Fighter Jets

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US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar as tensions with Iran surge
June 30, 2019
The deployment, which is intended to “defend American forces and interests,” according to the U.S. military, comes after a string of attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz attributed to Iran.
A Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor fighter streaks by at the 2008 Joint Services Open House (JSOH) airshow at Andrews AFB. Source: Rob Shenk, Wikimedia Commons.
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Christians United For Israel
Boris ZilbermanJune 20, 2019
It’s time to show Erdoğan the price Turkey will pay
The Trump administration needs to make it clear to Ankara that it must change course, change its behaviors and forsakes alliances with American adversaries.
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Turkey takes pragmatic steps towards repairing damaged relations with Israel
September 17, 2018
Reported discussions between the two countries are in the works five months after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan blamed Israel for its response to violent protests along the Gaza border, labeling the country as a “terrorist state” that commits “genocide.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Iran unveils domestically manufactured combat jet
August 21, 2018
Reuters: Iran’s Defense Ministry boasted the new jet as a fourth-generation fighter with “advanced avionics and multipurpose radar.”
Iran's Kowsar fighter jet. Credit: PressTV via Twitter.
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