Video: F-35 Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iran YAK-130 in Historic First

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Footage has emerged showing the moment an Israeli F-35I "Adir" fighter jet shot down an Iranian YAK-130 over the skies of Tehran, the capital of Iran. It marked the first time that an F-35 has shot down a manned aircraft . Before now, F-35s were known to have shot down only unmanned aerial targets, such as drones. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a video on Thursday showing the incident from earlier in the week. According to The Times of Israel , the downing of the YAK-130 is the first

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