US EditionF-35 fighter jet shoots down Iran YAK-130 in historic first
The Israeli Air Force used its F-35I 'Adir' to down an Iranian YAK-130 trainer jet in the first F-35 air-to-air kill, marking a key combat milestone after 40 years.
- On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces released footage showing an Israeli Air Force F-35I 'Adir' shot down an Iranian YAK-130 over Tehran after it took off from Mehrabad Airport, the IDF said.
- Given the YAK-130’s light-combat capability, the IDF identified it as a threat after it took off from Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, amid ongoing operations targeting Iranian infrastructure.
- The released footage includes both cockpit imagery and pilot radio traffic, with an unnamed IAF pilot saying `Completed, the target is down, continuing to strike.`, the IDF said on Thursday.
- The strike marked the first known manned-aircraft kill by an F-35, the IDF said, and it is the Israeli Air Force's first air-to-air kill in more than 40 years since November 1985.
- There are 48 F-35s in the IAF fleet, with two more expected this year, and the jet's stealth and sensors underpin its regional role, the IDF said.
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The unique footage was taken in the sky above Tehran.
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An Israeli F-35 fighter shot down an Iranian YAK-130 in which it has been the first air fighter of the war, as announced by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this Wednesday and as seen in the images published by the same army this Thursday.YAK-130 is a Russian-made aircraft that began to occur in the 1990s and is generally used as an advanced training aircraft for pilots of other more advanced aircraft.In other operations, both American and Israel…
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