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The UAE and F-35s story isn't over just because Israel doesn't like it
2020-08-20
[JP] Netanyahu is trying to show the public that he did his due diligence, making the Israeli view on the matter well known in Washington.
Or perhaps it isn’t that he is trying to show, but rather that he is actually doing his due diligence. Bibi-hate is as boring as Trump-hate.
The controversy over the possibility that the United Arab Emirates could purchase F-35 jets has continued despite a very firm denial by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. And that’s because, well, Netanyahu doesn’t really have the final say here.

Following reports that such arms purchases will be part of the peace deal between the UAE and Israel, the Prime Minister’s Office released an unusually detailed statement, including a timeline of the multiple times that Netanyahu and Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer raised their objections to the F-35 being sold to any other country in the Middle East, even if it has a peace treaty with Israel.
Posted by:Skidmark

#1  ...Although the -35 is slooooowwwwwwllllly developing into a honest-to-God amazing machine, I'm not too worried at this point:

1: I have no doubt that the IAF has been - in their spare time, of course - doing their best to see what a top of the line, Fifth Gen fighter can do against their radars, SAMs, and other aircraft. They know perfectly well that someday the other side is going to show up with the same toys, and they've been getting ready.

2: There are a lot of differences between the IAF Lightnings and not only ours, but those of the rest of the world as well. The IAF Lightnings have an avionics suite that is mostly Israeli, and VERY different from everybody eles's. They're doing fine.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2020-08-20 06:11  

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