Israel to link fleet upgrade with follow-on F-15I buy

[DavidSling]

Israel has proposed a deal to purchase additional Boeing F-15s, in a package that would also include upgrading the Israeli air force's existing I-model examples of the strike aircraft.

Worth almost $4 billion, the potential purchase would include 25 twin-engined F-15Is in an advanced configuration. The new version's airframe would have an extended lifespan and enhanced features including a large-area cockpit display.

The purchase of additional F-15s has recently gained priority for the Israeli air force's high command over ordering aircraft for a third squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35Is. The rationale for this decision is that while the F-35's stealth features are essential at the start of a conflict, the type will need be flown during later combat sorties in conjunction with assets capable of carrying a heavier weapons load.

Flight Fleets Analyzer records the Israeli air force as currently operating 25 F-15Is, aged between 18 and 20 years. These aircraft would be modified to the same enhanced standard as the proposed additional batch, if the deal goes ahead.

Israel Defence Forces

Sources indicate that a purchase is likely to advance around the mid-way point of a 10-year military spending package recently approved by the USA.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...fleet-upgrade-with-follow-on-f-15i-bu-448646/

 

[Storm Force]

Very Smart Move from the mighty Israelis

They still ealie whilst Stealth is crucial in intial fighting to win Air Superamcy THE heaveier loads and range of the F15 will be needed to PUNCH the NAIL in the COFFIN

I actually think a ratio of 15% Stealth V 85% non stealth is good balance for 99% of the worlds air forces

 

[khansaheeb]

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201805191064598487-erdogan-israel-gaza-nazi-jews/

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Erdogan Compares Israeli Actions in Gaza to Nazi Persecution of Jews
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In light of Monday’s violence in the Gaza Strip during mass demonstrations held by Palestinians Turkey has called an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to condemn Israel.

During a special session of the 57-member OIC on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is rotating president of the organization, accused the Jewish state of “thuggery, violence and state terror,” drawing parallels between Israel’s suppression of Palestinian protesters and Nazi persecution of the Jews.

“The children of those who were subjected to all sorts of torture in concentration camps during World War II are now attacking Palestinians with methods that would put Nazis to shame,” he told Muslim leaders.

The Turkish president also lambasted the United States for endorsing Israel’s “occupation and apartheid policies” by transferring the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which he considered a “harbinger of a new operation against the Muslim world.” Erdogan went on to say that Washington had “Palestinian blood on its hands.”

READ MORE: 'F**k Turkey': Netanyahu's Son Posts Disputable Image Amid Diplomatic Scandal

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UN Council's Move to Launch Probe Into Gaza Killings 'Shameful' - US Envoy to UN
The OIC members denounced Israeli forces’ use of violence against Palestinian protesters as “savage crimes” that were perpetrated “with the backing of the US administration, including through shielding the Israeli occupation in the UN Security Council from accountability.”


A total of 60 Palestinians were killed and more than 2,400 injured during the clashes with Israeli Defense Forces as the Great March of Return turned violent following the US Embassy’s relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

In the wake of the reported violence, Erdogan said that Ankara had decided to recall its ambassadors in Tel Aviv and Washington for consultations, having accused Israel of “state terror” and “genocide.” On Tuesday, Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador, Eitan Naeh, who, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was subjected to a “humiliating” security check at Istanbul airport.

In retaliation, Israel asked the Turkish consul general in Jerusalem, Husnu Gurcan Turkoglu, who was tasked with establishing Ankara’s ties with the Palestinians, to leave the country “for a while.”

War of Words

Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged accusations over the violence in the Gaza Strip, with the Turkish president calling his Israeli counterpart “the PM of an apartheid state,” who “has the blood of Palestinians on his hands.”

Netanyahu, in turn, slammed Erdogan for the “occupation of northern Cyprus” and “invading Syria.”

“A man who sends thousands of Turkish soldiers to hold the occupation of northern Cyprus and invades Syria will not preach to us when we defend ourselves from an attempt by Hamas. A man whose hands are stained with the blood of countless Kurdish citizens in Turkey and Syria is the last to preach to us about combat ethics,” Netanyahu tweeted.

Back in 2010, diplomatic relations between the two states were marred by an Israeli naval raid on the Turkish-owned Mavi Marmara aid ship attempting to breach the blockade of the Gaza Strip. In the incident, Israeli naval commandos killed nine Turkish activists who allegedly attacked them on board the ship.

