Posted on 05/11/2010 12:25:04 PM PDT by Strategy
TEL AVIV -- Israel has developed the advanced air refueling systems that could facilitate a strike on Iran.
The officials also said the development overcame several years of refusals by Washington to supply the systems required for the 1,000 kilometer flight from Israel to Iran.
Officials said the Israel Air Force has overseen the development and deployment of air refueling systems for its U.S.-origin fighter-jet fleet.
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Imagine there’s no countries. It isn’t hard to do.
“They only have to get close for the last to have a significant target radius with a range of 400+ miles and an altitude of about 35000 ft. All can carry nukes.”
Get to within range of target somewhere in the remote desert, secure an LZ, set-up and launch, retreat.
AMEN BROTHER:
AM YISRAEL CHAI! AM YISRAEL CHAI! AM YISRAEL CHAI!
This thread has descended into the ridiculous with comments about Israel stealing secrets on how to refuel. It’s not rocket science. We’ve been doing it in the US since the fifties.
Israel has never developed the capability prior to present because it is widely viewed (correctly so) as an offensive weapon and Israel has always maintained that it’s strategy was to defend Israel. To have developed the capability prior to now would have been viewed as a prelude to offensive operations outside the borders of Israel.
Don’t confuse what I’m saying by claiming that Israel, for instance, destroyed the Egyptian Air Force on the ground in one of the previous wars. That’s an entirely defensive strategy. Israel has probably had the technical knowhow and capability to refuel for decades. They didn’t need to steal secrets from anyone to learn how to do it. They have refrained til now for political reasons.
Watch the 2006 Fox News piece concerning Israelis detained and arrested.
Part one, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWpWc_suPWo
And shove your name-calling up your ass.
Exactly.
there are too many delivery systems, and Israel’s too good not to have experts in each of them.
Knock it off.
Any time it’s less than 5,000 degrees in Israel.
I will say one thing and one thing only...
Never mess with us Jews. Never. It is the worst mistake that anyone can make.
Shalom
Ah.... "Project Green Salad"... Google it !!!
The question is how many converted 707's do they have it total....
You ain't the only one that has been thinking that....
If youd like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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True or not I don't know, but without the support of the US, fueling systems are the problem. Wouldn't be the first problem Israel solved, would be the third nuclear threat they acted against in absense of a western response. Were it not for Osarik, there's a good chance we'd be approaching the 20th anniversary of Sadaam's liberation of Kuwait, and occupation of the Saudi oil fields. Or the 20th anniversary of a nuclear exchange.
Secrets for turning a B-707 into a KC-135 tanker?
“Predator-knockoff”
The Predator is the knockoff.
They asked Israel to engineer a like system and they did and sold it to the Brits
:->
A knockoff knockoff
50000 feet and a 40 hour 400 mile range is a formidable delivery system
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