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Israel buying more F-35s, F-15IAs fighter jets, Netanyahu announces

Details are still to come, but Israel plans to buy 25 each of Lockheed Martin's F-35 and the Israeli version of Boeing's F-15EX.

Is Israel’s F-35 Qualitative Military Edge DOA after Saudi announcement?

Israel was an early acquirer of the advanced plane, signing a deal in 2010 and receiving its first two aircraft in 2016; it is believed to have been the first country to use the plane in combat in 2018.

Amidst Gaza tensions, Israel signs F-35 deal with US for 25 more warplanes

"At [a] time when some of our adversaries aim to undermine our ties with our greatest ally, we only further strengthen our alliance,” Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said of signing the $3 billion deal.

Israeli F-35s were targeted in Iranian barrage but survived unscathed, IDF says

IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited an Israeli base home to F-35s on Monday, emphasizing Iran’s missiles had caused only minor damage to the facility.

Court orders Netherlands to stop export of F-35 parts to Israel in 7 days over Gaza concerns

The move is largely symbolic, as Israel doesn't "need the F-35 for the operations they are currently conducting over Gaza, " Patrick Bolder, a defense analyst at The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies think tank, told Breaking Defense.

Israel uses F-35I to shoot down cruise missile, a first for Joint Strike Fighter

While this is the first known use of an F-35 to take down an incoming missile, the concept, at least on paper, is not new.

Israel buying another 25 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters

Jerusalem already has placed orders for 50 F-35s, with 36 operational. The new order will involve creating a third F-35 squadron.

Israeli F-35s shot down two drones; first confirmed air-to-air kills for JSF

Two Iranian-made drones were shot down by two F-35 fighters last year, Israel revealed today.

Israel Wants To Put New Equipment Inside The F-35: Exclusive Q&A With Top Officer

The goal, said Brig. Gen. Nir Barkan, Israeli Air Force Chief of the Air Staff and Vice Commander of the IAF, is to add Israeli-made gear inside the F-35.

Israel Seeks $8B Arms Deal At White House: F-35s, V-22s, KC-46s

The new weapons are meant to keep Israel's qualitative edge after President Trump agreed to sell the F-35 to the UAE and Teheran rattles its homemade swords, furious about the new era between Israel and some Gulf states.

Israel Juggles Arms Exports As UAE Opening Ripples Across Mideast

  TEL AVIV: The diplomatic opening between Israel and the UAE has had two contradictory effects. On the one hand, Israel sees the emirates as a potential customer for Israeli-developed weapon systems. On the other, Jerusalem is pressing Washington to keep Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge (QME), Meanwhile, the U.S is mediating diplomatic normalization agreements with […]

Bibi Said Yes To F-35 Sale To UAE, Eye On Normalized Relations

"Bibi used his open line to the White House to give the OK for this deal," an Israeli source told Breaking D. He did not disclose the F-35 OK to anyone, including Benny Ganz, Israel's defense minister and alternative prime minister.

Iran Threat Sparks UAE-Israel Deal; US & Israeli F-35s Practice Killing SAMs

Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announced an historic diplomatic agreement catalyzed by the growing security threat posed by Iran. The United States, concerned about Tehran’s regional and nuclear ambitions, is leading an effort at the UN this week to prevent the Security Council’s arms embargo on Iran from expiring on October 18. If […]

Israelis To Boost F-35 Fleet’s Electronic Warfare

TEL AVIV: The Israeli air force’s F-35 special test aircraft is set to arrive in Israel, suitably enough, on the Fourth of July, along with three more Joint Strike Fighters. The arrival will start a planned process of upgrading the IAF’s F-35 aimed at making them the main target supplier for the Israeli defense forces. […]