Israel purchases 14 additional warplanes from US

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Israeli occupation Defense Ministry has announced that it signed a deal with the United States to purchase 14 more F-35 planes for the Israel Air Force at $110 million dollars each.

The transaction adds another 14 F-35 warplanes, with the option for an additional 17 aircraft, on top of the 19 placed on order in 2010.

The whole deal is worth $2.82 billion, and supports high-tech aircraft, therefore will boost the US air industry. The first F-35 aircraft is due for delivery at the end of 2016 and the rest by 2021.

According to Haaretz, the Israeli Air Force will receive a total of 33 F-35 planes. more

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