Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15I aircraft from US

Lockheed Martin

03/05/2026 08:02

JERUSALEM, May 3 (Reuters) - Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15Ia aircraft from Lockheed Martin LMT.N and Boeing BA.N in a deal worth tens of billions shekels, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

 (Reporting by Steven Scheer, Editing by William Maclean)

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