F35-I(Adir): News,Videos and Pictures

[Hassan Guy]

Where the Iranians on this Forum at?

 

[Hassan Guy]

why didnt you paskistan ask money from gcc to buy planes?

Cuz the Americans wouldn't sell it, not even to a single Muslim country

 

[DavidSling]

http://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-helmet-2016-9
http://www.businessinsider.com/f35-pilot-interview-2016-9

 

[DavidSling]

The "Golden Eagle" Squadron's Maintenance Department that will soon work on the F-35I “Adir” would like to wish you a successful week!

 

[Imran Khan]

RIP arab airforces

 

[DavidSling]

F-35 Insulation Fix: All Air Force Planes Flying By End Of Year
By COLIN CLARKon October 14, 2016 at 2:49 PM

F-35 production line

WASHINGTON: Israel and Japan are likely to get their first F-35 Joint Strike Fighters on schedule (12.12.16), and the Air Force‘s operational F-35s should be flying by the end of this year without faulty insulation in fuel pipes that could damage the aircraft, the F-35 Joint Program Office says.

“Rapid progress is being made in fixing 15 operational F-35A aircraft needing modifications to repair non-compliant Polyalphaolefin (PAO) coolant tubes,” the JPO said in a statement. “Modifications started 7 October on the first four aircraft and the work takes about three weeks to complete. All 15 aircraft are expected to fly again by the end of the year.”

First Israeli F-35

Flight operations for the 15 F-35A aircraft were suspended in September following an inspection and discovery of debris in the fuel tank of an F-35A aircraft. A supplier provided insulation that disintegrated when immersed in fuel. Neither the JPO nor Lockheed martin have identified the supplier, which continues to provide the program with insulation. It’s unlikely they’ll make the same mistake twice.

The 42 aircraft still in assembly — including those for Israeli and Japan — should start rolling off the line with fixed insulation in December.

http://breakingdefense.com/2016/10/f-35-insulation-fix-all-air-force-planes-fixed-by-end-of-year/

 

[dani958]

and all that for free

 

[DavidSling]

http://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/replay/defense/x4wywgy#/defense/x4wywgy

 

[dani958]

http://www.i24news.tv/en/tv/replay/defense/x4wywgy#/defense/x4wywgy

why do you so happy we get usa prduct i prefer israel plane not usa one

 

[DavidSling]

Israel plans speedy introduction of F-35I

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• 01 NOVEMBER, 2016
  
• BY: ARIE EGOZI
  
• TEL AVIV

The Israeli air force plans to achieve full operational status of its Lockheed Martin F-35I “Adir” as soon as possible.

Air force technicians from the Nevatim air base are due to visit the USA just the delivery of the first two aircraft and will participate in a series of test flights Lockheed plans to perform at its Fort Worth, Texas facilities.

The test flights aim to familiarise the crew with maintaining the fighter and preparing it for a combat mission.

The “Golden Eagle” squadron technicians will also visit the US Air Force’s Hill base in Utah to observer operational procedures for the F-35.

Lockheed Martin

As reported by FlightGlobal in April, the first two F-35s for the Israeli air force are scheduled to land in Israel on 12 December.

Another six will be delivered in 2017, with the remaining 25 contracted examples to be delivered in the coming years.

Immediately after delivery, the Israeli-developed systems for the fifth-generation fighter will be installed in country.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-plans-speedy-introduction-of-f-35i-431012/

@waz please change the name of the thread to "F35-I (Israel) - news and discussion"

 

[DavidSling]

Adir Technicians will Participate in Test FlightsRelease date02.11.2016
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The technical crews that will soon maintain the advanced stealth fighter have just completed their theoretical training. As a part of a series of test flights performed by “Lockheed Martin”, “Adir” technical crews will travel to the United States in November in order to gain practical experience in sending the jet out to a sortie and receiving it
Eilon Tohar
Technical personnel, enlisted and career members of the IAF’s technical division, who will soon maintain the “Adir” (F-35I) will travel to the “Lockheed Martin” facility in Fort Worth, Texas, in order to participate in the test flights performed by the manufacturer.
The IAF has decided to utilize the opportunity presented by the “Lockheed Martin” test flights and sent representatives from the “Golden Eagle” Squadron (the first “Adir” Squadron) to participate in these flights.

