Word: lavi
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...country's invasion of Lebanon, Arens made enemies at the State Department by misleading Washington about Israeli intentions in the conduct of the war. But he also won admiration for his skillful management of Washington's vaunted Jewish lobby, even though his most cherished project, the Israeli-built Lavi jet fighter, turned out to be a $1.8 billion failure. From 1983 to 1984 Arens served as Defense Minister, a post that did nothing to lessen his commitment to Israeli control over the occupied territories. In 1986 Prime Minister Yitzak Shamir put Arens in charge of Israeli-Arab affairs. According...
...long had the technology to produce a sophisticated satellite, work on the project did not begin until 1983, when Jerusalem created a space agency. Dubbed Shavit (Hebrew for comet), the rocket was built jointly by Rafael, the country's leading missile manufacturer, and Israel Aircraft Industries, creator of the Lavi jet fighter. Various electronics companies developed the satellite. Initially, the Israelis plan to launch an experimental satellite that will survive less than a month. If that mission is successful, the Israelis are expected to put up a satellite with a life-span of about two years...
...runways at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport were unusually congested last week -- but this time by people. Several hundred aircraft workers gathered to protest a Cabinet decision to scrap the Lavi jet fighter. After months of impassioned debate, the final ballot was close: 12 to 11, with one abstention. Most Labor Party members voted against the project, while most Likud members were for it. After the vote Likud's Minister Without Portfolio Moshe Arens angrily quit the Cabinet...
...advanced attack aircraft, the Lavi was a financial turkey. Slated to cost $800 million when first approved in 1979, the project has set Israel back $1.8 billion, most of it provided by Washington. An additional $2.75 billion in cost overruns was projected by 1993. The Reagan Administration, which opposed further investment, has pledged early delivery of up to 100 U.S.F-16C jet fighters in the 1990s...
...Israel's chief benefactor, Washington has become an increasingly uncomfortable hostage of the Lavi affair. While the U.S. Government gives Israel $1.8 billion a year in military assistance -- far more than to any other country -- the Lavi claims an ever growing portion of that aid. Washington has so far provided most of the $1.8 billion that Israelis have spent to develop the Lavi and build two prototypes since 1979. But that is just the beginning: development costs that were estimated at $800 million when the project began could reach at least $2.75 billion by the time the first...