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The Pentagon has approved the sale to Israel of 25 F-35 stealth-enabled joint strike fighters to the Israeli Air Force. The deal is valued at $15.2 billion and is subject to congressional approval.
Here's a video of an F-35B taking off. This is really neat. Let's go to the videotape.
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head of the USAF’s Air Combat Command admitting this HERE in an article saying the Israeli Air Force with NO 5th generation fighters, or 4.5 generation fighters (such as the SU-35) is about to lose the qualitative edge it has held since 1967. TO ALL...
- Not Reading Tea Leaves...us Denies Israel Access To F-35 Computer - The Real Meaning Of It All
Of course the Chinese have already hacked this information, BUT... JPOST: A refusal by the United States to allow Israel to repair computer systems in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is at the heart of disagreements between the Defense Ministry...
- Good Enough For The Uae A Few Hundred Miles From The Enemy, But Not Good Enough For Us - Obama
U.S. plans $7 billion missile-defense sale to UAE WASHINGTON, Sept 8 - The Bush administration is planning to sell the United Arab Emirates an advanced U.S. missile defense system valued at up to $7 billion that could be used to defend against Iran, people...
- More Iran And The Russian Su-30's, And Chinese J-10's
Time is NOT in our favor. Every day that goes by means American action WILL be more costly MOSCOW — Iran is in negotiations with Russia for an advanced fighter-jet. Russian industry sources said Teheran has expressed interest in Russia's...
- Jizya? Pentagon Oks $6 Bil. Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia
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Pentagon approves sale of stealth bomber to Israel
The Pentagon has approved the sale to Israel of 25 F-35 stealth-enabled joint strike fighters to the Israeli Air Force. The deal is valued at $15.2 billion and is subject to congressional approval. The deal, valued at $15.2 billion, includes an option to buy 50 additional bombers in the coming years. Each plane is estimated to cost between $70 million and $80m. and will be equipped with F-135 or F-136 engines by the IAF.Read the whole thing.
A Pentagon official said Wednesday that the sale of the stealth jets to Israel was essential to American national interests and was meant to ensure that Israel maintained its qualitative edge over armies of neighboring countries.
A department in the Pentagon responsible for cooperation with foreign powers reportedly relayed a message to Congress announcing the approval of the deal, where it is expected to be confirmed within 30 days, before the November 4 US Presidential elections.
Thomas J. Jurkowsky, spokesman for the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, which manufactures the fighter jets, reportedly said that the deal would be the first international sale of the F-35 and was a significant first step in expanding the group of countries using the fighter jet outside the US.
Israel's interest in the short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft was first reported in The Jerusalem Post in December 2007. The decision to consider the F-35B was made due to an understanding that in a time of war, Israeli bases and runways would be heavily targeted by enemy missiles.
Here's a video of an F-35B taking off. This is really neat. Let's go to the videotape.
- “the F-35 Was Not Built As An Air-superiority Fighter And Needs The Usaf’s Existing Stealth Fighter, The F-22, To Protect Against Enemy Aircraft”
head of the USAF’s Air Combat Command admitting this HERE in an article saying the Israeli Air Force with NO 5th generation fighters, or 4.5 generation fighters (such as the SU-35) is about to lose the qualitative edge it has held since 1967. TO ALL...
- Not Reading Tea Leaves...us Denies Israel Access To F-35 Computer - The Real Meaning Of It All
Of course the Chinese have already hacked this information, BUT... JPOST: A refusal by the United States to allow Israel to repair computer systems in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is at the heart of disagreements between the Defense Ministry...
- Good Enough For The Uae A Few Hundred Miles From The Enemy, But Not Good Enough For Us - Obama
U.S. plans $7 billion missile-defense sale to UAE WASHINGTON, Sept 8 - The Bush administration is planning to sell the United Arab Emirates an advanced U.S. missile defense system valued at up to $7 billion that could be used to defend against Iran, people...
- More Iran And The Russian Su-30's, And Chinese J-10's
Time is NOT in our favor. Every day that goes by means American action WILL be more costly MOSCOW — Iran is in negotiations with Russia for an advanced fighter-jet. Russian industry sources said Teheran has expressed interest in Russia's...
- Jizya? Pentagon Oks $6 Bil. Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia
Will someone wake me when these nightmares end? From al Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration said on Thursday it approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of 24 UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters, radios, armoured vehicles and other military equipment...