Israel has agreed to acquire 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs), despite U.S. reluctance to permit their modification with Israeli-designed equipment. Recent talks in Washington between Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates confirmed a compromise that was first revealed at the Farnborough airshow.
Ehud Barak
Just a month before the presidential election, political odd couple James Carville, a Democrat, and Mary Matalin, a Republican, are offering their perspectives on the battle between Sens. John McCain and Barak Obama at today’s 8:30 a.m. opening general session of NBAA’s 61st Annual Meeting and Convention.