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Israel to Purchase 20 U.S. F-35 Fighter Jets
(Ha'aretz) Anshel Pfeffer - Israel approved the purchase of 20 F-35 fighter planes on Sunday at a cost of $2.7 billion, for delivery between 2015 and 2017. The IDF had sought to install Israeli systems on the aircraft, but the Americans refused to allow those changes. "The F-35 is the fighter plane of the future that will allow Israel to maintain its aerial superiority and its technological advantage in the region," Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. The F-35 is a stealth-capable military strike fighter which can evade radar and anti-aircraft missile systems.