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US CENTCOM denies reports of a US Navy helicopter lost over the Red Sea
En breve
US Central Command denied reports that a US Navy helicopter was shot down over the Red Sea, saying all US aircraft and personnel in the Middle East are safe. CENTCOM also accused Iranian state media of spreading false information. Vedomosti cited Flightradar24 data showing a helicopter declared an emergency near Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on 5 October before its altitude dropped to zero.
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US Central Command (CENTCOM) denied reports that a US Navy helicopter was shot down over the Red Sea, saying the accounts were untrue. In a statement on X, quoted by Vedomosti, CENTCOM said that “all aircraft and personnel of the US armed forces in the Middle East are safe and under control”. TASS carried the same denial, reporting that CENTCOM said all military aircraft and personnel in the Middle East are safe and at their positions. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Vedomosti named the aircraft as a US Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk. CENTCOM also accused Iranian state media of spreading false information about the helicopter, according to Vedomosti. The documents do not identify the original reports or say who published them first. [ 3 ]
Vedomosti also cited Flightradar24 flight-tracking data, according to which the aircraft declared an emergency at about 17:20 on 5 October while near Yanbu in Saudi Arabia. At the time the emergency was declared the helicopter was at an altitude of about 145 metres, after which its altitude fell to zero and tracking stopped. Vedomosti said it became known on 6 September that a US Navy helicopter might have crashed in the Red Sea, a date that does not match the October tracking times given in the same article. [ 3 ]
The Russian state agencies published their reports on the denial within minutes of each other in the early evening, RIA Novosti at 17:31 local time and TASS at 17:40, with Vedomosti following at 18:54. None of the documents states what happened to the aircraft named by Vedomosti, and no document offers confirmation from a source other than CENTCOM that the reported loss did not occur. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Por qué importa
The episode places an unverified military loss claim at the centre of an information dispute between the US military and Iranian state media, at a time when both are watched closely in the region. For readers outside the country, the main takeaway is that the reported loss of the aircraft is contested and, according to CENTCOM, did not happen.
Datos clave
- US Central Command (CENTCOM) said reports of a US Navy helicopter being shot down over the Red Sea are untrue. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- CENTCOM said all US military aircraft and personnel in the Middle East are safe and in place. [ 2 , 3 ]
- CENTCOM accused Iranian state media of spreading false information about the helicopter. [ 3 ]
- Vedomosti named the aircraft as a US Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk. [ 3 ]
- Flightradar24 tracking cited by Vedomosti showed the aircraft declaring an emergency near Yanbu in Saudi Arabia at about 17:20 on 5 October, at an altitude of about 145 metres, after which its altitude fell to zero and tracking stopped. [ 3 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
Aún sin aclarar
- What happened to the helicopter named by Vedomosti, and whether it crashed. Vedomosti's account rests on Flightradar24 tracking data, and no document confirms the fate of the aircraft; CENTCOM denied the loss without describing an incident.
- Who first reported the helicopter's loss and on what basis. Only Vedomosti refers to the reports, saying CENTCOM blamed Iranian state media; the original reports are not quoted or identified in the documents.
- The date the reports first appeared. Vedomosti mentions 6 September for when it became known the helicopter might have crashed, which does not match the 5–6 October flight-tracking times given in the same article.
Qué dicen los medios locales
Cronología, hora local
- A helicopter declared an emergency near Yanbu in Saudi Arabia at an altitude of about 145 metres, according to Flightradar24 data cited by Vedomosti; its altitude then fell to zero and tracking stopped. [ 3 ]
- RIA Novosti reported that the United States had denied reports of a US helicopter downed over the Red Sea. [ 1 ]
- TASS reported that CENTCOM denied the loss of a US Navy helicopter over the Red Sea and said all aircraft and personnel in the Middle East were safe. [ 2 ]
- Vedomosti reported the denial and the flight-tracking details, and said CENTCOM accused Iranian state media of spreading false information. [ 3 ]