F-35C Lightning IICarrier-based stealth multirole fighterSide: Yemeni government and coalition forces / United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin, with Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and Pratt & Whitney on the F-35 industry team / United StatesThe F-35C Lightning II is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, built for catapult launches and arrested landings with larger wings, folding wingtips, strengthened landing gear, internal fuel for long-range carrier operations, and a sensor suite intended for strike, air-to-air, reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare missions. U.S. Marine Corps F-35Cs made the variant's first documented combat strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen in 2024, and an F-35C was later reported shooting down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone near USS Abraham Lincoln in 2026.Tag archive
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F-35C Lightning IICarrier-based stealth multirole fighterSide: Yemeni government and coalition forces / United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin, with Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and Pratt & Whitney on the F-35 industry team / United StatesThe F-35C Lightning II is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, built for catapult launches and arrested landings with larger wings, folding wingtips, strengthened landing gear, internal fuel for long-range carrier operations, and a sensor suite intended for strike, air-to-air, reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare missions. U.S. Marine Corps F-35Cs made the variant's first documented combat strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen in 2024, and an F-35C was later reported shooting down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone near USS Abraham Lincoln in 2026..jpg?width=480)
F-35 Lightning IIFifth-generation stealth multirole fighterSide: United States / U.S.-led coalition and Afghan government / IsraelBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine stealth fighter family built around sensor fusion, networked targeting, and multirole strike missions. U.S. and Israeli variants have documented post-2015 combat use, including Marine Corps F-35B strikes in Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force F-35A escort and air-defense suppression over Iran, and Israeli F-35I air-to-air combat against Iran.
F-35I AdirFifth-generation stealth multirole fighterSide: Israel / Israel and United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35I Adir is Israel's customized F-35A-derived stealth fighter, operated by the Israeli Air Force with Israeli mission systems and local sustainment arrangements. Its documented recent combat roles include air-defense interception against Houthi-launched cruise missiles and an Israeli-reported F-35I shootdown of an Iranian Yak-130 during air operations over Iran.
F-16 BarakIsraeli F-16C/D multirole fighter variantSide: IsraelBuilt: General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin; Israeli modifications by Israeli defense industry / United States / IsraelThe F-16 Barak is Israel's locally modified F-16C/D Fighting Falcon family, built from U.S.-origin Block 30 and Block 40 airframes and adapted with Israeli avionics, electronic-warfare equipment, mission systems, and weapons integration. The type has remained an Israeli Air Force strike workhorse beside newer F-16I Sufa and F-35I Adir aircraft, with recent source-backed use in Gaza, Lebanon, and long-range strikes against Iran.
F-16 Fighting FalconMultirole fighter aircraftSide: Ukraine / Israel / United StatesBuilt: General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-16 Fighting Falcon is a U.S.-designed single-engine multirole fighter used for air defense, air-to-air combat, suppression support, and precision strike missions. Its recent conflict record includes Ukrainian operation of Western-supplied aircraft in the Russia-Ukraine War, Israeli F-16I strike sorties during Operation Rising Lion, and U.S. F-16 employment in Operation Epic Fury against Iran.
Mirage 2000Multirole fighter aircraftSide: UkraineBuilt: Dassault Aviation / FranceThe Mirage 2000 is a French single-engine multirole fighter designed by Dassault Aviation around a delta-wing airframe and SNECMA M53-P2 engine. France transferred Mirage 2000-5 aircraft to Ukraine in 2025, adding a Western fighter type for air-defense missions against Russian missile, drone, and aircraft threats.
Su-35Single-seat multirole fighterSide: RussiaBuilt: United Aircraft Corporation (Sukhoi) / RussiaThe Su-35 is a Russian single-seat, twin-engine multirole fighter developed as a deep modernization of the Su-27 family. UAC presents it as a 4++ generation aircraft with thrust-vectoring 117S engines, long-range sensors, and an 8,000 kg combat load; in the Russia-Ukraine War, Su-35S aircraft have been documented in Russian service for air-to-air missions near the front and anti-radiation missile employment against Ukrainian air defenses.
Sukhoi Su-30Twin-engine multirole fighter aircraftSide: RussiaBuilt: United Aircraft Corporation / Sukhoi / Irkut Corporation / RussiaThe Sukhoi Su-30 is a two-seat, twin-engine multirole fighter developed from the Su-27 family and fielded in several Russian and export variants. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian Su-30SM aircraft have been used around the Black Sea for combat aviation missions, where Ukrainian forces have documented high-profile losses including a 2025 naval-drone missile engagement near Novorossiysk.
F-16I SufaTwo-seat multirole fighter aircraftSide: IsraelBuilt: Lockheed Martin with Israeli mission-system integration by Israel Aerospace Industries Lahav and Israeli partners / United States / IsraelThe F-16I Sufa is Israel's customized two-seat F-16D Block 52+ derivative, built by Lockheed Martin with Israeli mission systems, conformal fuel tanks, a missionized rear cockpit, advanced radar, and compatibility with precision air-to-surface weapons. Its recent documented use centers on Israeli strike operations in Gaza, Lebanon, and the 2025 Israel-Iran air campaign.