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Pentagon Awards Boeing $8.6 Billion Contract for 25 F-15IA Jets for Israel

The sole-source FMS award sets production in St. Louis under Air Force oversight through 2035.

Pentagon Awards Boeing $8.6 Billion Contract for Israeli F-15 Fighters
F-15 Eagle fighter jets fly over the race course during the 129th Boston Marathon on April 21, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts.
An F-15 jet releases a flare as it flies over Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, July 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Overview

  • The contract covers design, integration, instrumentation, testing, production and delivery of 25 F-15IA aircraft with an option for 25 more.
  • $840 million was obligated at award under Foreign Military Sales, with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB as the contracting activity (FA8634-26-C-B001).
  • Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, with contract completion scheduled for December 31, 2035.
  • The award was announced shortly after President Trump met with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Florida and was reported as a sole-source action.
  • The F-15IA is an F-15EX-derived platform emphasizing payload and range, potentially raising Israel’s future fleet to 50 IAs alongside about 66 existing F-15s, with reporters noting the new award’s higher ceiling value versus Israel’s 2024 $5.2 billion figure.