Israel Formally Requests Two KC-46A Tankers

Credit: KC-46A: Paul Weatherman
TEL AVIV—The Israeli defense ministry on May 16 issued a formal letter of request (LOR) to the U.S. for the purchase of two Boeing KC-46As. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) had ramped up pressure on the defense ministry to issue the letter, as it is feeling the consequences of delaying the purchase of a...
Arie Egozi

Arie was born in Israel and served in the Israeli Defense Forces. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in political science and journalism. Later, he worked as a defense correspondent for Israel’s largest daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronot. He is the editor-in-chief of the Israeli homeland security website I-HLS.

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