今回は「Israel to buy more F-35 fighter jets from US. Deal expands fleet by 50% and deepens partnership」について見ていきましょう。

AP:  3 Jul,2023

「Israel to buy more F-35 fighter jets from US. Deal expands fleet by 50% and deepens partnership」:  　？

Israel will buy 25 F-35 aircraft from the United States, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced Sunday, in a deal that increases Israel’s arsenal of the stealth fighter jets by 50%.

F-35 はメンテナンス費用が高いのに、こんなにかいこんでどうするの？

やはり、次の大型紛争の準備でしょうね。

Israel is the only country in the Middle East to fly them. The $3 billion purchase, which increases the Israeli fleet of F-35 jets from 50 to 75, is set to be finalized in the coming months, the ministry said.

米国も売れて嬉しいかも、最近はお得意様のサウジアラビアとも関係が悪いですしね～

The move to expand the Israeli arsenal comes at a time of heightened tensions between Israel and Iran. Israel, which considers Iran its greatest enemy, has previously used F-35 jets to shoot down Iranian drones, and has threatened to carry out a long-range strike on Iranian nuclear targets.

やはり．．．日本で思っているよりテンションが高いです。

Israel, which has sought to counter Iranian entrenchment in neighboring Syria, conducted an airstrike on the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday, one of hundreds of strikes on government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years.

イスラエルも敵に囲まれていますから日本と状況が似ていています。　従い日本の防衛は、イスラエルを見本にしたほうが良いと思うのがパラレルワールド住人の一致した考えなんですけどね～。

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