The Jerusalem Post reports that Israel’s security cabinet has approved the Defense Ministry’s proposal to buy new aircraft and helicopters from the U.S.
U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner / Public domain
This ends a three-year long dispute between the Defense and Finance ministries over how to pay for the purchase. The defense side wants to take a foreign loan to pay for the deal but finance says this will bypass a spending limit set by law.
News reports say the arms deal involves four KC-46A tankers, more F-35s, purchase of the F-15EX and CH-53K.
The purchase still requires final approval by the procurement ministerial committee.
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