(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon told visiting Lockheed Martin executives and test pilots Tuesday that Israel's planned F-35I force would allow it to preserve the nation's qualitative military edge against regional adversaries. "We obviously will add our own capabilities, our knowledge and our experience to each plane," he added. On Sunday, Brig. Gen. Tal Kalman, the Israel Air Force chief of staff, said he expects Israel to have operational capability with the aircraft by the end of 2017.
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