Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets from Lockheed, Boeing

An F-35 fighter jet takes off from the US airbase in Ramstein as part of a large-scale exercise involving numerous fighter jets from several NATO countries. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Israel gave final approval for a plan to purchase two new combat squadrons of F-35 and F-15IA advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars, the defence ministry said on Sunday. …