WASHINGTON: Boeing was given an $8.6 ​billion contract for the F-15 Israel Program, the Pentagon said ‌on ‌Monday, ‌after ⁠US ​President ‌Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida.

“This contract ⁠provides for ‌the ‍design, ‍integration, instrumentation, test, ‍production, and delivery of 25 new F-15IA aircraft ​for the Israeli Air Force ⁠with an option for an additional 25 F-15IA aircraft,” the Pentagon said.