Defense minister urges purchase of a third squadron of F-35s
(Worthy News) – Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Monday that Israel should purchase a third squadron of the advanced F-35 strike aircraft from the US and that he has already brought up the topic with the Washington officials.
Speaking to the Ynet news site, Gantz said he hoped that Israel can still conclude weapons deals with the US before the Trump administration comes to an end in two weeks.
Israel has agreed to purchase at least 50 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. They will be delivered in batches of twos and threes until 2024. Israel is the second country after the United States to receive the F-35 from Lockheed Martin and one of the few to be allowed to modify the state-of-the-art aircraft. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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