British Royal Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jets just scored their first-ever combat kill

Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II jets.

US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson

• British F-35s shot down drones over Jordan within the past 24 hours, the UK government said.
• It marks the first time a Royal Air Force F-35 has destroyed a hostile target during operations.
• The Middle East has been locked in an air defense frenzy as Iran fires waves of missiles and drones.

British F-35s shot down drones over Jordan, marking the first time that one of the Royal...