Sunday, September 14, 2008

U.S. to sell Israel Air Force new bunker-buster bombs


From Haaretz


Despite reservations in Washington regarding a possible Israeli strike on Iran, the American administration will supply Israel with sophisticated weapons for heavily fortified targets, the U.S. administration announced.

The U.S. Department of Defense announced it would sell the Israel Air Force 1,000 new smart bombs, rumored to significantly enhance the IAF's military capabilities. The deal was approved amid public and secret messages from Washington, with the Americans expressing their reservations about a possible Israeli strike against the Islamic Republic's suspected nuclear sites.
The Pentagon's announcement, which came on Friday, said the U.S. will provide Israel with 1,000 units of Guided Bomb Unit-39 (GBU-39) - a special weapon developed for penetrating fortified facilities located deep underground.

5 comments:

christian soldier said...

Smart move by the DOD!

Pastorius said...

Took them a little while to figure out the right move, but they got there, so all is well.

Epaminondas said...

This is not what you think

Pastorius said...

What is it?

Epaminondas said...

post coming