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

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025

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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…

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