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Title: US F-35 fighter jet conducts first-ever airstrike
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URL Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl ... ike/ar-BBNDuVt?ocid=spartanntp
Published: Sep 27, 2018
Author: Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr, CNN
Post Date: 2018-09-27 19:14:34 by BTP Holdings
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US F-35 fighter jet conducts first-ever airstrike By Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr, CNN 3 hrs ago © Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown/USAF F-35A Lightning II aircraft receive fuel from a KC-10 Extender tanker aircraft from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during a flight from England to the United States, July 13, 2016. The fighters were returning to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., after participating in the world's largest air show, the Royal International Air Tattoo. Officials announced Aug. 2, 2016, that the F-35A has achieved initial combat capability. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Madelyn Brown The US military's F-35B joint strike fighter conducted its first-ever airstrike on Thursday, according to the US Marine Corps and three US defense officials. The strike took place in Afghanistan against a fixed Taliban target. The aircraft involved were the US Marine Corps' variant of the aircraft flying from the USS Essex amphibious assault ship. The Marines confirmed the strike in a statement: "During this mission the F-35B conducted an air strike in support of ground clearance operations, and the strike was deemed successful by the ground force commander." The F-35 stealth jet has been called the most expensive weapons system in history, and its development was beset by multiple delays before it was deemed combat ready. It is touted as the future of military aviation: a lethal and versatile aircraft that combines stealth capabilities, supersonic speed, extreme agility and state-of-the-art sensor fusion technology, according to Lockheed Martin, the plane's primary contractor. The F-35B is one of three variants of the F-35 aircraft and the only one with the ability to land vertically like a helicopter. It can also take off in a much shorter space than other fighter jets. The Marine Corps variant was the first to be designated combat ready. The F-35 has been a favorite of President Donald Trump, who has lauded the aircraft several times for being "invisible." The aircraft has reduced capability to be seen by adversary radars but is not invisible. Poster Comment: Britain bought 4 of these aircraft and only one was able to start the first day there.
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#1. To: BTP Holdings, Israel first in combat, first to get shot down, soon (#0)
Israel did it first. They will also be the first to be shot down by Syria's new Russian missile defense system, IMO. Israeli Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin announced that its F-35 aircraft, known as Adir, "are already operational and flying in operational missions." "We are the first in the world to use the F-35 in operational activity," Norkin said via the official Israel Defense Forces' Twitter account Tuesday. Norkin said F-35s had been used in two recent strikes, but it is unclear whether the aircraft supported the missions by providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance or conducted the strikes. The F-35 has conducted strikes in the Middle East on at least two occasions in recent months, he said. "We have performed the first operational F-35 strike in the world," Norkin told audiences at Israel's international air force commander convention Tuesday. "We attacked twice in the Middle East using the F-35. We are the first in the world to do so." The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has made its combat debut in the Middle East.
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