US barring Israeli pilots with foreign passports from F-35 aircraft - report

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US barring Israeli pilots with foreign passports from F-35 aircraft - report
This move by the US stems from an increasingly expanding focus on information security and safeguarding US interests.
By AVI BENYAHU/MAARIV
Published: JANUARY 6, 2023

The US Defense Department and intelligence authorities are barring Israel Air Force (IAF) pilots with foreign passports from flying F-35 fighter jets, in fear of information security and technology leaks. This move by the US stems from an increasingly expanding focus on information security and safeguarding US interests. As a result, sources claim the IAF accepted this stipulation and gave up assigning pilots to F-35 Adir aircraft.

more.............. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-726853
 
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