{"id":2421054,"date":"2026-06-22T09:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/israel-approves-f-35i-f-15ia-squadrons-iran-war-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:42:15","slug":"israel-approves-f-35i-f-15ia-squadrons-iran-war-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/israel-approves-f-35i-f-15ia-squadrons-iran-war-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"After the Iran War, Israel Orders More Stealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Wars have a way of writing defence budgets. Israel\u2019s most recent confrontation with Iran was barely over before its government reached for the chequebook \u2014 and the order it placed says exactly where it believes its security now rests: in the air, and in stealth.<\/p><p>Israel has approved a plan to buy two more squadrons of advanced fighters from the United States: a fourth squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35I \u201cAdir\u201d stealth jets, and a second squadron of Boeing\u2019s new F-15IA. It is one of the largest fighter expansions in the Israeli Air Force\u2019s history, and it is explicitly a response to the lessons of the Iran war.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f2f4f7;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#333;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.3px\">QUICK FACTS<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px\"><strong style=\"color:#5C91FF\">Buyer:<\/strong> Israeli Air Force<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px\"><strong style=\"color:#5C91FF\">Approved:<\/strong> Israel\u2019s Ministerial Committee on Procurement (May 2026)<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px\"><strong style=\"color:#5C91FF\">Aircraft:<\/strong> 4th F-35I \u201cAdir\u201d squadron + 2nd F-15IA squadron<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px\"><strong style=\"color:#5C91FF\">From:<\/strong> Lockheed Martin (F-35I) and Boeing (F-15IA)<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px\"><strong style=\"color:#5C91FF\">Wider plan:<\/strong> ~350 billion shekel (~$119B) multi-year military buildup<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px\"><strong style=\"color:#5C91FF\">Driver:<\/strong> Lessons of the 2026 Iran war<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What was approved<\/h2><p>A committee of senior ministers signed off on a Defense Ministry plan to acquire a fourth F-35I squadron from Lockheed Martin and a second F-15IA squadron from Boeing. It is the opening move in a multi-year buildup reported to be worth around 350 billion shekels \u2014 roughly $119 billion \u2014 intended, in the government\u2019s words, to ready the country for a demanding decade.<\/p><p>Israel is already taking deliveries toward its third F-35I squadron, with aircraft expected from around 2028. The new approval would eventually bring the force to four F-35I squadrons and two F-15IA squadrons \u2014 a fleet built around stealth penetration on one hand and heavy, long-range strike on the other.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=184283753  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:hzXK.c09e\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/iaf-f-15i-raam-strike-fighter.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli Air Force F-15I Raam\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An Israeli Air Force F-15I \u201cRa\u2019am.\u201d The new F-15IA builds on this heavy long-range strike platform. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why stealth, and why now<\/h2><p>The F-35I is the only fighter in the region that can routinely operate inside dense, modern air defences \u2014 the kind Iran has spent years building. The F-15IA, by contrast, is the muscle: enormous payload, long legs, the ability to haul the heaviest standoff weapons in the inventory. Together they are the two halves of the way Israel fights \u2014 get in unseen, or hit hard from far away.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:hzXK.c09e\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/iaf-f-35i-adir-flyby-tel-aviv.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"flex-shrink:0\"><img data-opt-id=1579602216  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:hzXK.c09e\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/iaf-f-35i-adir-flyby-tel-aviv.jpg\" alt=\"Israel Katz\" style=\"width:96px;height:96px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;display:block;border:2px solid #ddd\"><\/a><div><em>&ldquo;The recent war in Iran once again demonstrated the Israeli Air Force\u2019s power and its decisive role in protecting Israel.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Israel Katz<\/strong> &mdash; Israeli Defense Minister<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>That framing is the whole point. The Israeli Air Force did the heavy lifting in the Iran campaign, and the government has concluded that more of the same \u2014 more stealth, more reach, more sorties \u2014 is the safest bet for the years ahead.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1579602216  decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:hzXK.c09e\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/iaf-f-35i-adir-flyby-tel-aviv.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The F-35I \u201cAdir\u201d \u2014 Israel\u2019s heavily customised F-35, the centrepiece of the expansion. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A decade-long bet<\/h2><p>Big fighter buys are slow. Squadrons take years to stand up, pilots take years to train, and $119 billion does not turn into airpower overnight. But the direction is unmistakable. Israel is doubling down on the platform that defined its most recent war, and tying its security for the next decade to American stealth and American strike power.<\/p><p>For Lockheed Martin and Boeing, it is a marquee order. For the region, it is a signal: the air war over the Middle East is being re-armed for the long haul.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#888;font-style:italic;margin-top:28px\">Sources: The Times of Israel; CNBC; Reuters; Army Recognition<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Related Posts<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/israeli-kc-46a-gideon-tanker-nevatim-may-2026\/\">Israel\u2019s First KC-46A \u2018Gideon\u2019 Tanker Lands at Nevatim<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/operation-opera-israel-raid-osirak-nuclear-reactor\/\">Operation Opera: Israel\u2019s Secret Raid on Saddam\u2019s Nuclear Reactor<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wars have a way of writing defence budgets. Israel\u2019s most recent confrontation with Iran was barely over before its government reached for the chequebook \u2014 and the order it placed says exactly where it believes its security now rests: in the air, and in stealth. Israel has approved a plan to buy two more squadrons [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2421011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2421054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Israel Orders Two More Fighter Squadrons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Israel approves a 4th F-35I and 2nd F-15IA squadron in a ~$119B buildup, citing lessons from the 2026 Iran war.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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