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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

U.S., Israel close to deal on F-35 fighters

F-35 Lightning IIThe United States and Israel are days away from reaching an agreement on the sale of 19 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, which would be the first foreign military sale of the new warplane.

"The ball is in their court," Vice Admiral Jeffrey Wieringa, who heads the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency, told Reuters at the Farnborough Airshow.

"I am waiting for them to make a decision any day," said Wieringa, who is retiring at the end of the month.

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