æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti wˈʌn, ˈɪzɹiːəl sˈaɪnd ɐ pɹɪlˈɪmɪnˌɛɹi kˈɑːntɹækt fɔːɹ ɪnˈɪʃəli tˈuː tˈæŋkɚɹ ˈɛɹkɹæft; ɪnðə mˈiːdiəm tˈɜːm, ˌʌp tʊ ˈeɪt ɛɡzˈæmpəlz ɑːɹ plˈænd, wˌɪtʃ ɑːɹ təbi dᵻlˈɪvɚd fɹʌm ɚɹˈaʊnd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.
At the beginning of 2021, Israel signed a preliminary contract for initially two tanker aircraft; in the medium term, up to eight examples are planned, which are to be delivered from around 2025.