The prototype of Israel’s new Lavie fighter plane should be flying by 1986, according to Defense Minister Moshe Arens. He told Labor Party leaders that $100 million had already been invested in the preliminary planning work and up to $2 billion might have to be spent in development work before the prototype takes to the air.
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