Iranian military claims to have shot down an Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jet

GateUser-bd883c58 · 2026-03-23T07:32:26+00:00

Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced that their new air defense system successfully intercepted and shot down a third Israeli F-16 fighter jet on the 21st. Within three weeks of war, Iran has intercepted and destroyed over 200 various types of aircraft.

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2026-03-23 07:32:26

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How did AI and Iran’s new air defense system successfully intercept an F-16 fighter jet?

△IDF F-16 fighter jet (photo)

On the 21st local time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced that at 3:45 a.m. that day, Iran’s new air defense system in central Iran shot down Israel’s third fighter jet (model F-16).

It is claimed that within the first three weeks of the conflict, Iran successfully intercepted and destroyed more than 200 aircraft, including drones, cruise missiles, refueling aircraft, and top fighter jets. (CCTV reporter Li Jiannan and Li Shuangxi)

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