US EditionWhy Israel’s F-35 Fighter Downing Iran’s Yak-130 Fighter Jet Is Big Deal
The Israeli F-35I 'Adir' achieved the first-ever air-to-air kill of a manned fighter jet, downing an Iranian Yak-130 amid extensive strikes targeting missile threats, IDF said.
- On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces said an Israeli Air Force F-35I 'Adir' shot down an Iranian Air Force YAK-130 over Tehran, marking the first manned fighter downed by an F-35.
- Following a large-scale sortie campaign, the IDF described waves involving dozens to hundreds of aircraft targeting ballistic missile threats and Iranian air defenses in Tehran.
- Lockheed Martin's F-35 is a fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter that required minimal maneuvering against the Iranian Yak-130, which was destroyed while the F-35 emerged undamaged.
- Market and regional analysts raised concerns that Israel's strike, its first air-to-air kill in nearly four decades, heightened worries about oil prices as Tehran and Gulf countries reported renewed strikes and bombings in Urmia.
- Previously, F-35s had only shot down unmanned targets, but the Royal Air Force F-35B on Tuesday shot down uncrewed aerial systems over Jordan, expanding Lockheed Martin's fighter role.
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Why Israel’s F-35 fighter downing Iran’s Yak-130 fighter jet is big deal
The Israeli air force’s F-35I fighter jet downed a manned Iranian Yak-130 multirole jet over Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday as the conflict in West Asia escalates. This is significant as this is the first known air-to-air victory of the US-made F-35 stealth jet against a piloted aircraft
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DNyuzIsrael says an F-35 shot down an Iranian jet in air-to-air combat, a first for the stealth fighter
An Israeli F-35 shot down an Iranian fighter jet on Wednesday.US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Maeson L. EllemanAn Israeli F-35 shot down an Iranian fighter jet above Tehran on Wednesday.It marks the first time an F-35 has shot down another crewed aircraft in air-to-air combat.The stealth fighter jet had previously logged missile and drone kills.An Israeli F-35 just scored the stealth fighter jet's first-ever air-to-air combat victory against a …
An Israeli fifth-generation F-35I fighter jet shot down a Russian-made Iranian Yakovlev Yak-130 trainer aircraft over Tehran on Wednesday. According to The Times of Israel, this is the first-ever shooting down of a manned aircraft by an F-35 in a dogfight.
Israeli F-35 shoots down Iranian Air Force YAK-130 over Tehran as war enters fifth day
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that one of its advanced F-35I fighter jets, known as the “Adir,” shot down an Iranian YAK-130 aircraft in the skies over Tehran. According to the IDF, this is the first time in history that an F-35 fighter jet has destroyed a manned enemy aircraft in combat. The F-35I “Adir” is Israel’s special version of the F-35, built by American defense company Lockheed Martin. The jet is considered one of t…
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that an Israeli F-35 fighter jet shot down a Russian-made Iranian Yak-130 aircraft over Tehran.
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