Yes it did, over Lebanon, which had Russian S200 air defense systems at the time. Also it has operated over Iran for over a month now.
Pointing to one indecent where a F-35 stupidly flew low directly over a guy with a manpad isn’t a very good criticism over the aircraft’s capabilities.
I don’t remember any F-35s being shot down in 2018.
I don’t remember them shot down in 2025 over Iran too.
It did not fly any combat missions against a military with air defense until this year
Yes it did, over Lebanon, which had Russian S200 air defense systems at the time. Also it has operated over Iran for over a month now.
Pointing to one indecent where a F-35 stupidly flew low directly over a guy with a manpad isn’t a very good criticism over the aircraft’s capabilities.