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F-15I Was Built for Long-Range Strikes—and the F-15EX Wasn’t: Summary and Key Points for This Article -The F-15 began as an air-to-air dominance fighter,...
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F-15I Was Built for Long-Range Strikes—and the F-15EX Wasn’t: Summary and Key Points for This Article -The F-15 began as an air-to-air dominance fighter,...
Summary and Key Points: Israel’s F-35I Adir is a rare exception to the standard export model: rather than procuring a standard F-35A with limited...
Summary and Key Points: Israel used its F-35I Adir during the 12-day fight with Iran, but the campaign is framed as a networked operation...
Summary and Key Points: A photograph released by the WANA Institute on February 10, 2026, showing a Chinese military attaché presenting a J-20 Mighty...
Three new F-35I “Adir” fighters arrived in Israel on January 18, bringing the Israeli Air Force’s operational fleet to 48 aircraft and leaving just...
Key Points and Summary – Israel’s F-15IA purchase is framed as a confident, low-risk bet on proven virtues: range, payload, toughness, and a platform...
Key Points and Summary – Israel’s new F-15IA deal adds fresh-built, Israel-specific Eagles to complement its existing F-15I fleet, pairing long range with a...
Key Points and Summary – Israel’s F-35I “Adir” takes the core strengths of the Lightning II—stealth, sensor fusion, electronic warfare, and connectivity—and adds Israeli-specific...
Key Points and Summary – In 2017, Russian and pro-Assad outlets claimed a Syrian S-200 had hit an Israeli F-35I Adir over Syria. -In...
The successful performance of Israel's uniquely customized F-35I "Adir" stealth fighter in the recent strikes against Iran has been critical to the campaign and...