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

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March 10 (Reuters) - Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 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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Boeing declined to comment when contacted ​by Reuters.

The ​company’s ⁠Small Diameter Bomb is a guided munition ​that can be launched ​by ⁠Israeli jets at targets more than 40 miles (64 kilometers) away.

Reporting ⁠by ​Mike Stone in ​Washington, Mariam Sunny and Parth Chandna in ​Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona

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