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“It wasn’t lost on anyone that Israeli Air Force pilots could use the F-35 to fly from Israel to Tehran and back without detection — and without having to refuel at U.S. air bases in Saudi Arabia or Iraq”

CNBC The F-35 has already freaked out Iran and changed everything in the Middle East by Jake Novak July 18, 2019 No conversation about the world’s massive political and economic changes since 2015 is complete without mentioning the F-35 Joint … Continue reading

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Israeli war planners are profoundly aware of Israel’s lack of strategic depth. “This bitter reality has meant that Israel’s military doctrine has of necessity come to emphasize offensive tactics: carrying the war to the enemy and away from Israel’s population centers as quickly as possible”

TABLET MAG Killing the Lavi: Tracing the unintended consequences of the fateful 1987 cancellation of Israel’s largest single weapons development program by John W. Golan October 4, 2018 Thirty-one years ago, on Aug. 30, 1987, an Israeli cabinet voted to terminate … Continue reading

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Lockheed Martin staff to remain in Israel indefinitely to support new F35I

DEFENSE NEWS US Representatives To Remain in Israel In Support of New F-35Is by Barbara Opall-Rome December 19, 2016 About 30 Lockheed Martin specialists and three US Air Force representatives will remain in Israel indefinitely to help the Israel Air … Continue reading

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“Israel is quite adept at building advanced military technologies, from weapons systems to sensors to communications gear, and sells a lot of it to the US”

WIRED Why Only Israel Can Customize America’s F-35 (At Least for Now) by Eric Adams May 10, 2016 ANY BIG-TICKET MILITARY technology purchased from the US comes with rules. Big stacks of strict guidelines outline exactly what allies can do … Continue reading

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‘IAF struck missile bases in Syria,’ Al-Jazeera report says

JERUSALEM POST by Yaakov Lappin April 25, 2015 Israel Air Force fighter jets struck Syrian military bases housing long-range missiles on Friday, the Qatari Al-Jazeera satellite television network said on Saturday. According to the report, the bases, near the Syrian-Lebanese border, … Continue reading

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