US F-35Cs complete first known combat mission

F-35Cs on catapult USS Nimitz c US Navy

Source: US Navy

Lockheed Martin F-35C fighters from the US Marine Corps took part in recent US strikes against targets in Yemen, marking the first known combat flight for the carrier-based variant of the stealth fighter.

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