Boeing signs $289 million Israel contract for 5,000 smart bombs, source says

 Boeing has signed a new $289 million contract ​with Israel to deliver ​as many as 5,000 new ⁠air-launched smart bombs, a ​source told Reuters on Tuesday.

The ​new contract is not related to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli air strikes on ​Iran, with deliveries not ​scheduled to start for 36 months, Bloomberg ‌News ⁠reported earlier, citing a person familiar with the matter.

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