The Irish Prime Minister has ordered a jet without key weather technology due to the nation's ban on Israeli products, but the plane will now struggle to land safely. Ireland opted not to include the advanced landing assistance system on its new €53million Dassault Falcon 6X government jet because the technology is manufactured by Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems, according to a report by The Journal.The aircraft, which transports Taoiseach Micheál Martin and other senior ministers, was ordered without the FalconEye system as procuring it would have necessitated a direct agreement between Dublin and Elbit.In 2024, Mr Martin, then serving as defence minister, declared that Ireland would refuse to purchase equipment incorporating...
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