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Israel to buy 25 more F-35 fighter jets for $3bn
4 June 2024 18:36 BST
Israel’s defence ministry has inked a deal with the United States to buy a third F-35 fighter jet squadron, in a $3bn deal that will bring the number of such aircraft in its air force to 75.
Israel is the first country outside the United States to acquire the F-35 and remains the only nation in the Middle East to have the advanced weapon in its arsenal.
The deal will be financed by US military aid to Israel, the ministry said.