Israel has given final approval for a multibillion-dollar deal to buy two new combat squadrons of advanced F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets from United States manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the Ministry of Defence says. Israel’s Ministerial Committee on Procurement signed off on the deal as the initial phase of a 350-billion-shekel ($119bn) programme to boost the country’s armed forces and “strengthen readiness ahead of a demanding decade for Israeli security”, it said on Sunday.
“Alongside immediate wartime procurement needs, we have a responsibility to act now to secure the [military’s] edge 10 years from now and beyond,” Defence Ministry Director General Amir Baram said. The continuing US-Israel war on Iran “reinforced just how critical the US-Israel strategic relationship is and how essential advanced air power remains”, he added. Under the deal, Israel would buy a fourth F-35 squadron from Lockheed Martin and a second squadron of F-15IA fighter jets from Boeing. In December, Boeing was given an $8.6bn contract for Israel, including 25 new F-15IAs and an option for 25 more.
So nice of them to purchase weapons from the US with money provided by the US to continue their genocide and attacking every country around them.
Someone please Make it make sense!
They also get to participate in the research and development of these aircraft so they get the tech as well as the machines!!
Why don’t we just be honest, Israel is like a colony of the US in the middle east. You pay us for weapons with money we paid you so you can spread “freedom”.
Imperial centers exploited their colonies. What we have here is the reverse…
Its simply a large US military base wrapped in a religious flag used to deter all critisicm.
Such unexpected news!
Likely made with some parts manufactured in Canada
Now they’ll be able to mass murder babies and children much more effectively!
*more stealthy
