A snapshot of a video released by the Israel air force shows the moment an air-to-air missile launched by an F-35I struck an incoming cruise missile on Oct. 31, 2023.
Credit: Israel air force
An Israeli F-35I scored the fighter type’s first known air-to-air kill on Oct. 31, shooting down a cruise missile believed to be launched at Israel by the Houthi militia in Yemen, the Israel Defense Force said on Nov. 2. The Israeli air force detected the missile coming from the southeast and...
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