India, March 29 -- A pivotal US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The attack left over 10 service members injured, two of them seriously. Among other aircraft damaged are aerial refueling tankers.

Photos purportedly showing the damaged E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane have surfaced on social media.

Air & Space Forces Magazine reviewed an image that shows major damage to the plane at Prince Sultan Air Base. The image seemed to show one of the E-3s stationed at the Saudi base, based on runway signage and aircraft markings.

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