The Middle Eastern state has already agreed to buy thirty-three conventional takeoff F-35A model aircraft, but it now wants to buy the short takeoff/vertical landing F-35B variant in case its airfields are damaged during a surprise attack, reports Walla—a Hebrew-language daily. While the report did not disclose how many F-35B jump-jets might be purchased, under the current contract, Israel has the option to buy seventeen more jets.













