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Pentagon Awards Boeing $8.6 Billion F-15 Deal to Build 25 Jets for Israel

The sole-source Foreign Military Sales award formalizes Israel’s F-15EX procurement, locking in a St. Louis production run 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 25 F-15IA jets for Israel with an option for 25 more, building on a 2024 order that would take the planned fleet to 50 aircraft.
  • The award has a ceiling value of $8,577,700,000, was issued as a sole-source FMS case, and obligates $840 million at signing under AFLCMC management.
  • Boeing will perform the work in St. Louis, Missouri, with completion targeted for December 31, 2035, and deliveries staged over the coming decade.
  • Israel’s F-15IA is the F-15EX variant, adding F110-GE-129 engines, a digital cockpit, upgraded radar and electronic warfare systems, and improved connectivity with F-35s.
  • The timing followed President Trump’s meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida, and Trump said he is seriously considering F-35 sales to Turkey.