U.S. blocks Israeli pilots with foreign passports from flying F-35

It has emerged that due to information security concerns, the Pentagon is barring Israeli pilots with foreign passports from flying F-35 fighter jets.

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Major Ofer, Israeli Air Force רס"ן עופר, חיל האוויר הישראלי, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Israeli Air Force has reportedly accepted this decision and will no longer assign such pilots to F-35A.

In total, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) will have three operational F-35 squadrons. So far, more than 50 aircraft have been delivered.

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