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.
Su-57Fifth-generation multirole fighter aircraftSide: RussiaBuilt: United Aircraft Corporation / Sukhoi / RussiaThe Su-57, NATO reporting name Felon, is Russia's Sukhoi-designed fifth-generation multirole fighter, built for air-to-air combat and standoff strike missions with low-observable shaping, integrated avionics, and internal weapons carriage. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has appeared as a scarce Russian Aerospace Forces asset used cautiously, with documented Ukrainian reporting of a June 2024 strike against an Su-57 at Akhtubinsk airfield rather than routine overflight of defended Ukrainian airspace.
F-22 RaptorFifth-generation stealth air-superiority fighterSide: U.S.-led coalition and partner forces / United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin; Boeing / United StatesThe F-22 Raptor is a U.S. fifth-generation stealth fighter built for air dominance with supercruise, integrated avionics, and internal weapons carriage. Although designed primarily for air-to-air combat, U.S. Air Force sources document its precision-strike role in Operation Inherent Resolve and its inclusion in the 2025 Operation Midnight Hammer strike package against Iran..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.
B-2 SpiritLow-observable strategic heavy bomberSide: United States and Libyan Government of National Accord / United States-led coalition / United StatesBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe B-2 Spirit is a U.S. Air Force low-observable strategic heavy bomber built by Northrop Grumman for long-range conventional and nuclear strike. Its flying-wing design, intercontinental range, and ability to carry heavy precision weapons make it a specialized option for defended or deeply buried targets, with directly documented recent combat use against ISIS camps in Libya, Houthi weapons sites in Yemen, and Iranian military and nuclear targets.