© AP PHOTO / EMRAH GUREL
Erdogan Says Will Stand By Palestinians, Won't Allow Israel to Steal Jerusalem
Then-Prime Minister Erdogan sharply criticized the raid as a “bloody massacre” and “state terrorism,” demanding Tel Aviv apologize, pay compensation to the families of those deceased and lift the Gaza blockade.


In 2013, Netanyahu voiced regret over the deadly incident to Erdogan; in September 2016, Israel paid $20 million in compensation to the families of the victims as part of the agreement reached in August, which contributed to the improvement of bilateral relations after a six-year-long diplomatic crisis.

 

[DavidSling]

Israel will buy 25 newly F15-I with the latest modifications, and upgrade another 25 F15's to the latest version.

Israel, so it appears, will get the code of the F15, to change it as it's like.

 

[Trango Towers]

Very Smart Move from the mighty Israelis

They still ealie whilst Stealth is crucial in intial fighting to win Air Superamcy THE heaveier loads and range of the F15 will be needed to PUNCH the NAIL in the COFFIN

I actually think a ratio of 15% Stealth V 85% non stealth is good balance for 99% of the worlds air forces

Mighty.....another worshipper. Is there anything you don't worship?

I guess as usual it so be American tax payers paying for these whilst American have no health care

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

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Erdogan Compares Israeli Actions in Gaza to Nazi Persecution of Jews
© AP Photo / Emrah Gurel
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09:25 19.05.2018(updated 09:26 19.05.2018)Get short URL
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In light of Monday’s violence in the Gaza Strip during mass demonstrations held by Palestinians Turkey has called an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to condemn Israel.

During a special session of the 57-member OIC on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is rotating president of the organization, accused the Jewish state of “thuggery, violence and state terror,” drawing parallels between Israel’s suppression of Palestinian protesters and Nazi persecution of the Jews.

“The children of those who were subjected to all sorts of torture in concentration camps during World War II are now attacking Palestinians with methods that would put Nazis to shame,” he told Muslim leaders.

The Turkish president also lambasted the United States for endorsing Israel’s “occupation and apartheid policies” by transferring the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which he considered a “harbinger of a new operation against the Muslim world.” Erdogan went on to say that Washington had “Palestinian blood on its hands.”

READ MORE: 'F**k Turkey': Netanyahu's Son Posts Disputable Image Amid Diplomatic Scandal

© REUTERS / AMIR COHEN
UN Council's Move to Launch Probe Into Gaza Killings 'Shameful' - US Envoy to UN
The OIC members denounced Israeli forces’ use of violence against Palestinian protesters as “savage crimes” that were perpetrated “with the backing of the US administration, including through shielding the Israeli occupation in the UN Security Council from accountability.”


A total of 60 Palestinians were killed and more than 2,400 injured during the clashes with Israeli Defense Forces as the Great March of Return turned violent following the US Embassy’s relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

In the wake of the reported violence, Erdogan said that Ankara had decided to recall its ambassadors in Tel Aviv and Washington for consultations, having accused Israel of “state terror” and “genocide.” On Tuesday, Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador, Eitan Naeh, who, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was subjected to a “humiliating” security check at Istanbul airport.

In retaliation, Israel asked the Turkish consul general in Jerusalem, Husnu Gurcan Turkoglu, who was tasked with establishing Ankara’s ties with the Palestinians, to leave the country “for a while.”

War of Words

Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged accusations over the violence in the Gaza Strip, with the Turkish president calling his Israeli counterpart “the PM of an apartheid state,” who “has the blood of Palestinians on his hands.”

Netanyahu, in turn, slammed Erdogan for the “occupation of northern Cyprus” and “invading Syria.”

“A man who sends thousands of Turkish soldiers to hold the occupation of northern Cyprus and invades Syria will not preach to us when we defend ourselves from an attempt by Hamas. A man whose hands are stained with the blood of countless Kurdish citizens in Turkey and Syria is the last to preach to us about combat ethics,” Netanyahu tweeted.

Back in 2010, diplomatic relations between the two states were marred by an Israeli naval raid on the Turkish-owned Mavi Marmara aid ship attempting to breach the blockade of the Gaza Strip. In the incident, Israeli naval commandos killed nine Turkish activists who allegedly attacked them on board the ship.

© AP PHOTO / EMRAH GUREL
Erdogan Says Will Stand By Palestinians, Won't Allow Israel to Steal Jerusalem
Then-Prime Minister Erdogan sharply criticized the raid as a “bloody massacre” and “state terrorism,” demanding Tel Aviv apologize, pay compensation to the families of those deceased and lift the Gaza blockade.


