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A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo/Alex R. Loyd.

America plans to sell 50 F-35 fighter jets to UAE

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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...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz sign an agreement that Gantz said will “ensure the quality edge of the Israeli defense establishment and the IDF in the coming decades.” Credit: Israeli Ministry of Defense.

Israeli and American defense establishments agree on accelerated defense deliveries

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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...
A view of a joint U.S. and Israeli Air Force F-35 jets taking part in a recent exercise. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

Top Israeli minister: Country opposes sale of F-35s to Qatar

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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...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo/Alex R. Loyd.

Report: Qatar makes formal request to acquire F-35 jets

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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...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addresses the Kohelet Forum Conference at the Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem on Jan. 8, 2020. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.

Ambassador Friedman: Delivery of F-35 jets to UAE to take ‘six or seven years’

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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...
Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz speaks to IDF Home Front Command soldiers on Sept. 14, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz in Washington for talks to ensure Israel’s military edge

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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...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo/Alex R. Loyd.

Trump: ‘No problem’ selling F-35 jets to UAE, despite Netanyahu’s objections

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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...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press statement at his office in Jerusalem on Aug. 13, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu calls ‘Times’ report on F-35 sale to UAE ‘false allegation’

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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...
A view of a joint U.S. and Israeli Air Force F-35 jets taking part in a recent exercise. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.

Second joint US-Israeli F-35 drill created ‘new level of learning’

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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...
IAF, USAF hold joint F-35 drill in southern Israel. Credit: IAF.

Why some in Israel express concern over US sale of F-35s to UAE

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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...