The Israeli Air Force took delivery of three additional F-35I Adir aircraft on Sunday, October 26.
Israel, the first customer of the F-35, put the first seven aircraft into service in 2017.
Israel now has total of 27 F-35. IAF plans to operate 75 F-35I Adir.
The F-35I Adir’s differ from the F-35A Lightning II with the locally produced electronic warfare suite.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)