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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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A B-1 from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and a B-52 from Barksdale took part in an inaugural integration flight on Jun. 15 at Barksdale Air Force Base.
U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Curt Beach
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In a recent contract notification on Jun. 20, the Pentagon said it has awarded $28 million to Raytheon to ensure that the firm’s AIM-120 AMRAAM can be integrated onto various Air Force and Navy aircraft platforms.
U.S. Air Force photo by Bobbi Zapka
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