National Interest: Israel Wants to Have All the F-35s and the F-15s Money Can Buy
Now that is air power.
Israel has made three purchases of the F-35 in the past decade, 50 planes altogether, at $100-110 million per plane. Israel will have two squadrons of these aircraft by 2024. Lockheed Martin has supplied the air force with 14 of the planes so far, and the planned rate of supply in the future is six planes per year.
Israel’s Globes says the country will decide by this summer what type of fighters it will acquire using U.S. defense aid money.
The report says the air force is keen to buy both the F-15 and F-35 if there are no budget constraints.
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WNU Editor: According to the above report Israel's budget for new planes is $11 billion.
