Interesting article re: Israel's desire to take delivery of a squadron of F-35s ASAP and a controversy over how to equip them. The print version of this story was titled 'Never-ending War'.
A lot of the contention mentioned here re: avionics etc. reflects different priorities. Due to Israel's small size, the tactical/sub-tactical nature of most of its engagements and the desire to support domestic companies, many Israeli military prefer highly-tailored custom avionics, ELINT and armaments over the broader range of capabilities the US generally designs into our fighter aircraft. |
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