US State Department Approves Sale of 8 KC-46 Jets to Israel

TEHRAN (defapress) – The US State Department has approved a possible $2.4 billion sale of eight KC-46 refueling tanker jets to Israel, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday in an official notification to Congress.

News ID: 80401

Date: 04 March 2020 - 13:13

The potential deal is for up to eight of the jets made by Boeing Co as well as spare equipment and radios, Reuters reported.

The KC-46 aircraft, which refuels other aircraft mid-air, has been plagued with problems, including foreign object debris found in the planes and issues with the mechanism for delivering fuel.

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