Feb 25 • 19:24 UTC 🇬🇷 Greece Naftemporiki

Reports that the US is transferring another 6 F-22 fighters to the Middle East

The US military is moving six additional F-22 stealth fighter jets to the Middle East, deploying them to an Israeli Air Force base following a recent deployment of other jets.

According to flight tracking analysts, the US military has begun deploying an additional six F-22 stealth fighter jets to the Middle East. These jets are expected to land at an Israeli Air Force base, where eleven other F-22 jets had arrived just a day earlier. The movement of the aircraft comes amid rising tensions in the region, and the move is seen as a show of military strength by the United States.

The six F-22s took off from the United States and are being escorted on their journey to the Middle East. They are currently en route to the Royal Air Force base at Lakenheath in England, where other F-22s were recently stationed. Flight tracking data indicates that the latest batch is being sent to bolster the US military presence in Israel, which is strategically important for operations in the region.

This deployment follows a previous flight of twelve F-22 stealth fighters that had already been sent to Israel, although one returned due to technical issues. Reports indicate that eleven of these jets are currently stationed in southern Israel, further reinforcing US and Israeli defense capabilities as the geopolitical climate in the Middle East remains tense, underscoring the continuing military cooperation between the two nations.

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