Erez, Poland is not Pakistan. They do not have to shake about whether the deal with the F-16 works out good or not, in this case it is US suppliers who has to do so.. If Poles decided to smash the F-16 deal off the table, they’d have new offers on their tables tomorrow, starting with Gripen and Mirage 2000-5 Mk2 and ending with Typhoon, this all including offset programmes two times higher than the value of their aircraft.

But yes, I have doubts, too, that they should be producing any parts for Iran, not speaking about something that sensitive as modernisation of F-14.

Anyway, the article clearly states the spares are meant for American Tomcats.

Erez, those pics take helicopters one step beyond NOTAR 😀

Aditya, the V is a common recognition marking on Israeli vehicles.

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Well, the Dhruv is said to be a super next generation heli 😀
Seriously though, the model still has to be finished.

This is how the Dhruv might look in Israeli service. We’ll have to wait a few weeks and see 😉

One Question are these conformal tanks Detachable? Do all F-16 60 BLK posses these conformal tanks?
PS: Hope not Inflamatory :p Does any one has news of which Israeli F-16 version participating with IAF SU-30?

Yes they are. The first F-16Is came to Israel without the CFTs. That’s probably because the CFTs are made in the IAI, Israel.
About the F-16 against SU-30, no idea.

I think I heard that Derby is in use with the IDF/AF, but only the F-16′ units are using them. The F-15’s are using AIM-7 and I guess AIM-120.

This is an interesting thread, but rather sad for me I suppose….

Ah, the Kurnass….

Rumor says 201 would be the last to open F-16I squad. I personally hope they’ll get the F-35 or other new generation aircraft. They deserve it.

I hope all our east Asian friends here are ok…

High ranking Israeli and Indian security delegations agreed that both nations’ air forces will hold joint maneuvers in 2005, Indian media reported Saturday. According to the report, Israel requested that the maneuvers utilize its fleet of F-16 fighter jets, and Russian-made Sukhoi-30s.

Israel reportedly agreed to upgrade India’s fleet of Chita helicopters, as well as its fleet of Topolev-142 reconnaissance airplanes, that serve India’s navy. The delegations also discussed tests India is conducting on Israeli-made Lahat anti-tank missiles.

India is also considering buying Israeli-made Heron drones, and cooperating with Israel on the production of Barak 2 navy missiles.

On Friday, the senior Indian delegation concluded a secret visit to Israel to discuss the arms trade between the two countries and their fight against terror.

The nine-member Indian group, headed by the defense secretary, met with Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and the ministry’s director general, Amos Yaron, among other officials.

A spokesman for the Indian embassy in Israel confirmed the visit Friday, although the Defense Ministry refused to comment on it. The embassy spokesman said the visit was routine and related to the ongoing dialogue between the two countries’ security establishments.

Israel is India’s second largest supplier of weapons, after Russia, and the Israel Military Industries recently announced it would supply the Indian army with unmanned drones worth $250 million.

Since full diplomatic relations were restored between India and Israel in the last decade, Israel has sold India $2 billion worth of weapons. The two countries have also agreed that Israel will sell India an early-warning Falcon plane, and Israel is expected to sell India two additional planes as well.

Russia has recently demanded that India buy more weapons from Russia and threatened that if it won’t, Russia will supply Pakistan with arms. Israel hopes that any worsening in relations between those two countries will make Israel an even bigger weapons exporter.

Nothing new with that really.
What’s really upset me is this Russian blackmail – “buy Russian or we’ll sell Russian to your enemies”. It’s way out of place. The same goes with that statement showing the so called “positive” side of tensions between India and Pakistan to Israel. If we’ll be earning money over war and blood, we’re not any better than the Russians.
Selling weapons and military technologies is a very profitable, yet risky business. After all what we all should really hope for is peace.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year 😉