Israel to buy two KC-46 tankers, with plans for more F-35s and weapon systems February 23
An F-16 receives fuel from a KC-46 Pegasus during a flutter mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Dec. 12, 2019. (Tech. Sgt. John Raven/U.S. Air Force) JERUSALEM Israel will purchase two Boeing KC-46 tankers as part of a letter of offer and acceptance announced Feb. 22. Israel’s Defense Ministry said it is also pursuing additional F-35 fighter jets (beyond the 50 it already has agreed to buy), more helicopters, advanced munitions and other weapon systems. Israel will use the Foreign Military Financing program from the U.S. to acquire the new tankers. The multibillion-dollar deal was approved by the U.S. State Department in March 2020.
Israel Will Buy The KC-46A Tanker (And Maybe More F-35s Too)
Israel needs to upgrade some of its warplanes and is getting funding assistance from America to do so.
Israel’s multi-billion dollar acquisition deal for a fleet of new U.S. aircraft crossed another hurdle in mid-February as a ministerial procurement committee accepted a demand by the Defense Ministry to buy four Boeing KC-46A aircraft and possibly a variety of other aircraft and helicopters. For more than a decade Israel has been looking at new helicopters and has considered whether it needs more F-35 stealth fighters. The country still hasn’t received all of the fifty F-35s it already acquired, but given the long pipeline for procurement, planning ahead is important.
Report: US, Israel need to deepen strategic cooperation to fight Chinese aggression
February 12, 2021
(JNS) Israel and America must have a comprehensive, cooperative strategy for protection against Chinese economic exploitation and intellectual property theft, concludes a report released on Monday by the Gemunder Center of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.
“Chinese economic activity in Israel is greater than any individual investment, such as Chinese construction of a terminal at Haifa Port that U.S. policymakers focus on,” said Blaise Misztal, JINSA vice president for policy. “As a startup nation at a global crossroads, it is vital for both Israel and the.
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