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| Israel to Buy 14 F-35 Stealth Fighters from U.S. | |
| 2015-02-23 | |
| [AnNahar] Israel is to purchase 14 F-35 stealth fighters from U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin at a cost of around $110 million each, the defense ministry said Sunday. "The defense ministry will purchase an additional 14 F-35s for around $3 billion, each plane costing an average of $110 million," a ministry statement said. The $2.82 billion deal, which includes other technological and training elements, was signed at the weekend after being approved by a ministerial committee in November. It includes the purchase of 14 stealth fighters as well as the option to buy another 17. It is the continuation of an agreement signed in 2010 to purchase 19 F-35 planes. The deal will see Israeli weapons and aviation systems integrated into the aircraft in a move which will inject tens of millions of shekels into the local economy, the ministry said. The first batch of aircraft are expected to arrive in Israel by the end of 2016.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #8 Hope they come with a lifetime supply of napalm. |
| Posted by: jpal 2015-02-23 11:10 |
| #7 Three card Monty with books (Hollyweird bookkeeping). Back in the 70s they hide the cost overruns on the Shuttle in DoDs budget not NASA. "It's going to cost more, take it out of their budget". Now they're going to cover the overrun costs in 'foreign aid' rather than DoD's procurement debacle. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-02-23 11:05 |
| #6 Even free, they are gonna be expensive as hell to operate. Any bets these go into the bone pile right quick? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-02-23 10:58 |
| #5 These are being bought with aid money from the US govt earmarked specifically to buy F35's. Somebody's gotta buy them, even if we give it to them. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-02-23 07:37 |
| #4 "which will inject tens of millions of shekels into the local economy" Where those shekels came from? The local economy! "Hey we're spending the money we extorted from you! Be Grateful!" |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2015-02-23 05:56 |
| #3 .....the defense ministry said a key part of the deal was an agreement to allow Israeli industries to get involved in the assembly of the plane and the manufacture of spare parts I'd wager that 'IS industries participation' was not the only caveat. How long will it be before the regime pulls the rug out from under IS on this one ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-02-23 02:08 |
| #2 I strongly suggest that they only pay upon delivery, and after successful testing against all purchase specs. The scuttlebutt is that these turkeys will be able to do nothing very well, in order to able to do many things in mediocre fashion. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2015-02-23 01:58 |
| #1 Which proves that in an arms race, a sucker is born every minute. So when are they going to take delivery? 2115? |
| Posted by: Mystic 2015-02-23 01:33 |