The Israeli Ministry of Defense and Israel Defense Forces have approved the purchase of 25 additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to help secure Israeli airspace. Following this… Continue reading "Israel To Purchase 25 Additional F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jets From The United States"
Last year the the Israeli Air Force (IAF) intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) sent from Iran using F-35I Adir jets. The Israeli Defense Forces confirmed the action by published… Continue reading "Israel Breaks New Ground by Intercepting 2 Iranian UAVs with F-35 Fighter Jets"
Three new “Adir” (F-35I) aircraft landed at Nevatim Air Base on 26 September to join the “The Lions of the South” Squadron, according to information provided on the Israel Defense… Continue reading "Three More F-35I “Adir” Fighter Jets Touchdown At Nevatim Airbase In Israel"
In a tweet on 22 February, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that the government had approved agreements for the purchase of two new KC-46 aerial tankers and enough new… Continue reading "Israeli Air Force to Get KC-46 Tankers & Third Squadron of F-35s"
A rumored secret provision to sell F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates was not part of the US-sponsored peace agreement between the UAE and Israel, the… Continue reading "Israel Denies Peace Treaty With UAE Would Include F-35 Sale"
On 16 January, the Israeli Air Force formally stood up its second F-35I Adir squadron, the 116 Squadron “Lions of the South”. The 116 Squadron is based at Nevatim Air… Continue reading "Israel Stands Up Second F-35 Squadron"
Last week, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced on social media that the Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) ordered from US-based military vehicle manufacturer Oshkosh Defense for the Israel… Continue reading "The US Begins The Delivery of JLTV Multi-Purpose Armored Vehicles To Israel"
According to reports the Israeli government may be interested in procuring the F-15EX. Breaking Defense, quoting unnamed industry sources, have suggested that Israel has sent a Letter of Request (LOR)… Continue reading "Will Israel Buy the F-15EX?"
Lockheed Martin announced that Rheinmetall will be producing center fuselage sections for the F-35. This comes on the heels of Germany’s purchase of 35 A model F-35s in December of… Continue reading "Rheinmetall to Produce F-35 Center Fuselage"
On Wednesday, the United States Department of Defense announced that Boeing had been awarded a contract to produce four KC-46A tanker aircraft for Israel. In March 2020, the US State… Continue reading "Boeing Awarded Contract for Israeli Tankers"