Ali Port, the largest U.S. Navy port in the Middle East, and Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
In Kuwait, images taken Sunday afternoon revealed collapsed roofs at multiple locations inside Ali Al Salem Air Base following reports of an Iranian attack the day before. Camp Arifjan was the primary site where six American service members were killed. A widely circulated video recorded Sunday inside Camp Buehring in Kuwait showed a drone flying over the installation before exploding within its perimeter.
Footage and photos confirmed by the New York Times suggested that Iran had repeatedly targeted the military installation at Erbil International Airport in Iraq, where U.S. forces are stationed, throughout Saturday and Sunday. Smoke and flames were visible rising from the area. By Sunday morning, satellite imagery showed that four structures in part of the base had been damaged or destroyed, with fires still burning as of the early hours of Monday.
Meanwhile, satellite images Sunday of Jebel Ali Port in Dubai showed smoke rising from a large building inside a fenced-off US Navy recreational area. Although not an official US base, Jebel Ali is among the most heavily used ports by the navy.
In addition to military bases, American diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have also been targets of attacks.
The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was hit by two drones. The Saudi Ministry of Defense reported "limited fire and minor material damage" at the compound. According to The Washington Post, the CIA Station inside the compound was also hit.
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City, Kuwait was attacked with drones and missiles, described as a "brutal" Iranian attack by Kuwaiti officials. Smoke was reported near the compound, with details of damage remaining limited in public reporting. The embassy was closed "until further notice" with non-essential staff and families evacuated.
The U.S. Consulate General in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was hit by a suspected Iranian drone that hit a parking lot adjacent to the consulate building. A fire broke out but was quickly extinguished by local authorities. The consulate grounds sustained some damage but no major structural damage.
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