The Israeli safety cabinet authorised Sunday night to boost Israel's buy of F-35i lighting fixtures II stealth combatants from the us, raising the full number of jets to be bought from 33 to 50.
Israel's first F-35i is slated to arrive via mid-December.
"My executive is working to improve Israel's [military] forces," observed best Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, "with the intention to be certain its continued existence for a long time to come back. Israel may be able to shelter itself against any enemy on any front."
the primary Israeli F-35 – widely used as the F-35i "Adir" – designed to Israel's personal requirements, become achieved in fort value, Texas in June.
The F-35, america's most recent fighter aircraft, is the end result of the Joint Strike Fighter application first launched in the Nineteen Eighties.
With a price tag of $100 million per unit, the F-35 is likely one of the most expensive weapons acquisition classes of all time, with a total application cost of $1.5 trillion.
The Israeli Air force hopes to raise its purchase an extra 25 contraptions, accomplishing a total of seventy five F-35i aircraft.
