U.S. Targets Houthi Launchers as Israeli F-35 Records Air-to-Air Kill
The U.S. military is intensifying its hunt for mobile Houthi missile and drone launchers in Yemen in response to attacks on Red Sea shipping. These ground targets have proven difficult to locate and neutralize. In a separate major development, the Israeli Air Force has confirmed a rare air-to-air engagement by one of its F-35I Adir stealth fighters. The F-35 successfully shot down an armed Syrian Yakovlev Yak-130 trainer that had breached Israeli airspace. This incident marks a significant combat demonstration for the advanced fifth-generation fighter jet. The downing of the Yak-130 underscores the volatile security situation along the Israeli-Syrian border.
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