The US signed a deal to give Israel 4 refueling planes needed to bomb Iran
The capabilities of the IDF will improve from now on after Israel has guaranteed the supply of the important refueling planes for carrying out an attack on Iran – the bad news, the supply will only begin in 2025
The Pentagon signed a contract with Boeing on Thursdayfor the supply of four KC-46 refueling planes needed for possible Israeli attacks in Iranalthough the plane will not be delivered until at least 2025
The deal, worth $927 million, means that Israel is purchasing the planes from Boeing out of the $3.8 billion in military aid that Jerusalem receives from the US every year.
As we know, Israel receives foreign military funding of $3.3 billion, as part of a State Department program that provides money to foreign governments to purchase US-made military equipment. As part of the deal, Israel will have the option of ordering four additional KC-46 aircraft in the future.
The deal has been in the works for a long time, and Israel previously asked the US to speed up the supply of refueling planes, but the US rejected the request.
As a matter of fact, the US military itself will have to give up its place in line to allow the delivery of KC-46 planes to Israel, which will receive the planes sooner.
Today, Israel relies on aging medium-range aerial refueling tankers that are unable to support strikes against Iran.
According toThe “Times of Israel”., Israeli planes will have to travel about 1,800 kilometers to attack targets in Iran, which will require the KC-46 planes to make a stop in a remote country to refuel.
In the past year, the IDF has focused on allocating many resources to preparations for bombing Iran. When Israeli fighter jets simulated broad strikes against Iran over the Mediterranean Sea.
Meanwhile, Israel increased its bold attacks on Syria, ostensibly to ‘fight Iran’.
The signing of the contract comes at a time when the US and Iran are negotiating with the mediation of the European Union to revive the nuclear agreement with Iran.
This is a negotiation that Israel strongly opposes.
Israeli officials have stepped up their efforts to sabotage the agreement and are calling on the US to prepare a military option.
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