F-35 Lightning IIFifth-generation stealth multirole fighterSide: 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.Conflict archive
Israel-Iran Conflict Weapons and Equipment
Direct Israel-Iran fighting, including Israeli air operations over Iran, Iranian retaliation, and associated air-defense and strike activity.
This archive tracks weapon systems directly documented in Israel-Iran fighting from 2025 onward.
Entries focus on source-backed use in strikes, air-defense engagements, interceptions, and other operations that can be assigned to the Israel or Iran side.
2 weapon systemsCategory
Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.
F-35 Lightning IIFifth-generation stealth multirole fighterSide: 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-16 Fighting FalconMultirole fighter aircraftSide: IsraelBuilt: General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-16 Fighting Falcon is a U.S.-designed single-engine multirole fighter used for air defense, air-to-air combat, suppression support, and precision strike missions. Its recent conflict record includes Ukrainian operation of Western-supplied aircraft in the Russia-Ukraine War, Israeli F-16I strike sorties during Operation Rising Lion, and U.S. F-16 employment in Operation Epic Fury against Iran.