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• Seth J. Frantzman
Israel is seeking additional Apache helicopters, F-15 and F-35 fighters, and munitions. Analysts say reductions in US aid would affect the timing of those acquisitions and Israel’s spending, putting the funding relationship directly in play as the country pursues more aircraft and weapons.
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Israel is seeking additional Apache helicopters, F-15 and F-35 fighters, and munitions. Analysts say reductions in US aid would affect the timing of those acquisitions and Israel’s spending, putting the funding relationship directly in play as the country pursues more aircraft and weapons.
Airlines flying to Israel must submit crew information at least 48 hours before departure under new security measures introduced after an attack aboard a Flydubai flight last month. The requirement adds advance crew-data reporting to security procedures for carriers serving the country.
Switzerland is evaluating Israel’s Barak MX and Europe’s SAMP/T NG for long-range ground-based air defense as Patriot deliveries face delays of several years. The government says it will continue assessing the alternatives while keeping its acquisition of five Patriot fire units in place.
Switzerland has narrowed its search for an additional long-range air defense system to Israel Aerospace Industries’ Barak MX and the French-Italian SAMP/T NG. The move adds a European-Israeli competition to its existing U.S. Patriot procurement, which remains delayed.
Israir has halted sales for travel to Marrakech while it conducts a security review. The available report does not specify how long the sales pause will last, which flights or bookings are affected, or what prompted the review.
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An Austrian Airlines A320 flying from Tel Aviv to Vienna diverted to Sofia on Oct. 18 after a bomb threat, with a Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 escorting the aircraft. Authorities searched the plane and found nothing dangerous; the flight then continued to Vienna with 51 passengers and six crew members.
Israel’s Defense Ministry and the U.S. Pentagon have signed an agreement for 12 Boeing-manufactured AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, following Israeli government approval. Deliveries are expected to begin in the 2030s, making the purchase a long-lead addition to the Israel Defense Forces’ attack-helicopter fleet.
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