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Boeing Responding To Israel Information Request For Upgraded F-15

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 20th, 2019

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Boeing Responding To Israel Information Request For Upgraded F-15

Boeing's Advanced F-15EX aircraft. Photo: Boeing

ST. LOUIS—Boeing [BA] is responding to a Request for Information from Israel for an upgraded F-15 aircraft based on the latest capabilities the company is delivering for other international customers and the U.S. Air Force, a company official said here on Monday. The timeframe for a new Israeli F-15 fighter program is still to be determined, Prat Kumar, Boeing’s F-15 ice president and program manager, said at a media briefing. “They are frankly forming a government,” he said. “We’ll know…

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