[maddog55]

Domestically-modified Lockheed Martin F-35... probably a good thing because the US variant is a huge POS.

[Hootowl99]

My understanding is that Israel's F-35 variant is delivered with certain components of the electronic weapons systems omitted. Flight and communications systems are largely or entirely US standard equipment so that interoperability and logistics coordination is maintained.

As far as I know, Israel is the only country in the world given this access to F-35 systems. It's not a one off occurrence for Israel to have this highest level of systems integration. The previously did similar upgrades to the F-15E and F-16. Some of the Israeli tech fed back to the US is the conformational fuel tanks that greatly extended the range of the Strike Eagle.