Israeli F-35 roll-out this week

Defense Secretary Ash Carter met today with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who plans to visit Lockheed Martin's production facility in Fort Worth, TX, this week for the official roll-out of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter configured for the Israeli military, known as the F-35I.

"Israel will be the first foreign partner to receive the F-35, which will play a key role in maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge in the Middle East," according to a Pentagon statement on Lieberman's visit.

The official F-35I roll-out ceremony is scheduled for June 22, according to published reports.