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US constructing air bases and ammunition warehouses in Israel

US constructing air bases and ammunition warehouses in Israel


The US is constructing new infrastructure for Israeli plane and helicopters, together with different army buildings, in response to public information.

The present tasks whole greater than $250m, with future ones anticipated to exceed $1bn, in response to a name for contractors initially scheduled for June however postponed as a result of Israel-Iran battle. The Israeli information website Haaretz reported on the public paperwork on Monday.

The US Military Corps of Engineers is utilizing contractors to construct ammunition depots and amenities for refuelling plane and helicopters, together with concrete constructions for Israeli army bases. The paperwork additionally present that the US is in search of contractors to carry out constructing upkeep repairs, together with on air fields.

One challenge for hangers, upkeep rooms and storage amenities for brand new Boeing KC-46 tankers that Israel is anticipated to obtain within the coming years is projected to price over $100m. 

One other challenge to deal with CH-53K helicopters is projected to price as much as $250m.

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