Ireland Buys $61 Million Falcon 6X Without Israeli FalconEye System
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Updated · Toronto Sun · Aug 5
Ireland Buys $61 Million Falcon 6X Without Israeli FalconEye System
3 articles · Updated · Toronto Sun · Aug 5
Summary
$61 million bought Ireland a new Dassault Falcon 6X, but the government took delivery without the FalconEye nose-mounted guidance system used for landings in rain, fog and mist.
FalconEye is made by Israeli defense company Elbit Systems, and the omission stems from Dublin's policy of refusing some Israeli products after Prime Minister Micheal Martin pledged in 2024 not to buy Israeli-made goods.
The missing system matters because Ireland regularly faces poor visibility — Cork Airport logs about 99 foggy days a year — though the Defence Department has previously denied the jet faces operational limits.
The dispute sits inside a wider rupture in Ireland-Israel ties after Dublin recognized a Palestinian state and backed legal action against Israel, which closed its embassy in Ireland in late 2024.