By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Israel has signed a deal with the United States to buy 12 Lockheed Martin Corp CH-53K helicopters and túi xách nữ hàng hiệu two Boeing Co KC-46 refueling planes, the Israeli Defence Ministry said on Friday, estimating the total price at around $3.1 billion.
The deal, signed on Thursday, is part of an upgrade of Israel’s air force capabilities and includes an option to buy six additional helicopters, túi xách nữ hàng hiệu a ministry statement said.
It said the first helicopters were due to arrive in Israel in 2026.Brigadier-General Shimon Tsentsiper, chief of materiel for the air force, told Israel’s Army Radio on Thursday that the refueling planes on order would not be delivered before 2025.
He said Israel was trying to bring forward the delivery of the KC-46s, túi xách nữ hàng hiệu and eventually wanted a total of four of them.
Israeli media have speculated that the refueling planes could be crucial for carrying out a long-threatened air strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.Tsentsiper said the air force’s current refueling capacities were sufficient for túi xách nữ thời trang its missions. (Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Alex Richardson)
