Iran Press/ West Asia: On Thursday, Israeli War Ministry Director-General Eyal Zamir wrapped up a working visit to Washington, during which he met with senior Pentagon and State Department officials, as well as executives from major US defense companies to discuss the advancement of the deals.
Informed sources told The Times of Israel later Thursday that Israel’s plans to procure a new squadron of 25 F35i stealth fighter jets, a squadron of 25 F-15IA fighter jets — the Israeli variant of the advanced F-15EX — and a squadron of 12 Apache helicopters were advanced during the discussions.
The deals, some of which have been previously published, have not yet been signed, despite a report by Channel 12 news on Thursday claiming so.
Last year, Israel submitted formal requests to the US regarding the procurement of the F-35 fighters and F-15 jets.
At least 250 cargo planes and more than 20 ships have delivered more than 10,000 tons of armaments and military equipment to Israel since the start of the war.
The military is also looking to both add to and upgrade its existing fleet of F-15s, which can carry the kind of heavy weapons Israel would need to penetrate deep underground facilities.
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