(Israel Hayom) Yoav Limor - Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon has canceled a deal with the U.S. to purchase six advanced vertical-takeoff and landing V-22 Osprey aircraft. Israel had not yet signed the contract. The decision is a result of financial concerns linked to the summer's Gaza war. Ya'alon recently decided to purchase a larger quantity of Namer heavy armored personnel carriers and expand the IDF's precision munition arsenal. Nixing the V-22 coincided with a decision to purchase a second flight squadron of F-35 stealth fighters.
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