Last month, the squadron’s technical personnel completed their theoretical training in the United States and the widespread perception in the IAF until recently was that the technical crews will physically work on the jets only after they land in Israel. The new decision will allow the technicians to become closely acquainted with the aircraft and gain practical experience.

“The technical personnel participated in theoretical courses because our jets will arrive in Israel immediately upon leaving the production line, so policy wise, they couldn’t work on the jets that do not belong to the IAF”, explained Col. Ezer, Head of the Aircraft Plans Department in the Material Directorate. “As part of the risk minimization process, we decided to seize the opportunity and received the necessary approvals to send technical crews to send out a sortie in Fort Worth, before the jets land in Israel”.

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In addition, the technical personnel and aircrews who are also currently undergoing conversion training in the USA will visit “Hill” AFB in order to get an up close look at the daily routine of the first operational F-35 squadron in the world and learn from their experience.

Upon completing the final stages of the primary training process, everyone looks forward to what we in the IAF call “Day 1”, when the first two “Adir” jets land in Nevatim AFB. The aspiration is that by the day after, the first sortie will take off. Col. Ezer added: “The arrival of the crews indicates the end of the air crews’ training process who will return from the USA in November and by doing so complete the training period in preparation for 'Day 1'".

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http://www.iaf.org.il/4452-47274-en/IAF.aspx

 

[DavidSling]

Israel integrates Spice 1000 bomb onto F-16 & F-35i fleet

The Israeli air force (IAF) is integrating the Rafael Spice 1000 precision bomb onto its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D aircraft.

Spice 1000 is a 453kg (1,000lb) bomb equipped with a guidance kit, with pop-out wings that extend its range to more than 100km (54nm).

The IAF's F-16C/D fleet belongs to the "First Squadron" that operates from Ramat David air base in the north of Israel, which is currently performing the acceptance tests of the weapon system. This follows assessments carried out by the IAF’s test squadron.

The IAF expects to reach full operational capability with the Spice 1000 in the coming weeks.

Israeli sources say that the Lockheed Martin F-35, which will soon be delivered to the IAF, will also carry the Spice 1000.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-integrates-spice-1000-bomb-onto-f-16-fleet-431345/

Source: https://defence.pk/threads/israel-i...b-onto-f-16-f-35i-fleet.460359/#ixzz4Pu490I4v

Elbit Systems to Support F-35 Training Center at Nevatim AFB
Israel’s first F-35A aircraft will arrive in December 2016 and the stand-up of the F-35 Training Center at Nevatim Air Base will support immediate deployment

IsraelDefense | 13/11/2016

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Lockheed Martin has selected Elbit Systems as the preferred bidder through a competitive selection process for a number of support positions at the Lockheed Martin-managed F-35 Training Center at Nevatim Air Base, Israel. Over the coming months, Lockheed Martin will work with Elbit to execute a mutually agreeable contract.

“This arrangement builds on the historical relationship Lockheed Martin has with Elbit in support of the Israeli Air Force Mission Training Center,” said Mary Ann Horter, vice president of F-35 Sustainment Support at Lockheed Martin. “In addition, Elbit’s selection demonstrates Lockheed Martin’s commitment to supporting job creation in F-35 customer countries.”

Elbit will support Lockheed Martin in sustaining the Israeli Air Force-operated F-35 Training Center at Nevatim Air Base. The F-35 training and logistics system provides the range of training and mission planning tools to maximize the full capabilities of the aircraft. More than 50 percent of training occurs through simulation for affordability and effectiveness.

Israel’s program of record is 33 F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing, or CTOL, aircraft, acquired through the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Israel’s first F-35A aircraft, known as the “Adir,” will arrive in country in December 2016 and the stand-up of the F-35 Training Center at Nevatim Air Base will support immediate deployment.

