{"id":20873,"date":"2025-04-26T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T21:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20873"},"modified":"2025-04-27T00:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T21:04:49","slug":"israeli-air-force-strengthens-three-new-aircraft-arrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-air-force-strengthens-three-new-aircraft-arrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Air Force Strengthened as Three New Aircraft Arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"523\">Three new F-35i &#8220;Adir&#8221; fighter jets, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, landed yesterday at the Israeli Air Force&#8217;s Nevatim Airbase, the IDF Spokesperson announced Friday.<br data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"353\" \/>The new aircraft will join the Israeli Air Force and the \u201cGolden Eagle\u201d Squadron (140th Squadron), continuing the steady expansion of Israel\u2019s advanced fighter fleet.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"569\"><strong data-start=\"529\" data-end=\"567\">Expanding Operational Capabilities<br \/>\n<\/strong>The arrival of the new jets comes at a time when the F-35i fleet is operating under unprecedented operational pressure, regularly participating in both defensive and offensive missions across multiple fronts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"780\" data-end=\"1111\">With the addition of these new aircraft, the Israeli Air Force is expected to enhance its ability to meet diverse threats, maintaining high operational effectiveness, speed, and precision.<br data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"971\" \/>The continuous reinforcement of the F-35i fleet plays a key role in Israel\u2019s defensive and offensive capabilities on the modern battlefield.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20875\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20875\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20875\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1651996840-scaled-1-1024x686.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1651996840-scaled-1-1024x686.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1651996840-scaled-1-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1651996840-scaled-1-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1651996840-scaled-1-1536x1028.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/shutterstock_1651996840-scaled-1-2048x1371.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20875\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Air Force Aircraft | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1151\"><strong data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1151\">Massive Airlift to Israel<br \/>\n<\/strong>In parallel, more than 10 heavy U.S. Air Force transport planes have landed in recent weeks at Nevatim Airbase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1550\">According to estimates, this represents a major airlift of advanced munitions and weaponry, including bunker-busting bombs and specialized strike systems, as part of possible preparations for an operation against Iran\u2014according to a report published yesterday in The New York Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three new F-35i \u201cAdir\u201d jets from Lockheed Martin have landed in Israel. 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