17.01.2012                      22.Tewet. 5772

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Israel Air Force recommends buying training jets from Italy

Decision may damage relations with South Korea, which is also vying to sell the IAF its T-50 jets and has accused Israel of favoring the Italian M-346.

Israel Air Force has recommended buying Italian-made training jets to replace its ageing fleet. The Defense Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces are expected to make their choice between the Korean T-50 Golden Eagle trainer jet and Italy's M-346 Master within a few weeks. The deal is valued at about a billion dollars.
The new aircraft is to replace the IAF's ageing fleet of U.S.-made A-4 Skyhawks as the first planes flown by combat pilots in training….