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• Barbara Opall-Rome
Israel Air Force chief praises F-35 Adir’s fifth-gen potential, but flags growing missile threat to legacy fourth-gen forces
Israel’s top Air Force officer called the F-35 Adir “revolutionary” for its fifth-generation operational potential, while warning that the maturing anti-aircraft threat environment could still allow adversary missiles to down elements of Israel’s fourth-generation fighter force in combat.