Israel Just Approved a $119,000,000,000 Billion Military Buildup — and Doubled Its F-35I and F-15IA Fighter Fleets

Israel Boosts Air Power: Massive Purchase of F-35 and F-15 Jets Confirmed

Israeli Government Expands Air Force with Additional Fighter Squadrons According to recent announcements from the Israeli Defense Ministry and military representatives, Israel’s ministerial acquisitions committee has sanctioned the procurement of two additional fighter squadrons. This expansion includes the addition of a fourth squadron of F-35I jets, produced by Lockheed Martin, and a second squadron of ... Read more L’article Israel Boosts Air…

Israel Just Approved a $119,000,000,000 Billion Military Buildup — and Doubled Its F-35I and F-15IA Fighter Fleets

Israel just doubled its F-35I Adir stealth fighter fleet to 100 and ordered 50 Boeing F-15IA strike fighters — part of a $119 billion military buildup approved May 3. The procurement, Israel’s largest-ever combat aviation expansion, follows Lockheed Martin’s existing deliveries of the F-35I and Boeing’s $8.58 billion contract for the first 25 F-15IAs. Israeli pilots already have over 15,000 combat flight hours on the F-35I from operations agains…

Israel’s F-35I Adir Stealth Fighters Wiped Out Iran’s S-400 Air Defenses Built by Russia

Russia’s S-400 Triumf was supposed to be the U.S. Air Force killer. Moscow called it “the best long-range air defense system in the world.” Then Ukraine destroyed S-400 batteries in Crimea with older Western weapons, and Israel’s F-35I Adir stealth fighters wiped out Iran’s entire S-400 network without one missile shooting them down. The S-400: Russia’s Air Defense Falls Short  The much vaunted Russian S-400 missile defense system, which in typi…

Israel to Acquire More F-35 and F-15EX Fighters

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