In 2013, Netanyahu voiced regret over the deadly incident to Erdogan; in September 2016, Israel paid $20 million in compensation to the families of the victims as part of the agreement reached in August, which contributed to the improvement of bilateral relations after a six-year-long diplomatic crisis.

Israel annexed Jerusalem 1980, so for all practical purposes, it is already ”stolen”.
Erdogan has been in power for a really long time, and done nothing about it.
Hot Air produced just for the election.

Meanwhile Turkish Women ”in love” with Erdogan are scared for a war with Israel

https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/darfor-alskar-manga-kvinnor-i-turkiet-president-erdogan/

Google Translate:
”Memduha Gök hopes that Erdogan wins the election. Otherwise, she believes that Turkey will fall into pieces, which Erdogan usually warns of.

"I'm not so interested in politics, but Israel will want Turkey. There will only be a small piece of land in the middle of Turkey, "she said with a horror in her voice.”

 

[delta2]

Ontario used to lose a lot of money because many, many Americans were coming into Canada and were using stolen or borrowed health cards. Good thing we have photos on health cards but there are still some people using old styled photo less health cards I think.

 

[dani191]

https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201805191064598487-erdogan-israel-gaza-nazi-jews/

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Erdogan Compares Israeli Actions in Gaza to Nazi Persecution of Jews
© AP Photo / Emrah Gurel
MIDDLE EAST
09:25 19.05.2018(updated 09:26 19.05.2018)Get short URL
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In light of Monday’s violence in the Gaza Strip during mass demonstrations held by Palestinians Turkey has called an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to condemn Israel.

During a special session of the 57-member OIC on Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is rotating president of the organization, accused the Jewish state of “thuggery, violence and state terror,” drawing parallels between Israel’s suppression of Palestinian protesters and Nazi persecution of the Jews.

“The children of those who were subjected to all sorts of torture in concentration camps during World War II are now attacking Palestinians with methods that would put Nazis to shame,” he told Muslim leaders.

The Turkish president also lambasted the United States for endorsing Israel’s “occupation and apartheid policies” by transferring the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which he considered a “harbinger of a new operation against the Muslim world.” Erdogan went on to say that Washington had “Palestinian blood on its hands.”

READ MORE: 'F**k Turkey': Netanyahu's Son Posts Disputable Image Amid Diplomatic Scandal

© REUTERS / AMIR COHEN
UN Council's Move to Launch Probe Into Gaza Killings 'Shameful' - US Envoy to UN
The OIC members denounced Israeli forces’ use of violence against Palestinian protesters as “savage crimes” that were perpetrated “with the backing of the US administration, including through shielding the Israeli occupation in the UN Security Council from accountability.”


A total of 60 Palestinians were killed and more than 2,400 injured during the clashes with Israeli Defense Forces as the Great March of Return turned violent following the US Embassy’s relocation from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

In the wake of the reported violence, Erdogan said that Ankara had decided to recall its ambassadors in Tel Aviv and Washington for consultations, having accused Israel of “state terror” and “genocide.” On Tuesday, Turkey expelled the Israeli ambassador, Eitan Naeh, who, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was subjected to a “humiliating” security check at Istanbul airport.

In retaliation, Israel asked the Turkish consul general in Jerusalem, Husnu Gurcan Turkoglu, who was tasked with establishing Ankara’s ties with the Palestinians, to leave the country “for a while.”

War of Words

Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exchanged accusations over the violence in the Gaza Strip, with the Turkish president calling his Israeli counterpart “the PM of an apartheid state,” who “has the blood of Palestinians on his hands.”

Netanyahu, in turn, slammed Erdogan for the “occupation of northern Cyprus” and “invading Syria.”

“A man who sends thousands of Turkish soldiers to hold the occupation of northern Cyprus and invades Syria will not preach to us when we defend ourselves from an attempt by Hamas. A man whose hands are stained with the blood of countless Kurdish citizens in Turkey and Syria is the last to preach to us about combat ethics,” Netanyahu tweeted.

Back in 2010, diplomatic relations between the two states were marred by an Israeli naval raid on the Turkish-owned Mavi Marmara aid ship attempting to breach the blockade of the Gaza Strip. In the incident, Israeli naval commandos killed nine Turkish activists who allegedly attacked them on board the ship.

© AP PHOTO / EMRAH GUREL
Erdogan Says Will Stand By Palestinians, Won't Allow Israel to Steal Jerusalem
Then-Prime Minister Erdogan sharply criticized the raid as a “bloody massacre” and “state terrorism,” demanding Tel Aviv apologize, pay compensation to the families of those deceased and lift the Gaza blockade.


