Aerospace
Israel to buy 25 more F-35 stealth jets in $3 billion deal
In a deal that will more than double Israel’s inventory of stealth fighter jets by 50%, the Israeli Defence Ministry announced Sunday that Israel will purchase 25 F-35 aircraft from the United States.
Israel is the only nation in the Middle East to operate the F-35, the most technologically advanced fighter plane in existence. The $3 billion deal, which would bring Israel’s F-35 fleet total to 75 aircraft, is expected to be completed in the upcoming months, the ministry announced.
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According to the report, the contract would be paid by American military assistance to Israel, and both the engine and plane manufacturers, Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney, pledged to work with Israeli firms on the production side. The new deal “will ensure the continuation of cooperation between American businesses and Israeli defense industries in the manufacture of aircraft parts.”
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On Sunday, Israel said it had attacked an anti-aircraft installation in Syria in response for Syria firing an anti-aircraft rocket into Israeli territory, hours before Israel revealed its F-35 plan. No injuries were reported from the Syrian missile, it was stated, and Israeli jets had also “struck additional targets in the area.”
