Israel Increases Order for F-35 Fighter Jets to 50
Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday approved the purchase of an additional 17 Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter jets, bringing its total number on order to 50.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in a statement the decision to increase the order was unanimous.
Lockheed is developing three versions of the F-35 Lightning II jets for the U.S. military and nine countries that have already placed orders – Britain, Italy, Turkey, the Netherlands, Norway, Australia, Japan, Israel and South Korea.
Israel’s first two are expected to be delivered by the end of the year.
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