A US F-35 stealth fighter jet sustained damage during a mission over Iran. The advanced aircraft made an emergency landing at a Middle Eastern air base. The pilot is safe. This incident raises questions about the effectiveness of stealth technology against improving air defenses.

How much risk does the U.S. airpower plan absorb when the fighters meant to replace today’s premier fleets arrive years later than expected? The answer is less about a single delayed airplane than about an entire combat system being forced to stretch.

Iran has claimed that its air defence forces struck a US F-35 fighter jet inside its airspace, causing serious damage to the stealth aircraft. The IRGC says the attack followed the interception of more than 125 American and Israeli drones.

The Israel Defense Forces released video of an F-35I “Adir" stealth jet downing an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran, calling it a historic first for the aircraft.

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any sixth-generation fighter, and those new fighter tricks will likely first arrive in the form of the F-35.

IRAN is suspected of firing at a American fighter jet as the rogue regime also blitzed an Israeli oil refinery. The $100million F-35 stealth warplane was forced to make an emergency landing at a