Two F-35A fighter jets disappeared from radar near the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Peninsula
According to data from the flight tracking website Flightradar24, one of the aircraft transmitted an emergency code 7700, indicating a serious in-flight emergency. After sending out a distress signal, the aircraft promptly vanished from radar screens, and its flight path was subsequently hidden and no longer made public. The exact location and final status of this F-35A remain unknown.
A second U.S. military F-35A also experienced a similar incident: it similarly transmitted an emergency signal within the Gulf of Oman airspace before completely disappearing from radar in that region.
Previously, Trump reversed his earlier statement regarding ending the war with Iran; following attacks by Iranian forces on multiple U.S. destroyers, U.S. naval vessels have already withdrawn from the Strait of Hormuz.
Code 7700 is the internationally recognized aviation emergency code, signifying major emergencies such as mechanical failure or loss of control. Military aircraft deliberately disabling their tracking signals and concealing their flight paths indicate the sensitivity of the situation. The consecutive loss of contact of two F-35A fighters in the same maritime area is highly unusual, leading to widespread online speculation linking it to Iranian electronic warfare interference, mechanical failures, forced landings, or crashes.
The timing coincides precisely with a sharp deterioration in U.S.-Iran relations, Trump’s reversal on ceasefire statements, and the withdrawal of U.S. warships from the strait—making it easy to conjure narratives about escalating military tensions between the two sides.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1864939503601664/
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