Israel defence ministry pushes ambitious spending plans for tanks, drones and KC-46 aircraft
Israel previously purchased four KC-46 aircraft. (Photo: Boeing)
The procurement and acceleration production plans – some of which still await approval – across the air and land domains will aim to strengthen the operational needs of the Israel Defense Forces.
The Israel Ministry of Defence (IMoD) and Defence Procurement Committee have pushed forward a swathe of new plans to accelerate tank capacity and procure thousands of First Person View (FPV) drones to enhance the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) operational and manoeuvring capabilities.
One procurement plan has borne fruit so far. Israeli company, XTEND, was awarded a tender worth “millions of dollars”, from the IMoD procurement department, to supply thousands of First Person View (FPV) drones to the IDF. The drones will reportedly be delivered in the “coming months”, according to the IMoD.
Part of the domestic ‘Blue and White’ procurement,
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