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A U.S. Air Force infographic on the F-35A’s deployment to Mountain Home Air Force Base revealed that the jet scored a 8:0 kill ratio against the F-15E during mock air combat.
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U.S. Air Force graphic by Melissa E. Walther
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Airbus says it has been invited by the German Ministry of Defense to conduct a study on a replacement for the Tornado fighter-bomber.
By Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/1349696) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Israeli Air Force chief, Brig. Gen. Tal Kelman, says his service needs 75 Lockheed Martin F-35s. So far, Israel has committed to 33 F-35A jets and Minister of Defense, Avigdor Lieberman, has agreed to buy another 17 jets to raise the total number to 50 F-35As.
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Lockheed Martin will roll out the first F-35 for Israel at Fort Worth today at 1500 GMT. Catch the event live with the video link below.
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology (NCSIST) has posted a photo of the IDF fighter armed with CBU-100 cluster bombs on its web page.
Photo: NCSIST
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