The First 'Kills' of Dutch F-35s: a Swarm of Russian Drones

NRC Handelsblad

Lean Left

Factuality

Ownership

The Dutch Air Force has had four F-35 fighter jets stationed in Poland since September. They were forced into action after it became clear that a large number of Russian drones were heading towards Polish airspace. It's not often that Dutch fighter pilots shoot down an enemy aircraft.

Do Rzeczy

Factuality

Ownership

F-35 pilots in Poland shot down Russian drones with missiles worth €400,000 each. In the long run, this makes no military sense, wrote the German newspaper Bild.

charter97.org

Factuality

Ownership

Bild revealed the details.

avionslegendaires.net

Factuality

Ownership

Being allied and especially close to Ukraine is also sometimes risking to end up in the Moscow collimator. On the night of this Tuesday 9 to Wednesday 10 September 2025 at least nineteen drones and rung munitions belonging to the Russian Federation violated the sovereign airspace of Poland. At least [...] This content Dutch and Polish hunts shoot Russian drones. was first published on legendary aircraft.net - Encyclopedia of military aviation & …

SINDOnews.com

Factuality

Ownership

The Kremlin denied Russian drones violated Polish airspace. The Polish military said a Dutch F-35 stealth fighter jet had helped shoot down...

zona-militar.com

Factuality

Ownership

In the face of a new episode of tension on NATO's eastern flank, F-16 fighters from the Polish Air Force and F-35A from the Royal Air Force of the Netherlands intercepted Russian drones that violated Polish airspace during the night of 9 September. The situation alerted the air defences of the Atlantic Alliance and triggered a rapid multinational response to the gravity of the incident.