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The Israeli Air Force will be replenished with another squadron of the latest F-15IA (Israel Advanced) fighters, the Boeing concern announced, which issued a corresponding press release today, Monday, February 20.
The American concern announced the imminent delivery of 25 F-15IA (Israel Advanced) fighter jets (squadrons) to the Israeli Air Force with the possibility of doubling the batch of aircraft in the future. In addition to the fighters, Tel Aviv will receive four Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft with an option for four more units.
- stated in the concern.
Israel decided to purchase an additional squadron of F-15IA fighters back in 2018, choosing between purchasing a third squadron of F-35I, or an additional squadron of F-15. The choice fell on the F-15, while Israel is not going to abandon the F-35I. The United States will supply Israel with F-15IA fighters with an extended service life and additional features, including a widescreen display in the cockpit. Then, the F-15I aircraft in service with the Israeli Air Force should be upgraded to the F-15IA level.
In 2020, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of eight Boeing KC–46A Pegasus tanker aircraft to Israel through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
