Mistakes happen but this one looks bad, especially if rumors on 2 or even 3 downed F15s turn out true. Bahrain is a vital hub for projecting US air power and it's likely this/ these airplane(s) came in from sorties over Iran. Allegedly at the time of the landing several Shahed drones were inbound and Kuwaiti or US AD systems engaged the F15 instead.
EW disrupting communications and the friendly ID protocols along with GPS jamming have probably been a factor here.



