Boeing has been awarded an $8.6 billion contract to supply Israel with 25 new F-15IA fighter jets with the option for 25 more aircraft in the future.
The contract, announced by the US Department of War on December 29, 2025, followed talks between US President Donald Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
“This contract provides for the design, integration, instrumentation, test, production, and delivery of 25 new F-15IA aircraft for the Israeli Air Force with an option for an additional 25 F-15IA aircraft,” the Pentagon said.
The agreement forms part of the F-15 Israel Program which will see production of F-15IA jets take place at Boeing’s facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Completion of the contract is expected on December 31, 2035.
The agreement mirrors an order by the Israeli Ministry of Defense in November 2024, valued at $5.2 billion and funded through US military aid.
At the time, Israel purchased 25 F-15IA fighters, with an option to acquire an additional 25 jets. The first F-15IA is expected to be delivered in 203.
The F-15IA is the Israeli designation for the F-15EX Eagle II. Powered by new F110-GE-129 engines, it features a digital cockpit, upgraded radar and electronic warfare systems, and improved communication with F-35 jets. It will also be capable of carrying up to 24 air-to-air missiles.
With the latest contract and the previous one from 2024, the total number of F-15IA jets in the Israeli Air Force will be 50. This is in addition to 66 F-15 variants that Israel already operates.
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