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F-35 sale to Israel: $100 mil and veto power

The Jerusalem Post reports that Lockheed Martin—essentially, Obama’s Administration—refused to allow IAF to install its own command-and-control systems into JSF F-35. Such customizations are normal in Israeli purchases from the United States; even the United Arab Emirates purchased US fighter jets with Friend-or-Foe software code.

Proprietary C3 and FoF modules theoretically allow the United States to stop any IAF missions.

F-35 is so overpriced that the USAF cut back on its order, but IAF seeks a whopping seventy-five aircraft, even as the price has skyrocketed from $50 million to over 100 milion, and will be probably around $130 million apiece, making the aircraft too expensive to risk in any real-world mission.

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There’s no surprise whatsoever that F-35 orders cutback: its price is extremely high. I’m sure it is possible to find something cheaper but of the same quality. F-35 orders cutback and it’s absolutely right.

mad Hatter Albany 17 March 2010

The fact that it’s so expensive may be regarded as a reason for peace or its necessity to be more precise.

Magda theChechRepublic 17 March 2010

F-35 Israel news today has made this piece of aircraft really important.F-35 Israel news today show once again that first, the US are afraid of Israel; second they do their best to control Jews as much as possible.

Brayden Lander 01 April 2010

News example is great on the one hand as Israelis still has enough power, on the other – Jews do not have enough planes which is definitely dangerous.

Carter Lansing 01 April 2010

Israel F-35 buy or not buy?There’s no simple answer to this question but all Jews hope the government will think first and only after thinking – spend money.Israel F-35 buy? No, thank you!

Taj Mauldin 06 April 2010

Jews tend to waste their money. The brightest example apart from the purchase of weapons or some equipment which won’t be used, there’s also Haiti-Israel aid tv has been talking so much about lately.

Jaimi Mayaguez 06 April 2010

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