Ken,
Israel's IAI has been given a contract to provide L-M more than 800 sets of outer-wings for the F-35As. I don't believe there are "special" outer-wings for the F-35Is. The deal is an offset agreement by the US DoD enticing Israel to buy F-35s and it worked.
Published on Aug 3, 2015
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) inaugurated its production line of wings for the F-35 fighter jet at its facility in central Israel on Tuesday.
IAI has signed a long-term contract with US defence giant Lockheed Martin to produce the wings for the F-35 next-generation warplane.
The state-owned company said the contract is for 10 to 15 years and could generate up to 2.5 billion (b) US dollars in sales.
The Israeli facility already produces wings for Lockheed's F-16 fighter jet.
US Ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro, who attended the event at the IAI plant near Petah Tikva, said the contract was "evidence of a strong friendship and dedication that defines the Israel-US relationship."
Israeli Defence Minister, Moshe Yaalon, reiterated the importance of the project in strengthening the "special relationship" between Israel and the US.
IAI will make more than 800 sets of wings for the F-35, which is the Pentagon's most expensive weapons programme, with an estimated cost of nearly 400 billion (b) US dollars.
There is a YouTube video that goes with these remarks at the plant's ribbon cutting.