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Israel gave final approval for ​a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft from ‌Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

The deal, approved by Israel's Ministerial Committee on Procurement, is a first step in a 350 billion shekel ($119 billion) plan to bolster Israel's military and "strengthen readiness ahead ​of a demanding decade for Israeli security," it said.

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[–] tacoplease@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

Something something wholesale, not retail something ...

[–] sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Israel is a cancer not a country.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Yeah no shit and they will use United States tax dollars to buy these.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Lockheed selling weapons to terrorists - nothing new.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 8 points 1 day ago

May they swiftly burn

[–] vagrancyand@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The F-15IA can be taken out by S-300s and even squad-level anti-air. Given their failures in Iran (who has undoubtedly now shown every freedom fighting group in the region how to counter them) that seems like a pretty bad purchase.

This is like buying tanks in 2026, unless your only targets are unarmed civilians you don't really have a chance anymore. And while israel has been the single most significant source of civilian deaths since WWII, completely overshadowing all of the US' other nightmarish actions, they still gotta take out a few military personnel if only so they don't lose as many people when jacking off their own dead for their creepy breeding programs.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

This article delves into the legal developments, bioethical nuances, and societal perspectives surrounding posthumous sperm use, particularly in the context of soldiers falling during their service. It analyzes the Israeli example during The Swords of Iron War, where the bioethical dilemma is decided based on national solidarity, beyond the “clean” bioethical-legal discussion.

I dont know what to call them but these things are not human

[–] Krusty@quokk.au 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

F-35s find and expose targets inside contested airspace and reduce key threats. F-15IAs deliver long range heavier and more numerous and/or follow-on strikes efficiently, often from outside war zone and can remain in flight longer without refuelling.

Both can defend themselves and contribute to air-to-air combat if needed, but their main synergy is stealth and sensing on one side, payload and reach on the other.

israel has been the single most significant source of civilian deaths since WWII

Liar or delusional or propagandist?

  • The Great Leap Forward famine (15-45 million)
  • The Chinese Civil War and subsequent political campaigns under Mao Zedong (~10s of millions)
  • U.S. War on Terror (~4 million)
  • The Vietnam War (2-3 million)
  • The Cambodian genocide under Pol Pot (~2 million)
  • The Rwandan genocide (~1 million)

Israel since WW2? 100-300 thousand.

[–] LikeableLime@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

I never understood why they don't just have them give a semen sample beforehand. Why do they need to extract it from the corpse? Is it a religious thing?

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"In unrelated news the US has announced an assistance package for Israel for $119 billion dollars as part of the If You Don't Do Everything For Israel You're Antisemitic and Should Go To Jail Act."

[–] spitfire@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

And „we’re going to tell your secrets if you don’t cooperate”

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Seems Bibi is making plans for a 10 yr war.

[–] spitfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Bibi has (probably) been dead since the start of this war, but they’re more determined to keep him ‚alive’ than Russians when Stalin died

[–] Tolc@lemmy.world -3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lockheed was the sole reason NATO was formed afterall

[–] spitfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Germany was the reason