Israel has made a $3 billion deal with Lockheed Martin to purchase a third squadron of F-35 fighter jets, the Israeli Ministry of Defense has announced. The squadron will consist of 25 stealth jets, bringing Israel’s total number of F-35s to 75.
It is becoming abundantly clear that Russian president Putin does not wish to test his state-of-the-art air defense systems against Israeli-operated F-35 fighters, giving Israel a near carte blanche to deter Iranian ambitions in Syria
The Israeli F-35 Has Already Freaked Out Iran And Changed Everything In The Middle East.
Israel Fought Behind The Scenes To Drop Turkey From US F-35 Program: Report.