[EQAndyBuzz]

“That word cannot be used to describe the F-35, unless it is being said like this:”

Aside from the airframe, the Israeli F35 will be a completely different animal from every other F35. If the Israelis didn’t think it could do the job they intend, they would never have purchased it.

[Yo-Yo]

The Israelis will be able to add mission specific avionics onto their F-35s, but by no means will it be completely different from the rest of the F-35 fleet.

The Israelis "purchased" the F-35 using U.S. military aid, that is more like a store credit in that the aid can only be spend on U.S. sourced weapons.