Israel approves $/£? (tens of billions) plan for two new fighter squadrons—F-35 and F-15IA—while Netanyahu directs ~350 billion
Israel’s Defense Ministry has given final approval to purchase two new combat squadrons of advanced fighters—F-35 and F-15IA—from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal described as worth tens of billions of shekels/dollars. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also ordered an approximately 350 billion shekel investment push for defense-manufacturing capacity.