Photo Credit: Farnborough Air Show, UK
F/A 259 Striker by Czech Republic's Aero and Israel's IAI

The Czech Republic’s Aero Vodochody defense firm has partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries to bring a new combat aircraft, the F/A-259 Striker, to the Farnborough Air Show in Britain.

The aircraft, produced by the Czech defense firm with Israeli avionics and aircraft systems technology, is described as a multirole aircraft for close air support, counter insurgency operations and border patrolling with interception capabilities.

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It can operate from unpaved runways; it has seven hard points for any combination of fuel, weapons or mission equipment, allowing smart weapons integration and standoff weapon capabilities.

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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.