Posted on 03/28/2010 6:37:43 PM PDT by Strategy
Israeli air force have practiced simulated strikes at Iran's nuclear facilities using airspace of at least two unidentified Arab countries, a newspaper published in east Jerusalem reported.
According to Al Manar paper, several Israeli combat jets carried out in late February bombing drills "targeting" known Iranian nuclear sites "in two Arab countries in the Persian Gulf, which are close territorially with the Islamic republic and cooperate with Israel on this issue."
Al Manar said Israel had received the permission to use the airspace from the top leadership of these countries and Washington "gave a blessing" to Tel Aviv to conduct these exercises.
(Excerpt) Read more at en.rian.ru ...
This is all publicity and hype. Since when do simulated exercises require Washington’s “blessings”. Since when is a simulated exercise newsworthy. Nothing of the kind is about to happen any time soon. El Manar is reporting a press release as fact.
It has 2 CFTs and can carry three 600 gal drop tanks and up to ~17000 lb of ordnance, twice that of the B-24 Liberator.
That is a neat picture. Are those silo-based missiles or someting else?
You’re right about that.
Hilarious! Scary but Hillary-ous!
First of all, we can expect a huge increase in crude oil
prices and the stock market will probably tank briefly.
Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait
It will be the IAF supported by the Royal Saudi and Qatari airforces
I remember in a documentary film about the bombing of the Baghdad reactor that the Israeli F-16s were so loaded down with fuel and two large bombs apiece, that they used virtually the entire runway just to take off with little to spare.
Given the greater distance to Iran, the F-15I, and presumably the F-16I, would shed a lot of weight as well as their drop tanks, before entering hostile airspace.
Too bad Israel doesn't have and B-1Bs. Would make things a bit easier.
Would anyone expect them to have not practiced? The actual time and place of the real attack - no-one will know until it gets reported.
Obama will open Alaskan and eastcoast oil fields for exploration.
GOD BE WITH THEM AND US.
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