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'''United States military aid to Israel''' accounts for the majority of ]'s current military arsenal, encompassing varied weapons systems. <ref name = "WPIUSIs">{{cite web
{{R to section}}
| url = http://www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms/reports/israel.lebanon.FINAL2.pdf
}}
| title = U.S. Military Assistance and Arms Transfers to Israel: U.S. Aid, Companies Fuel Israeli Military
| last = Berrigan
| first = Frida
| coauthors = William D. Hartung
| date = ], ]
| format = PDF
| work = Arms Trade Resource Center Reports
| publisher = ]
}}</ref>
Israel has been the largest annual recipient of direct economic and military assistance from the ] since 1976 and the largest total recipient since ]. <ref name="Mark">{{cite web|title=Israel:US Foreign Assistance|author=Clyde R. Mark, Foreign Affairs Defense and Trade Division|publisher=Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress|date=26 April 2005|url=http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:7xVgexnWtJ4J:www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/IB85066.pdf}}</ref>

== U.S.-supplied weapon systems ==

''(this is not a comprehensive listing)''

The list below is of U.S.-supplied weapon systems paid for from funding provided by the USA, by Israel alone, or by a combination of funding from both nations. The list is from Appendix 1 of "U.S. Military Assistance and Arms Transfers to Israel: U.S. Aid, Companies Fuel Israeli Military." A ] Issue Brief. By Frida Berrigan and ]. July 20, 2006.<ref name = "WPIUSIs">{{cite web
| url = http://www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms/reports/israel.lebanon.FINAL2.pdf
| title = U.S. Military Assistance and Arms Transfers to Israel: U.S. Aid, Companies Fuel Israeli Military
| last = Berrigan
| first = Frida
| coauthors = ]
| date = ], ]
| format = PDF
| work = Arms Trade Resource Center Reports
| publisher = ]
}}</ref> Appendix 1 is titled "U.S.-Supplied Weaponry in Israel’s Military Inventory". From that report: "The bulk of Israel’s current arsenal is composed of equipment supplied under U.S. ] programs."<ref name = "WPIUSIs"/>. From another report (January 2006): "Recent U.S. Military Sales to Israel. Israel uses almost 75% of its FMF funds to purchase U.S. defense equipment."<ref name=congress>{{cite news|title=U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel - Report to Congress January 5, 2006|date=]|publisher=]|author=] |url=http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33222_20060105.pdf}}</ref>

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== Foreign Military Sales ==

'''Note: This is not a comprehensive listing of U.S. military sales to Israel.'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!]
!]
!Total
|-
|]
|$766,026,000
|$4,019,000
|$770,045,000
|-
|]
|$629,426,000
|$1,427,000
|$630,853,000
|-
|]
|$845,952,000
|$16,455,000
|$862,407,000
|-
|]
|$878,189,000
|$418,883,000
|$1,297,072,000
|-
|]
|$1,652,582,000
|$1,110,223,000
|$2,762,805,000
|-
|2001 - 2005
|$4,772,175,000
|$1,551,007,000
|$6,323,182,000
|}

:''Source: "Facts Book: Department of Defense, Security Assistance Agency," September 30, 2005.''<ref name = "WPIUSIs">{{cite web
| url = http://www.worldpolicy.org/projects/arms/reports/israel.lebanon.FINAL2.pdf
| title = U.S. Military Assistance and Arms Transfers to Israel: U.S. Aid, Companies Fuel Israeli Military
| accessdate = 2006-08-13
| last = Berrigan
| first = Frida
| coauthors = William D. Hartung
| date = ], ]
| format = PDF
| work = Arms Trade Resource Center Reports
| publisher = ]
}}</ref>



According to the ], the U.S. underwrites Israel's research and development of weapons contributing significant amounts of money to Israeli defense projects such as the ] battle tank and the ] ground-attack aircraft. Israel is also permitted special access to programmes such as the ] fighter development programme, although cooperation was temporarily suspended following allegations that Israel was trading military secrets with ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Reports: Israel Frozen out of F-35 Development|date=]|publisher=]|author=]|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/04/reports-israel-frozen-out-of-f35-development/index.php}}</ref>

== Foreign Military Financing ==

'''Note: This is not a comprehensive listing of US ESF and military aid to Israel.'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!FMF
!]
!Supplementals
!]
!TOTAL
|-
|]
|$1,975,644,000
|$838,000,000
|
|
|$2,813,644,000
|-
|]
|$2,040,000,000
|$720,000,000
|
|$28,000,000
|$2,788,000,000
|-
|]
|$2,086,350,000
|$596,100,000
|$1,000,000,000
|
|$3,682,450,000
|-
|]
|$2,147,256,000
|$477,168,000
|
|
|$2,624,424,000
|-
|]
|$2,202,240,000
|$357,120,000
|$50,000,000
|$210,000
|$2,609,570,000
|-
|] (estimated)
|$2,257,200,000
|$273,600,000
|
|$526,000
|$2,531,326,000
|-
|] (requested)
|$2,340,000,000
|$120,000,000
|
|$320,000
|$2,460,320,000
|-
|Total 2001-2007
|$15,048,690,000
|$3,381,988,000
|$1,050,000,000
|$29,056,000
|$19,509,734,000
|}
:*FMF - Foreign Military Financing (direct military aid)
:*ESF - Economic Support Fund (open-ended monetary assistance that can be used to offset military spending and arms purchases
:*Supplementals are special one-time grants meant as a complement to already allocated aid
:*NADR-ATA - Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining & Related Programs
:''Source: "Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations," Fiscal Years 2001-2007.''<ref name = "WPIUSIs" />

Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) in all respects. Israel has received more American financial aid, loan assistance and FMF than any other nationstate in history since its creation in 1948.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel - Report to Congress January 5, 2006|date=]|publisher=]|author=]|url=http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL33222_20060105.pdf}}</ref> Over the past decade, the United States has transferred more than US $17 billion in military aid to Israel, which helped transform the ] into one of the most technically advanced military forces in the world.

== References ==
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