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December 14, 2023   Israel’s ability to sustain its fleet of F-35I Adir stealth fighters during combat operations is providing important lessons for the United States, especially in terms of potentially fighting a conflict in the Pacific, Pentagon officials said during testimony before Congress earlier this week. While F-35 sustainment concerns have risen dramatically across the U.S. military as of late — with fears over how its 'just in time' logistics model would hold up to a potential sustained high-end conflict — Israel has so far avoided those problems, with the Pentagon's help. Check out the story here.   Meanwhile, a picture has emerged showing an F-16 Viper fighter that appears to be sitting at Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands with an inert training version, or "shape," of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb under its wing. This offers a rare glimpse into the ongoing work to field America's latest nuclear bomb in Europe as part of NATO's nuclear sharing agreements. You can read more about this, and get up to speed on the B61-12 bomb, here.   Reporting on the conflict between Israel and Hamas can be found at The War Zone. We are also continuing our rolling coverage of the conflict in Ukraine as it develops. Make sure to check out highlights of all our coverage from the last week below.   -- Oliver Parken The War Zone

 

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