USAF F-35A shot down target drone in first live air-to-air kill test

The F-35 Lightning II advanced its combat capability by launching an air-to-air missile and directly hitting a drone over a military test range off the California coast July 28, the Edwards Air Force Base press office announced on August 1st. 

An F-35A armed with AIM-9X missile conducting test over California
(Credit: Darin Russell/Lockhead Martin)

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