Israeli F-35s in first combat mission

Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir fighters carried out their first airstrikes against
enemy targets in April. The stealth warplanes flew within the range of Russian S-400 air defence radars located at Hmeimim Air Base

TURKEY
F-35I Adir of IAF 140 Squadron
JORDAN
IRAQ
SYRIA
LEBANON

Latakia
Tartus
Beirut
Amman
Deir al-Zor
Damascus
Mediterranean Sea

Aleppo 
Hmeimim Air Base

 
Apr 29: F-35Is hit airbase Hama near Aleppo and military base near Hama. GBU-39 standoff bombs released around 100km from targets


Range of Russian radar: 600km

100km

Nevatim Air Base ISRAEL

GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Unpowered glide bomb with standoff range of 110km
Length: 1.8m
Unit cost: $40,000

Sources: Debka File, Flight Global, Jane’s Defence Weekly      © GRAPHIC NEWS