US EditionPhotos show an F-35 flaunting a fresh kill marking after the stealth fighter made NATO history by downing Russian drones
Dutch F-35s shot down multiple Russian Shahed drones during a large-scale attack, marking NATO's first combat kill in alliance airspace with at least four drones destroyed, officials said.
- On the night between September 9 and 10, 2025, a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A shot down a Russian Shahed drone over Polish airspace, marking NATO's first confirmed F-35 kill.
- Dutch and NATO officials say around 23 drones crossed from Belarus into Poland at about 23:30 on September 9, triggering a NATO Quick Reaction Alert during Moscow's large-scale strike on Ukraine.
- Photos released by the Dutch Ministry of Defence on September 30 show at least four drones destroyed, mostly by Dutch F-35s, with tail number F-027 of the 313th Squadron marked.
- Polish authorities closed Warsaw Chopin and Modlin airports, and Poland invoked Article 4 of the NATO treaty while allies launched Operation Eastern Sentry as Russia and Belarus conducted large exercises.
- Faced with cheap drone swarms and rising costs, officials warn using high-value platforms raises sustainability concerns even as NATO boosts defence spending amid Russia's 1.5 million troops.
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The Dutch Ministry of Defense released a photo of an Air Force F-35A fighter jet taking part in a NATO air defense mission in Poland.
At the launch of several Russian drones over Poland in mid-September, the fighter jet "Lightning II" was involved. The plane now has the "killer badge."
On the official website of the Dutch Ministry of Defense, a photo of an F-35A fighter involved in the NATO mission to protect Poland from Russian drones appears: on the aircraft...
Photos show an F-35 flaunting a fresh kill marking after the stealth fighter made NATO history by downing Russian drones
The Dutch F-35 was pictured with a new marking.Facebook/Dutch Ministry of Defense/Business InsiderA Dutch F-35 has a new kill marking after the jet shot down Russian drones.The stealth fighters were involved in intercepting Russian drones that breached Polish airspace.It was the first time NATO aircraft had downed a Russian aircraft of any kind in alliance airspace.Dutch military photos showed an F-35 stealth fighter sporting a fresh drone-shape…
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