After Obama refused to supply Israel with helicopter fired missiles during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, the IDF was forced to adapt its Apaches to fire domestically produced munitions, enabling Jerusalem the independence to decide when and/or where they are used.
By Udi Etsion
The IAF has completed modifications to its Apache helicopters that will enable them to use Israeli—in addition to US-manufactured—missiles as part of a project which has been undertaken over the course of recent months.
The modifications were presided over following a problem which arose during Operation Protective Edge in the summer of 2014 when US leaders delayed the delivery of US-made Hellfire missiles to Israel due to concerns that Israel would employ them in areas in Gaza containing population centers. Continue Reading »