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Falcon 6X Grounded Over Missing Israeli Tech | Cork News
The government’s brand-new Dassault Falcon 6X jet is grounded for the entire month of August—just months after delivery—due to a lack of local maintenance facilities. Complicating matters, the plane was delivered without its critical FalconEye weather-landing system, which is blocked off by a panel because its sensors come from an Israeli company. While officials insist the jet remains fully operational and vital for strategic missions like evacuations and diplomacy, it won’t be flying until September. The timing coincides with Oireachtas summer break, but the delay still stings given how…
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