Blue Flag 2017: Israel's Fighter-Jet Diplomacy

(Ha'aretz) Anshel Pfeffer - At the current "Blue Flag" multinational air defense exercise in Israel, a Eurofighter jet carrying the cross of the German Luftwaffe lined up beside an F-15 with the Israeli Air-Force's blue Star of David. French Mirage 2000D fighter jets were there too, along with an Indian C-130J transport aircraft. Blue Flag is not only a military exercise; it is a demonstration by Israel that more countries than ever are willing to engage with it publicly as strategic allies.


2017-11-10 00:00:00

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