Looks like it's getting closer to the time to nuke Iran.

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IAF, USAF dramatically upgrade cooperation status
By YAAKOV KATZ
The Israeli Air Force has dramatically upgraded its level of cooperation with the United States Air Force and now receives regular updates on American procurement decisions, The Jerusalem Post learned Thursday.

The agreement was reached at a meeting last month between head of IAF Procurement and Equipment Brig.-Gen. Dr. Kobi Bortman and senior officers in the USAF in Washington and Dayton, Ohio.

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Bortman, an expert on aircraft structural engineering with a doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis, gave the Americans a demonstration of the IAF's Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) system. The ERP used by the IAF essentially serves as a single database for both manpower and inventory lists and creates cost-effective maintenance of supplies and resources.

As a result, the USAF, which presented Bortman with its own new cost-saving system for keeping stock of inventory, decided to establish its own ERP database.

"We are interested in many of the same platforms and systems and the Americans look at us as a small-scale laboratory of themselves," a high-ranking IAF officer told the Post. "Now every time the USAF signs a contract and purchases something new they will update us."

The updates will only be given to Israel, the officer said, when America purchases a system or platform related to the IAF. An American delegation will come to Israel to meet with Bortman again towards the end of the year.

One issue of common interest for the IAF and USAF is the "J" model of Lockheed Martin's C-130 Hercules transport plane. Israel is seriously considering purchasing the new model of its 40-year-old fleet of transport aircraft and in March submitted a Request for Information (RFI) to Lockheed Martin to receive details on the cost and performance of the "J" model.

India, Norway and Canada recently signed contracts to purchase the new aircraft.

The newest version of the Hercules, the "J" model is externally similar to the classic Hercules but is inside a different aircraft and includes new Rolls-Royce Allison AE21000 turboprops with six-bladed composite propellers and digital avionics including heads-up displays for the pilots.

According to a top IAF officer, Israel would like to buy the new aircraft but is still waiting to receive a price offer from Lockheed before it begins negotiations. The decision to buy the aircraft is also pending a decision in the General Staff.

In addition to the new aircraft, the IAF is considering sending its younger Hercules fleet to Boeing Co. for an upgrade under the company's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP). In September, Boeing announced the first flight of a C-130 aircraft that had its cockpit gutted and revamped to improve navigation and communication.