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United States military aid to Israel accounts for the majority of Israel's current military arsenal, encompassing varied weapons systems.
Israel has been the largest annual recipient of direct economic and military assistance from the United States since 1976, and the largest total recipient since World War II.
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 World Policy Institute Issue Brief. By Frida Berrigan and William D. Hartung. July 20, 2006. 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. military aid programs.". 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."
- Fighter aircraft. A-4 Skyhawk. F-15 Eagle. F-15I. F-16 Fighting Falcon. F-16I. Israel has the world's largest F-16 fleet outside the United States Air Force. With the delivery of 102 F-16Is, scheduled through 2008, the Israeli Air Force will have a total F-16 inventory of 362, in addition to 89 F-15s.
- Transport planes. C-130 Hercules. Boeing 707. Gulfstream G-550.
- Utility aircraft. Cessna 206.
- Training aircraft. Northrop Grumman TA-4.
- Attack helicopters. AH-1 Cobra. AH-64 Apache. AH-64D Apache. CH-53 Sea Stallion.
- Utility, cargo, and support helicopters. Bell 206. Bell 212. C-47. Sikorsky S-70. UH-60A Black Hawk.
Land warfare systems:
- Armoured personnel carriers. Over 6000 M-113.
- Tanks. Over 700 M-60 Patton tanks.
- Assault rifles. M16. CAR-15. M4 carbine
- Sniper rifles. M82. M24 Sniper Weapon System. SR-25. Ruger 10/22
- Machine guns. M1919 Browning machine gun. M2 Browning machine gun
- Shotguns. Remington 870. Mossberg 695
- Artillery. M109 howitzer. M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System.
- Munitions. Precision guided bombs. Bunker buster bombs. Missiles (air-to-air, surface-to-air, anti-ballistic, e.g. MIM-104 Patriot)
- Man-portable air defense missiles. Stinger.
- Surface-to-air missiles. Redeye.
- Tactical Air-to-Ground missiles. Hellfire, Walleye, Maverick, Standard.
- Tactical Air-to-Air missiles. AMRAAM, Sparrow, Sidewinder.
- Air-to-surface missiles. PAC-2.
- Sea-to-sea missiles. Harpoon missiles.
Foreign Military Sales
Note: This is not a comprehensive listing of U.S. military sales to Israel.
| Year | Foreign military sales | Direct commercial sales | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $766,026,000 | $4,019,000 | $770,045,000 |
| 2002 | $629,426,000 | $1,427,000 | $630,853,000 |
| 2003 | $845,952,000 | $16,455,000 | $862,407,000 |
| 2004 | $878,189,000 | $418,883,000 | $1,297,072,000 |
| 2005 | $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.
According to the World Policy Organization, the U.S. underwrites Israel's research and development of weapons contributing significant amounts of money to Israeli defense projects such as the Merkava battle tank and the Lavi ground-attack aircraft. Israel is also permitted special access to programmes such as the F-35 Lightning II fighter development programme, although cooperation was temporarily suspended following allegations that Israel was trading military secrets with China.
Foreign Military Financing
Note: This is not a comprehensive listing of US ESF and military aid to Israel.
| Year | FMF | ESF | Supplementals | NADR-ATA | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $1,975,644,000 | $838,000,000 | $2,813,644,000 | ||
| 2002 | $2,040,000,000 | $720,000,000 | $28,000,000 | $2,788,000,000 | |
| 2003 | $2,086,350,000 | $596,100,000 | $1,000,000,000 | $3,682,450,000 | |
| 2004 | $2,147,256,000 | $477,168,000 | $2,624,424,000 | ||
| 2005 | $2,202,240,000 | $357,120,000 | $50,000,000 | $210,000 | $2,609,570,000 |
| 2006 (estimated) | $2,257,200,000 | $273,600,000 | $526,000 | $2,531,326,000 | |
| 2007 (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.
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. Over the past decade, the United States has transferred more than US $17 billion in military aid to Israel, which helped transform the Israel Defense Forces into one of the most technically advanced military forces in the world.
References
- ^ Berrigan, Frida (July 20, 2006). "U.S. Military Assistance and Arms Transfers to Israel: U.S. Aid, Companies Fuel Israeli Military" (PDF). Arms Trade Resource Center Reports. World Policy Institute.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) Cite error: The named reference "WPIUSIs" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). - Clyde R. Mark, Foreign Affairs Defense and Trade Division (26 April 2005). "Israel:US Foreign Assistance" (PDF). Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress.
- