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Article: Israel, US bridge gaps over fighter jet
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- June 24, 2009
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YAAKOV KATZ
Jerusalem Post
06-24-2009
Headline: Israel, US bridge gaps over fighter jet
Byline: YAAKOV KATZ
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 01
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 -- A deal is close to completion for the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter jet after the Defense Ministry and the Pentagon recently reached understandings on a number of IAF demands to integrate Israeli technology into the plane.
The apparent breakthrough was made following a series of visits to Washington recently by OC Air Force Maj.-Gen. Ido Nehushtan and IAF Equipment and Procurement head Brig.- Gen. Kobi Bortman. Last week, Defense Minister Ehud Barak met with top officials from Lockheed Martin - the F-35 manufacturer ...