Fighter jets

This marks the first time an F-35 has ever achieved a confirmed air-to-air takedown.

In the footage, the pilot is heard warning of "another launch" toward the aircraft, before noting he is "climbing over the skies" to evade the missile.

Approximately 30 female aircrew members, including pilots and navigators, are participating in the strikes on Iran, the military announced.

Arab states in the Gulf, all close US allies, have come under Iranian drone and missile attack since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Saturday.

Kuwait's Defense Ministry confirmed later in the morning that several American warplanes had crashed in Kuwaiti territory, but that the crews had survived. 

Two fighter jets, one an F4 and one an F5, were already out on the runway and preparing to take off when the IDF struck.

Israel strikes Iran's Tharallah headquarters used to suppress, murder protesters • IDF targets Islamic regime bases, ballistic missile apparatus

Additionally, transport planes, refueling planes, and a passenger plane have been seen arriving at the Uvda Air Force Base.

An F-16 crash in western Turkey led to the temporary closure of the Istanbul-Izmir highway as officials probed the cause of the incident.

Ambassador John Arrigo told CNN Portugal late on Sunday that he aimed to draw on his business experience to help Portugal ramp up defence spending to NATO's target of 5% of gross domestic product.