Israel to supply Air Force fighter jets to Top Aces for training services
The deal was done by the Directorate of International Defense Cooperation, SIBAT, in the Israeli Defense Ministry.
By UDI SHAHAMIsrael to supply Air Force fighter jets to Top Aces for training services.(photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY)
The Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that it has sold nine surplus F-16 aircraft to Top Aces, a North American company.As part of the agreement, the first four fighter jets were delivered to the US on Wednesday, in an Antonov cargo plane.These will be employed as Adversary Aircraft for US Air Force pilot training, a Defense Ministry statement said. The deal, which amounts to tens of millions of dollars, was secured by the Directorate of International Defense Cooperation, SIBAT, in the Israeli Defense Ministry.The statement added that “following lengthy negotiations led by SIBAT and the Israel Air Force, the Director-General of the Israel Ministry of Defense Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amir Eshel signed an unprecedented agreement for the sale of 29 F-16 A/B fighter jets to Top Aces.
