The Israeli Airforce (IAF) has developed a system that enables its F-35s to carry JDAM bombs on its wings. Lockheed Martin has delivered three more F-35 fighter jets to Israel, as part of a foreign military sale (FMS) deal. The...
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The Israeli Airforce (IAF) has developed a system that enables its F-35s to carry JDAM bombs on its wings.
Lockheed Martin has delivered three more F-35 fighter jets to Israel, as part of a foreign military sale (FMS) deal. The fighters have landed in Nevatim AFB and will join the 39 already based in the country, including the special test aircraft based in Tel-Nof AFB.
Israel was the first in the world to choose the F-35 as part of through a FMS deal with the U.S. administration. The Israeli Air Force announced operational capability for the F-35 aircraft in December 2017, As of now, Israel has ordered a total of 75 F-35’s. Since the outbreak of the war, the IAF F-35 (Adir) has performed over 15,000 operational flight hours, and has taken part in thousands of sorties in all theaters.
The "Adir" aircraft was originally built with the ability to carry weapons inside the aircraft's belly. During the war, the Flight Test Center (FTC) of the IAF developed a new capability to carry external JDAM weapons on the aircraft's wings. The Israeli "Adir" aircraft is the only aircraft in the world to have carried out operational strikes with an external weapons configuration.
Local changes have been made to enhance the stealth fighter's capabilities in all the F-35 already delivered to the IAF. The IAF is using the special F-35 test aircraft to design the local changes. The changes are the main reason for the decision to perform heavy maintenance in Israel and not send the stealth aircraft to a European maintenance center. The changes were made to ensure that the aircraft are ready if and when Israel attacks nuclear sites in Iran.
The use of the F-35 against armed UAVs is not new. The first such intercept was in 2021. This intercept, was according to the IAF, was "far from Israeli airspace." But since the war broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, the use of the stealth fighter to intercept armed UAVs and cruise missiles launched from long ranges, mainly from Iran, have become more common.
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