Washington (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" — IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) May 22, 2018"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.

Source: CNN May 22, 2018 18:11 UTC