Israel’s contribution to the F-35 program also includes Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) F-35A wing production; Elbit Systems Ltd. work on the Generation III helmet-mounted display system, which all F-35 pilots fleet-wide will wear; and Elbit Systems-Cyclone F-35 center fuselage composite components production.

http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/27540

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[DavidSling]

 

[DavidSling]

18 DAYS TO F35 I

 

[DavidSling]

Israeli Government Approves Purchase of 17 more F-35s bringing the total to 50 stealth jets
Nov 27 2016 - 1 Comment

By David Cenciotti

Despite criticism, Israel decided to exercise the option for another 17 aircraft. And there might also be some F-35Bs at the horizon to enable the Israeli Air Force to continue operating from dispersed locations in case of attack.

On Nov. 27, the Israeli Ministerial Committee for National Security, headed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu decided to purchase another 17 F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft, bringing the total to 50 Lightning II jets.

The first two examples of the controversial, expensive, advanced 5th Generation aircraft, designated “Adir” (“Mighty One”) by the Israeli, are expected to be delivered to the Israeli Air Force (IAF), at Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel, in about three weeks.

The stealth aircraft, that the Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman defined “the most advanced in the world and the best for safeguarding Israel’s aerial superiority,” was contracted through the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales program; the first 33 examples were purchased in two batches: the first one worth 2.75 billion USD and the second for 2.82 billion USD, including infrastructure, parts, and training simulators.

The Israeli F-35s will have some components contributed by Israeli companies, including Israel Aerospace Industries that will produce the F-35’s outer wings, Elbit Systems-Cyclone, that will provide center fuselage composite components as well as Elbit Systems Ltd. that will provide Gen. III helmet-mounted display systems to be worn by all Lightning II pilots.

Although the extent of “domestic” modifications is still unknown, the IAF F-35As will be somehow different from the “standard” F-35s, as they will embed national EW (Electronic Warfare) pods, weaponry, C4 systems etc. This is the reason why Israeli F-35s are sometimes dubbed F-35I (for Israel), as if they were a different variant from the three baseline versions (A, B and C).

For sure, the new sales represents a good promotion for Lockheed Martin, considered the fame of the Israeli Air Force, known to be one of the most advanced and very well equipped: if the F-35s were deemed to be able to meet all the requirements of a service with a really strong reputation, that has been at war for decades and has employed its combat planes to perform some really complex operations (like the air strikes on the Iraqi nuclear reactor and the Syrian nuclear facility in 2007), then they should be good for most of the world air forces (some of those continue to invest in the program.)

Still, there are many, even at the Pentagon, who firmly believe that the F-35 is not suitable for combat for years to come.

By the way, the news comes few days after Canada announced the plan to use F/A-18E/F Super Hornet multi-role fighters as “gap fillers” until Ottawa decides on a replacement for its fleet of legacy Hornet aircraft. In fact, after investing in the program for several decades, the new Trudeau Government canceled Canada’s planned purchase of the F-35 (considered too expensive) and announced a new, forthcoming open competition for a permanent CF-18 replacement.

Anyway, it seems that the IAF might end up operating F-35Bs as well.

As we have already reported last year, talks between Israel and U.S. about a possible IAF acquisition of the F-35B, the STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) version of the Joint Strike Fighter, have started in 2015, according to some Israeli media outlets.

F-35Bs would allow the aircraft to take off and land from austere landing strips in should Iran be able to knock out IAF airbases with precision weapons.

Israel is a small country and its main airfields could be easily threatened by long-range weapons in the hands of state actors or handed over to militant movements like Hamas and Hezbollah: IAF’s only chance to continue operating in case of attack would be dispersing aircraft to remote locations, an option that would be viable only thanks to the unique F-35B STOVL capabilities.



Image credit: Lockheed Martin

https://theaviationist.com/2016/11/...-f-35s-bringing-the-total-to-50-stealth-jets/