A video shared by Tehran Times claims to show the moment a US F-35 fighter jet was hit during a combat mission over Iranian airspace. The clip shows the aircraft appearing to take damage, with explosions,

Iran developed air defence systems that use passive infrared sensors rather than radar to target aircraft like F-35A. This method proved effective in Yemen when used by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels

Iran has claimed that its air defence forces struck a US F-35 fighter jet inside its airspace, causing serious damage to the stealth aircraft. The IRGC says the attack followed the interception of more than 125 American and Israeli drones.

An F-35 stealth fighter was reportedly damaged and forced to land after being hit by Iranian fire during a combat mission over Iran. Analysts suggest Iran's infrared-guided air defense systems, which track heat signatures rather than radar,

Iran's IRGC released a video claiming to have targeted a US F-35 fighter jet over its airspace. This follows reports of a US F-35 making an emergency landing after being struck, an incident under investigation by US Central Command.

A military aircraft does not just vanish into thin air. What it means when the word 'stealth' is coined with any military aircraft is that engineers have conditions under which detection becomes difficult enough to matter when the stakes are high.

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any sixth-generation fighter, and those new fighter tricks will likely first arrive in the form of the F-35.

Both Lockheed andd Martin had long, storied histories before their merger, and both began with the same type of odd aircraft.