A US F-35 fighter jet landed safely at Al Dafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, according to a report. The report did not provide additional details on the aircraft's mission or origin.
A US F-35 fighter jet landed safely at Al Dafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates late Friday, according to a single report from the source. The report provided no details on the aircraft's mission, origin, or whether it was the same aircraft that had broadcast distress signals over the UAE earlier in the evening. As The Zioneer reported at 23:45 Jerusalem on July 16, a US F-35 was reported to have transmitted distress signals while flying over the UAE. The current report indicates the aircraft landed safely, though the connection between the two events has not been confirmed. The landing comes amid ongoing US military deployments in the Gulf region, including refueling tankers and bombers, as tensions between the US and Iran persist.
2 developments
- StrongU.S. aircraft reportedly lands at American base in UAE after emergency
- DevelopingUS F-35 fighter refuels over Middle East in routine patrol, CENTCOM says
- DevelopingUS fighter jets reportedly airborne over Basra, Iraq
- DevelopingUS transfers six refueling tankers to UAE base amid Israel-Iran tensions
Source and signal
- Internal intake