WASHINGTON: The Defense Department said Tuesday that it wants to sell up to 75 fighter jets to Israel in a $15.2 billion deal for the aircraft expected to be the mainstay of air power in the U.S. and several other nations for decades.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it notified Congress on Friday that Israel has asked to buy 25 of the F-35s made by Lockheed Martin Corp., with an option to buy an additional 50 at a later date.
The sale would be the first to a country outside of the U.S. and eight partner nations that are collaborating on the F-35, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter. The jet is still under development and is not yet in service, but the U.S. plans to eventually acquire 2,458 planes for the Army, Marines and Air Force at a cost of $300 billion.
Two things here trigger my radar.
First: If the Israelis are buying it, it can't be as bad as previously-reported. The Israelis don't buy crap, because their margin for error is so small.
Second: What the hell is the ARMY going to do with a JSF!?
By: Widow 6-7
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