Israel to buy fighter jets from Lockheed and Boeing in $119 billion military plan

NewsWorldMiddle EastIsrael to buy fighter jets from Lockheed and Boeing in $119 billion military planIn December, Boeing was given an $8.6 billion contract for Israel including 25 new F-15IAs and an option for 25 moreSteven Scheer Sunday 03 May 2026 09:54 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969668","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-fighter-jets-f35-f15ia-b2969668.html","title":"Israel to buy fighter jets from Lockheed and Boeing in $119 billion military plan"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-16354","index":0}A F-35 fighter jet flies during a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim Airbase, in southern Israel, June 29, 2023 (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsl...