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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Israel gets ready for F-35s and KC-135s

KC-135 StratotankerIsrael's air force is getting ready to absorb its first squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, the combat jet that will assure the country's aerial supremacy for years to come.

But it's getting other U.S. aircraft as well as part of the $100 billion Middle Eastern arms deal announced by the Pentagon in February.

These include Boeing KC-135 aerial tankers that will greatly extend Israel's strategic reach.

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