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Report: Israeli stealth fighters fly over Iran |
2018-03-30 |
True? Bluff? Who knows, but it does twist turbans and the Mad Mullahs lose face [Jpost] Two Israeli F-35 fighter jets entered Iranian airspace over the past month, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Jarida reported on Thursday. The act is a signal of heightened regional tensions, especially in light of recent Israeli military attacks in Syria, including against Iranian bases in the country. Sources quoted in Al-Jarida stated that two stealth fighters flew over Syrian and Iraqi airspace to reach Iran, and even targeted locations in the Iranian cities Bandar Abbas, Esfahan and Shiraz. The report states that the two fighter jets, among the most advanced in the world, circled at high altitude above Persian Gulf sites suspected of being associated with the Iranian nuclear program. It also states that the two jets went undetected by radar, including by the Russian radar system located in Syria. The source refused to confirm if the operation was undertaken in coordination with the US army, which has recently conducted joint exercises with the IDF. The source added that the seven F-35 fighters in active service in the IAF have conducted a number of missions in Syria and on the Lebanese-Syrian border. He underlined that the fighter jets can travel from Israel to Iran twice without refueling. |
Posted by:Frank G |
#8 Living rent free in the Mullahs' minds. I'm sure there is a lot of free space in there. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-03-30 15:20 |
#7 @#5: The Saudi Air Force is refueling them in the air. Shhhh! Don't tell anyone. |
Posted by: Flavimble Pherenter9555 2018-03-30 14:06 |
#6 All the ranges outside of any F-35 published range Not from Prince Sultan |
Posted by: Mulla Richard 2018-03-30 13:45 |
#5 Fake news. All the ranges outside of any F-35 published range (Air-Air range of 760 nm, 875 miles). Bandar Abbas will be out of range even with the F-35 + JSOW-ER combo (~900nm, 1035 miles). Jerusalem to Bandar Abbas 1305 miles Jerusalem to Esfahan 963 miles Jerusalem to Shiraz 1040 miles |
Posted by: Gleremble Big Foot8836 2018-03-30 13:07 |
#4 And they are not armed with @@@@@@@ deleted by censor. LOx. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2018-03-30 11:41 |
#3 And they are not armed with @@@@@@@ deleted by censor. with paintballs? Matzoballs? Pigballs? |
Posted by: AlanC 2018-03-30 10:51 |
#2 There are no IAF planes flying other Iran. And they are not armed with |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-03-30 10:47 |
#1 Seen in google searches:No ferry range figure was ever published for any F-35 variant. What has been published is various range requirements by plane’s users, USAF, USN and so on. What they state is that the plane has X range while carrying Y set of weaponry on a very specific altitude path at specific speeds with a very specific excess fuel reserved for maneuvering. Of course, all these specifics are classified. What we do know is that a strike mission USAF needs allows F35A to cover 600 nm. In pure air to air mission, the same F35A can cover 750 nm. |
Posted by: 3dc 2018-03-30 09:35 |