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| US to sell Israel $600M worth of parts |
| 2005-07-25 |
| EFL The US Defense Department announced over the weekend that it may sell Israel jet engines and other equipment for the air force worth up to $600 million. The sale would be for management of the IAF's F-15 and F-16 A/B fleets and include mainly Pratt & Whitney F-1000 model engines. It also includes spare parts, support equipment, technical documentation and personnel training and other services over the next 10 years, a statement said. The funding would likely come from some of the $2.2 billion in annual military aid Washington grants Israel, most of which must be spent in the US. According to the Americans, the engines and other parts of the maintenance package are to ensure a 95 percent flying hour capability for the existing IAF fleet of 202 Pratt & Whitney F-1000 engines used by both the F-15 and F-16. By law, once notified, Congress has 30 days to block proposed foreign military sales, but rarely does so. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 Excellent. Gotta keep the IAF flying and scaring their neighbors. Up to and including Iran. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-07-25 10:19 |
| #2 Of course, they mean F-100, not F-1000. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-07-25 09:31 |
| #1 stocking up hopefully, one less thing to cause concern over coming years :) |
| Posted by: Shep UK 2005-07-25 08:22 |