Israel now has the French Mirage-3, a delta-winged supersonic interceptor jet, one of the newest and most advanced fighter aircraft now in service, Brig. Ezer Weizmann, Air Force Commander, disclosed today.
He also said that the Mirage-3 interceptors were already operational with the Israeli Air Force and that the advanced plane was the spearhead of Israel’s air strike force. He added that the plane, which is a match for the advanced Russian MIG-21, will be flying in the Independence Day Parade on Monday.
It was also disclosed that Israel possessed the SS-11, an advanced anti-tank projectile, a new model of the SS-10 which has been in the Israeli armor defense since the Sinai campaign of 1956.
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