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29/10/2007
U.S.A. accelerates sale of F-35 to Israel

U.S.A. has decided to accelerate the sale of the fifth generation fighter, the F-35, to his ally Israel, due to the increase of the threats of the Iranian regime.
Sources of the Isrealis defense organisms have declared to the Jerúsalem Post, that the Pentagon has promised the sale of the new fighter bombers to be given as of 2012, 2 years before the previous agreement.
Israelis defense forces, will buy at least 25 aircrafts to create an squadron of these fifth generation aircrafts, with an unit cost between $ 50 to $ 60 millon.
The F-35`s construction project is conformed by eight countries, being the leaders U.S.A. and the United Kingdom.

Source: EFE