Tag: F-35
America plans to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to UAE
The U.S. State Department informally notified Congress on Thursday that it intends to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, announced U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.).
The deal, which must...
Israeli and American defense establishments agree on accelerated defense deliveries
Days after Benny Gantz returned to Israel from the United States to hammer out a new procurement arrangement ahead of an imminent announcement by the United States over the sale of F-35 stealth fighter...
Top Israeli minister: Country opposes sale of F-35s to Qatar
Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said on Sunday that Israel would oppose any U.S. deal to sell F-35 fighter jets to Qatar, which supports Islamist forces in the region.
In an interview with Army Radio, Cohen...
Report: Qatar makes formal request to acquire F-35 jets
Qatar submitted a formal request in recent weeks to the United States to acquire Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets, reported Reuters on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
If completed, a deal could complicate or even...
Ambassador Friedman: Delivery of F-35 jets to UAE to take ‘six or seven years’
A day after Reuters reported on an emerging deal between the United States and the United Arab Emirates over the sale of the advanced F-35 fighter jets, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman reassured Israelis that...
Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Washington for talks to ensure Israel’s military edge
In the wake of a reported U.S.-UAE deal in the works for the sale of F-35 fighter jets, Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz departed for the United States on a brief 24-hour visit on...
Trump: ‘No problem’ selling F-35 jets to UAE, despite Netanyahu’s objections
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has no issue with the United Arab Emirates receiving F-35 fighter jets from America, despite objections from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“I would have no problem...
Netanyahu calls ‘Times’ report on F-35 sale to UAE ‘false allegation’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed a report in The New York Times that suggested he did not oppose the U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets and radar-blocking planes to the United Arab Emirates as part of the...
Second joint US-Israeli F-35 drill created ‘new level of learning’
A joint drill held by the Israeli and American air forces, held earlier this month, saw new levels of learning and cooperation achieved between F-35 jet pilots from both nations, a senior IDF official...
Why some in Israel express concern over US sale of F-35s to UAE
The landmark and historic agreement to normalize relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel drew celebrations in both the Gulf and in Israel in recent days, but a media storm over the potential...