This is the first time an F-35 has shot down a manned fighter jet. We will probably get more details throughout the day, but ...

From advanced jet trainer to light combat aircraft, here’s how the Russian-made Yak-130 was deployed by Iran before being shot down by Israel’s F-35I.

On March 4, 2026, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II achieved its first-ever air-to-air kill of a manned aircraft. An Israeli Air Force F-35I "Adir" shot down an Iranian Yakovlev Yak-130 (a Russian ...

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said F-35 Adir fighter jet shot down an Iranian Yak-130 fighter jet in a "historic" shoot ...

An Israeli Air Force F-35I "Adir" stealth fighter jet shot down an Iranian Air Force Yakovlev Yak-130 combat trainer over the ...

Israel has recorded its first air-to-air success with the Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir, with one of its stealth fighters having ...

The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday claimed that the YAK-130 shootdown was the 'first' in history of a manned fighter ...

This marks the first time an F-35 has ever achieved a confirmed air-to-air takedown.