Photo Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Adir F-35 Stealth fighter jet upon arrival at Nevatim Air Base in the Negev. Dec. 12, 2016.

Two more ‘Adir’ F-35 Stealth fighter jets are to be delivered to Israel by the end of this month, bringing the Israeli Air Force F-35 squadron up to seven aircraft.

Israel expects to take delivery of another two F-35 jets sometime in October.

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By December, the IAF will be the first nation outside the United States to declare Initial Operational Capability of the F-35 stealth fighter jets.

Israel is slated to take delivery of 50 Stealth fighters, bringing the total to two full squadrons by 2022.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.