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To: FJB who wrote (382351)	9/13/2010 6:52:18 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 794149

I don't have any doubt the U.S. will somehow control the technology. I don't know how, but they will.

To: FJB who wrote (382351)	9/13/2010 7:28:58 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 794149

lol "do I cut the blue wire or the red wire to disable the Israeli inhibitor?"

To: FJB who wrote (382351)	9/16/2010 2:46:45 PM
From: FJB	2 Recommendations Respond to of 794149

This might have been why Saudi F-15 deal was OK'ed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gov't officially approves deal to buy F-35 fighter jets By ASSOCIATED PRESS AND YAAKOV KATZ 09/16/2010 19:36 Deal worth $3b. will bring 20 of the American made stealth planes to Israel; PMO: The purchase will significantly strengthen Israel's military. jpost.com Excerpt: The first batch will have a configuration similar to those used by the US Air Force, with minor changes. The second batch, likely to arrive in the second half of the decade, will already be designed according to Israeli specifications and include locally-designed and manufactured systems. One of the IAF’s main motivations for becoming the first foreign customer to receive the F-35 is concern that other countries in the region – particularly Egypt and Saudi Arabia – will also be allowed to purchase the aircraft. Israel, for example, was the first country outside of the US to purchase F-15s, but Saudi Arabia now operates a significant number of those fighters and is in talks with the Pentagon regarding the potential sale of an additional 82. Defense Ministry Director- General Udi Shani said that one of the considerations in approving the deal was an American offer of $4 billion in offset, meaning that it will purchase $4b. worth of military supplies from Israeli defense industries. Shani said he hoped Israel would eventually receive $5 billion in offset deals from the US. At the same time, Israeli defense industries will need to hold negotiations with Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the JSF, to pursue possible industrial cooperation. Israel Aerospace Industries, for example, manufactures wings for all F-16 fighter jets. The one Israeli company currently involved in the F-35’s production is Elbit Systems Ltd., whose helmet will be used by JSF pilots.