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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: On February 11, six U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighters—callsigns “Tabor 41-46″—were spotted departing RAF Lakenheath for the Middle East....
Summary and Key Points: The Army’s M1E3 Abrams is still early in development, but its direction is clear: reduce weight, integrate active protection from...
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...
Israel is set to receive the F-15IA, an Israeli-tailored version of the F-15EX Eagle II, under an $8.58 billion Pentagon deal for more than...
What Is Trump’s Real Strategy on Iran? Much of the commentary on Donald Trump’s approach to Iran begins from a familiar assumption: that he...
Key Points and Summary – Tracing their lineage to the WWII-era Palmach, Israeli Special Forces are regarded as some of the most “elite and...
Key Points and Summary – Turkey is pressing to rejoin the F-35 program after being removed in 2020 over its purchase of Russia’s S-400...