{"id":10416,"date":"2018-05-22T20:58:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T00:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/?p=10416"},"modified":"2018-05-22T20:58:53","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T00:58:53","slug":"israel-says-it-is-the-first-country-to-use-us-made-f-35-in-combat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wasobamaborninkenya.com\/blog\/israel-says-it-is-the-first-country-to-use-us-made-f-35-in-combat\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel says it is the first country to use US-made F-35 in combat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Israel Welcomes New F-35 Fighter Jet\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/--I0lMpd2xM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>=================================================<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article_deck\" class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"group-container last\">\n<div class=\"group\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Israeli Air Force Commander Amikam Norkin said Israel is the first country to have used the F-35 fighter plane.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>According to reports, he said the jet has been used twice in the Middle East.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Reuters<\/strong><br \/>\n5\/22\/2018<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Excerpt:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/id\/105082918\"><em>Israel<\/em><\/a><em> is the first country to have used the U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter in combat, the Israeli air force chief said on Tuesday in remarks carried by the military&#8217;s official Twitter account.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Local media further quoted Major-General Amikam Norkin as saying in a speech to the chiefs of 20 foreign air forces convening in Israel: &#8220;We are flying the F-35 all over the Middle East and have already attacked twice on two different fronts&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Norkin also displayed a photograph of an Israeli F-35 overflying Beirut, local media said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manufactured by <a class=\"inline_quotes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/?symbol=LMT\" data-gdsid=\"23714\" data-inline-quote-symbol=\"LMT\">Lockheed Martin Corp<\/a>, the F-35 is also known as the Joint Strike Fighter and, in Israel, by its Hebrew name &#8220;Adir&#8221; (Mighty).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>View the complete article including image and links at:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/05\/22\/israel-says-first-country-to-use-u-s-made-f-35-in-combat.html\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2018\/05\/22\/israel-says-first-country-to-use-u-s-made-f-35-in-combat.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>================================================= Israeli Air Force Commander Amikam Norkin said Israel is the first country to have used the F-35 fighter plane. According to reports, he said the jet has been used twice in the Middle East. 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