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F-35 stealth fighter jets get first taste of combatBy Zachary Cohen, CNNUpdated 4:36 PM ET, Tue May 22, 2018Washington (CNN)After more than two decades of development and testing, Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet has made its combat debut.The Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday on Twitter that its version of the aircraft -- dubbed the F-35 "Adir" -- is already flying in operational missions."The Adir planes are already operational and flying in operational missions. We are the first in the world to use the F-35 in operational activity," the IDF tweet said.Continued at: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/22/politics/f-35-fighter-jet-combat-israel/index.html