Israel Now Owns Stealth F-35s, how will it impact its neighbours?

Israel is all planned to enter the battlefield or at least one might think so as it now owns stealth F-35s and gearing up on the aircraft modifications to make the best out of it.

For a country which is not in good terms with its neighbours, this move can be as dangerous as it can be of value. Surely Israel is keeping itself prepared for anything that may or may not come but this also means that it is preparing itself a backup. This is a declaration by Israel that it has arguably the most powerful and the most advanced combat aircraft in the region.

Earlier today, a top health ministry official had quit and said that the government’scampaign to halt the virus spread has ‘lost direction,’ her professional opinion no longer needed. But what was more threatening was the fact that she warned before leaving that Israel is headed towards a ‘dangerous’ path. It is weird how her declaring Israel moving into a dangerous path and Israel announcing about F-35s came at the same time. Because clearly the health official had her doubts on keeping one’s interest over the country’s.

As of Israel F-35s, it has more significance than just the numbers. While some can argue that the merits of the F-35 versus thelatest Russian MiG and Sukhoi fighters. Fact of the matter is that neither Iran nor Syria are likely to get the most advanced Russian fighters or anti aircraft missiles (it took Iran ten years before it received Russian S-300 long-range anti-aircraft missiles in 2017). The F-35 is superior to Iran's collection of F-14, MiG-29s, and F-4 Phantoms, Syria's MiG-29s and Egypt's F-16s.

So clearly Israel will have an upper hand over it's not-so friendly neighbours. It basically is no more about what this aircraft can do or cannot do. It all depends on what the neighbouring countries think it can do. Not to forget it is a modified version so nothing is according to the textbook. Especially when it comes to Iran, they will have their guards up to know if this aircraft can penetrate their defense and find out what exactly is going on in Tehran. This is a game of perception and the stronger mind will avoid the blow.