Tag: F-35

The decision puts on hold deals worth a combined $9.5 billion to procure a squadron of F-15 fighter jets and a squadron of F-35 fighter jets.

The Biden administration has secretly approved the transfer of significant military aid to Israel.

The Florida senator wrote to the U.S. defense secretary after a Dutch appeals court’s decision threatened to halt delivery of U.S.-made F-35 parts to Israel.

Delivery of the aircraft would begin in 2027 at a rate of three planes each year.

Some of the weapons included suicide speedboats, a "stealth drone" and smart torpedoes launched from high-speed vessels.

The American and Israeli air forces once again practiced a deep attack run as part of their joint ACE (Agile combat employment) deployment of the IAF with the US military’s Central Command (AFCENT) which covers the Middle East.

The chief of IDF Military Intelligence has warned that Tehran will soon begin enriching at least a “symbolic” amount of uranium to military grade.

Separately, two IAF F-35s escorted two U.S. B-52 bombers on a flight.

The fighter planes underwent extensive checks to eliminate the possibility of a malfunction in the plane’s ejector seat,

There are only three factories in the world – in Israel, Italy, and the US.

“We continue consulting with Emirati officials to ensure unmistakable understanding with respect to obligations before, during and after delivery,” said Mira Resnick, a deputy U.S. assistant secretary of state.

The act would require the president to provide congressional committees with detailed certifications to show that U.S. aircraft technology and Israel’s security are protected before such sales.

This base houses Israel's F-35 and other strategic planes.

The deal includes the procurement of F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, SH53K helicopters, refueling planes and the Eitan, a new-generation armored personnel carrier developed jointly by Israel and the United States.

The Democrats were opposed to the deal from the beginning.

Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge “is a matter of U.S. law, not policy,” says U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.

The deal reportedly must honor an agreement with Israel that guarantees a “qualitative military edge” over any Middle Eastern states that purchase U.S. weapons.

The president said that he would be willing to sell the same arms to other Middle Eastern countries as well.

The “Lions of the South” 116th Squadron, the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) second “Adir” (F-35I) squadron, has officially become operational and will take an active part in the IAF’s operational activity.

“The two air forces maintain close cooperation, including mutual learning and sharing of lessons learned.”

London-based Arabic daily reports that Israeli F-35 stealth fighters were used to carry out two strikes on Iranian assets in Iraq this month; no comment from Israel.

Thirty-five more of the stealth aircraft are to slated be delivered by 2024 • IDF: “Adir Squadron adds another tier to the operational and strategic capabilities of the air force.”

This is the first time in history that F-35 fighters from several armies participated in a joint drill.

The IAF F-35 "Adir" planes penetrated Iran's airspace, circled high above Tehran, Karajrak, Isfahan, Shiraz and Bandar Abbas – and photographed Iran's air defense system.

Israel plans to procure 50 F-35s eventually, with each aircraft costing about $96 million.

Israel was the first country to receive the F-35 outside the US.

SANA suggested the attack used the new F-35 attack planes Israel has just received from the US.

The T-50 designers prefer maneuverability over secrecy, and so it's not as stealth as the F-35. In fact, its twin-engine design more closely resembles the F-22 Raptor of 20 years ago.

The F-35 has arrived in Israel.

During last month's test flights, symbols on the Elbit helmet display used by pilots in aim air-to-ground attacks were 'unusable and unsafe to complete the planned testing.'