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The Israeli Air Force released footage showing an F-35 'Adir' jet shooting down an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran, marking the first recorded air-to-air kill of a piloted aircraft by an F-35.
Israel's F-35 shot down Iran's Yak 130.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 5, 2026 14:27 IST
The Israeli Air Force has released footage showing one of its F-35 Lightning II jets shooting down an Iranian military aircraft over Tehran on Wednesday, marking a rare air-to-air combat engagement involving a piloted aircraft.
The 16-second video, posted on the Israeli Air Force’s official X account, shows the F-35, known in Israeli service as the 'Adir', intercepting and destroying a Yak130 operated by the Iranian Air Force.
The Israeli Army said this was the "first shootdown in history of a manned fighter aircraft by an F-35 'Adir' fighter jet".
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Mar 5, 2026 14:27 IST
