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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Israeli F-35s to carry indigenous missiles

[F-35 Lightning II]The Israeli air force's Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters will be armed with a mix of US- and Israeli-made weapon systems, sources have confirmed.

"At least one main weapon system" for the nation's conventional take-off and landing F-35As will be of Israeli origin, sources related to the issue said on 17 April.

The Israeli air force has previously expressed its wish to equip the type with a nationally-developed new-generation air-to-air missile.

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