The F-35 stealth fighter planes purchased from the US by Israel will be based east of Be’er Sheva, the IDF announces.
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
First Publish: 11/22/2011, 12:12 PM
The F-35 stealth fighter planes purchased from the UnitedStates by Israel will be based east of Be’er Sheva, the IDF has announced. The aircraft is considered a key asset in a future war, especially with Iran, but the first deliveries will not be until 2015. Pilots will be trained in the United States a year beforehand.
Blogger Richard Silverstein claims Israel orchestrated explosion that killed 17 at Iranian missile storage facility, in collaboration with local militant group Dudi Cohen
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