More and more unmanned aerial systems are being used by Iran to attack targets across the region.
Mission is the first known interception of UAVs by the fifth-generation F-35 in the world. Israel was one of the first countries to use advanced US fighter jet in combat.
The sale of 50 F-35 warplanes made by Lockheed Martin to the UAE had slowed amid concerns in Washington over Abu Dhabi's relationship with China.
Lockheed Martin competed for the deal with Sweden's Saab, US rival Boeing, France's Dassault and Britain's BAE Systems.
The pilot ejected during a routine operation over international waters at around 1000 GMT. No other vessels or aircraft were involved. It was not immediately clear what caused the incident.
It was the first time the Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate, unveiled in July, had been shown outside Russia, and according to the Russian state news agency it was visited by an Emirati delegation.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the US offered to sell the country F-16 fighter jets instead of F-35s after it bought S-400 missile defense systems from Russia.
Dayan served as head of IDF Central Command, deputy chief of staff and head of the National Security Council, and now wants to head the Jewish Agency.
The HMS Richmond is on a seven-month mission throughout the Mediterranean and is symbolic of the strong joint relations between Israel and the UK.
The squadron will take aircraft from the other squadrons in order to train new pilots. Sources told the 'Post' that it is still unclear if the 117th will remain a training squadron.
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