Jet force
The Sunday Mirror|August 04, 2024
Biden to send more fighters to defend Israel
SIMON MURPHY
Jet force

THE US is boosting its aerial firepower in the Middle East with more fighters sent to protect Israel as violence threatens to spill over in the region.

A squadron will be moved there to combat potential attacks by Iran and its proxies, the Pentagon revealed.

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has also ordered extra ballistic missile defence-capable cruisers and destroyers to the US European Command region as well as US Central Command, which includes the Middle East.

This story is from the August 04, 2024 edition of The Sunday Mirror.

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