https://sputnikglobe.com/20230220/boeing-promotes-sale-of-modernized-f-15s-to-israel-to-support-tel-avivs-future-missions-1107630241.html
Boeing Promotes Sale of Modernized F-15s to Israel to Support Tel Aviv's 'Future Missions'
Boeing Promotes Sale of Modernized F-15s to Israel to Support Tel Aviv's 'Future Missions'
Sputnik International
The US aircraft manufacturer earlier claimed that the modernized version of the F-15 can carry more weapons than any other fighter jet in its class.
2023-02-20T14:30+0000
2023-02-20T14:30+0000
2023-02-20T14:31+0000
world
us
israel
boeing
iran
f-15
fighter jet
mission
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/02/14/1107630012_0:160:3073:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_4bf38e8804e00f76c96c45a730d7d901.jpg
Chief of Boeing’s defense wing Ted Colbert has visited Tel Aviv to push the sale of advanced F-15 fighter jets for the Israeli Air Force.Colbert told reporters on Monday that his visit is “about making sure that it is absolutely and positively clear that we remain committed to serving Israel, and that is expressed through the two big programs with the government of Israel and military, the F-15IA and the KC-46 [tankers].”He also said that Boeing hopes to eventually replace all of Israel’s aging F-15I fleet if Tel Aviv decides to move ahead with procuring more F-15IAs in the immediate future.The remarks come after Boeing touted the updated version of the F-15 as a warplane that “carries more weapons than any other fighter in its class, and can launch hypersonic weapons up to 22 feet long and weigh up to 7,000 pounds.”In November 2022, the Israeli Air Force held one of its largest drills with the US in years, during which the countries’ fighter jets simulated strikes against Iran's nuclear program infrastructure. Tehran has repeatedly described its nuclear program as something that is for peaceful purposes only, while Tel Aviv claims that the program aims to help the Islamic Republic to obtain a nuclear weapon.Israel, the only state in the Middle East that possesses nuclear arms, considers Iran a direct threat to its national security. Under an agreement between Israel and the US, Washington will assist Tel Aviv with missile defense in case of a possible war in the region.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20220905/israel-us-end-exercise-simulating-use-of-air-defense-systems-1100404666.html
israel
iran
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2023
Oleg Burunov
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080424846_0:0:2048:2048_100x100_80_0_0_3d7b461f8a98586fa3fe739930816aea.jpg
Oleg Burunov
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080424846_0:0:2048:2048_100x100_80_0_0_3d7b461f8a98586fa3fe739930816aea.jpg
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Oleg Burunov
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080424846_0:0:2048:2048_100x100_80_0_0_3d7b461f8a98586fa3fe739930816aea.jpg
iran's nuclear program, boeing's promotion of the sale of new f-15s to israel, tel aviv's 'future missions'
iran's nuclear program, boeing's promotion of the sale of new f-15s to israel, tel aviv's 'future missions'
Boeing Promotes Sale of Modernized F-15s to Israel to Support Tel Aviv's 'Future Missions'
14:30 GMT 20.02.2023 (Updated: 14:31 GMT 20.02.2023) The US aircraft manufacturer earlier claimed that the modernized F-15s can carry more weapons than any other fighter jet in its class.
Chief of Boeing’s defense wing Ted Colbert has visited Tel Aviv to push the sale of advanced F-15 fighter jets for the Israeli Air Force.
Colbert told reporters on Monday that his visit is “about making sure that it is absolutely and positively clear that we remain committed to serving Israel, and that is expressed through the two big programs with the government of Israel and military, the F-15IA and the KC-46 [tankers].”
“We believe those represent the right capabilities to support the long arm of Israel, to support the missions today and in the future,” the Boeing official said, in an apparent nod to Israel’s drive to launch a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
He also said that Boeing hopes to eventually replace all of Israel’s aging F-15I fleet if Tel Aviv decides to move ahead with procuring more F-15IAs in the immediate future.
The remarks come after Boeing touted the updated version of the F-15 as a warplane that “carries more weapons than any other fighter in its class, and can launch hypersonic weapons up to 22 feet long and weigh up to 7,000 pounds.”
5 September 2022, 16:03 GMT
In November 2022, the Israeli Air Force held one of its largest drills with the US in years, during which the countries’ fighter jets simulated strikes against
Iran's nuclear program infrastructure. Tehran has repeatedly described its nuclear program as something that is for peaceful purposes only, while Tel Aviv claims that the program aims to help the Islamic Republic to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Israel, the only state in the Middle East that possesses
nuclear arms, considers Iran a direct threat to its national security. Under an agreement between Israel and the US, Washington will assist Tel Aviv with missile defense in case of a possible war in the region.
