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Thursday, December 27, 2007

IAF interested in new US-made jet

Fearing the possibility that airfields will be bombed and destroyed during a war, the Israel Air Force has expressed interest in purchasing a squadron of Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) with vertical take-off and landing capabilities.

In September, the IDF announced its plans to purchase at least 25 F-35 jets, with the option to purchase up to dozens more.

Delivery was initially scheduled for 2014, but The Jerusalem Post revealed in October that the Pentagon had in principle agreed to work to move up delivery of the fifth-generation and stealth-enabled aircraft to Israel by as early as 2012.

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