In 2013, Netanyahu voiced regret over the deadly incident to Erdogan; in September 2016, Israel paid $20 million in compensation to the families of the victims as part of the agreement reached in August, which contributed to the improvement of bilateral relations after a six-year-long diplomatic crisis.

erdogan talk alot lets see him try to attack us we will turkish army alive

 

[The Accountant]

Israel annexed Jerusalem 1980, so for all practical purposes, it is already ”stolen”.
Erdogan has been in power for a really long time, and done nothing about it.
Hot Air produced just for the election.

Meanwhile Turkish Women ”in love” with Erdogan are scared for a war with Israel

https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/darfor-alskar-manga-kvinnor-i-turkiet-president-erdogan/

Google Translate:
”Memduha Gök hopes that Erdogan wins the election. Otherwise, she believes that Turkey will fall into pieces, which Erdogan usually warns of.

"I'm not so interested in politics, but Israel will want Turkey. There will only be a small piece of land in the middle of Turkey, "she said with a horror in her voice.”

Israel on its own its nothing ... Its US on the back of Israel ...

 

[DavidSling]

Israel on its own its nothing ... Its US on the back of Israel ...

So Israel was nothing when it beated all the arab armies before the 70's

 

[The Accountant]

So Israel was nothing when it beated all the arab armies before the 70's

On the basis of unlimited ammunition supply from US ...

 

[DavidSling]

On the basis of unlimited ammunition supply from US ...

Good that U.S barely supplied any ammunition to Israel at that time.

on other news

 

[The Accountant]

So can you please name the factories that were manufacturing tanks and aircrafts in Israel at that time and the ammunitions for them ...

Good that U.S barely supplied any ammunition to Israel at that time.

on other news

 

[DavidSling]

After France's liberation by Allied forces, David Ben-Gurion was confident that Charles de Gaulle would assist him in the founding of a Jewish state. On 12 January 1949 France recognized the existence of Israel and supported the decision for Israel to join the United Nations. In 1953 France started selling French weapons to Israel and became one of the closest allies and supporters of Israel[citation needed]. France then shared with Israel a strategic interest against radical Arab nationalism, as it had to cope with nationalist sentiment in its Algerian territories. During the late 1950s France supplied Israel with the Mirage - Israel's most advanced aircraft to date and their first serious combat aircraft.

In October 1957 an agreement was signed between France and Israel about the construction of the nuclear power plant in Israel, which was completed in 1963. Future Israeli President Shimon Peres was the politician who brokered the deal. In Michael Karpin's 2001 documentary A Bomb in the Basement, Abel Thomas, chief of political staff for France's defense minister at the time said Francis Perrin, head of the French Atomic Energy Commission, advised then-Prime Minister Guy Mollet that Israel should be provided with a nuclear bomb. According to the documentary, France provided Israel with a nuclear reactor and staff to set it up in Israel together with enriched uranium and the means to produce plutonium in exchange for support in the Suez War.[6][7]

The Suez Crisis of 1956 marked a watershed for Israeli-French relations.[8][9] Israel, France and the United Kingdom had conspired for control of the Suez Canal [8][10] Israel initiated a surprise invasion of Egypt, followed by the United Kingdomand France. The aims were to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and to remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser from power,[11] as well as reopening the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping and stop Egyptian-sponsored fedayeenraids into Israel.[12] After the fighting had started, the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations forced the three invaders to withdraw.

France imposed an arms embargo on Israel before the beginning of the Six-Day War. After the embargo Israel had to go to a blitz because its air force could not maintain the planes for more than a couple of months without French spare parts. According to the New York Times, "this double game, however, ended when the Six-Day War in 1967 forced France to pick a side. In a shock to its Israeli allies, it chose the Arab states: despite aggressive moves by Egypt, France imposed a temporary arms embargo on the region — which mostly hurt Israel — and warned senior Israeli officials to avoid hostilities."[13]

The change of sides impaired as well the French-American relationship, as France was seen as an increasingly outdated and aggressive neocolonial power. The USA started to assume its current role as ally of Israel with the Six-Day War in 1967, while France decided to take sides with the Arab world to improve its relations after the independence of Algeria.[13]


French foreign minister Maurice Couve de Murville with Ben-Gurion
In 1960 Ben-Gurion arrived in France for Israel's first official visit. Until the Six Day War, France was the main supplier of Israel's weapons. After the Six-Day War in June 1967, Charles de Gaulle's government imposed an arms embargo on the region, mostly affecting Israel.[1] In 1969, de Gaulle retired and Israel hoped that new president Georges Pompidou would bring about better relations, but Pompidou continued the weapons embargo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France–Israel_relations