Originally Posted by
SpazSinbad
Perhaps an interesting detail with lots unknown of course.
Let’s Talk About the One-of-a-kind F-35I Adir Test Aircraft the Israeli Air Force Has Just Received 13 Nov 2020
https://theaviationist.com/2020/11/1...just-received/
"...the EOTS (Electro-Optical Targeting System) which appears to be painted in the same color of the rest of the airframe. It is not known if this is some particular paint that lets the sensor see through it or if the sensor is entirely missing and replaced by a fairing which replicates its shape. In the latter case, we could hypothesize that the IAF will receive a custom variant of the EOTS developed by Rafael, the same developer of the Litening Advanced Targeting Pod and the RecceLite reconnaissance pod...."
With the total numbers that will be flying. Israel would have an interest in after market product sales. Their missiles, EW and an ETOS is a possibility. It's an expensive exercise for just Israeli jets.