Aerospace Group:

Boeing Awarded $8.6 Billion Deal To Build Israel’s New F-15IA Fighter Jets

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025

SHARE:

Boeing Awarded $8.6 Billion Deal To Build Israel’s New F-15IA Fighter Jets

An Israeli F-15I Ra'am assigned to the 69th Squadron launches for a sortie in support of exercise Juniper Falcon May 7, at Uvda Air Base, Israel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

Boeing [BA] has been awarded a contract worth up to $8.6 billion for its work building upgraded F-15 fighter jets for Israel, the Pentagon announced Monday evening. The deal covers the delivery of 25 new F-15IAs for the Israeli Air Force, and includes an option for 25 more aircraft. The new F-15IA contract is part of a large Foreign Military Sales (FMS) package with Israel potentially worth over $20 billion that the former Biden administration approved in August 2024 (Defense…

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]

Congress

“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]

Congress

Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]