The request comes as the P-8A Poseidon Increment 3 Block 2 system recently reached initial operating capability.
The request comes as the P-8A Poseidon Increment 3 Block 2 system recently reached initial operating capability.
One expert predicts car companies will be open to defense production “at least as long as substantial funding remains available — especially from the EU, but also potentially from private actors.”
Details are still to come, but Israel plans to buy 25 each of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and the Israeli version of Boeing’s F-15EX.
The move comes as a rift over the Iran war widens between President Donald Trump and Europe.
“This decision follows a thorough review of the Department’s force posture in Europe and is in recognition of theater requirements and conditions on the ground,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell wrote in a brief statement.