Photos of US advanced fighter jet shot down in central Iran released

TABNAK, Apr. 03- Tasnim News Agency has released exclusive images capturing the destruction of a highly advanced American fighter jet over central Iran, intercepted by the IRGC Aerospace Force’s modern air defense systems.

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Date: 03 April 2026 - 14:57

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday that the second F-35 fighter jet was destroyed in the skies of central Iran by the new advanced defense system of the IRGC Aerospace Force. It said the doomed fighter jet belongs to the Lakenheath squadron.

The IRGC noted that the intruding fighter jet has been completely destroyed and has crashed.

In the past twelve hours, this is the second fighter jet that has been destroyed by the IRGC's air defenses, and due to the disintegration of the aircraft, there is no information about the fate of the pilot, a statement said.

The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.

The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.

In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.