The stealth jet can be seen tracking the aircraft through its targeting system before blasting it out of the sky as the pilot declares: 'Target is down.'

Incident also 1st time in some 40 years that Israeli Air Force engaged in air-to-air combat with manned aircraft; IAF expected to mark jet with decal 'victory mark' to denote achievement

Israel’s military said an F-35I “Adir" stealth jet shot down an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran, the first time the aircraft has destroyed a manned fighter in combat.

An Israeli F-35 today shot down a manned Iranian fighter jet in the skies over Tehran.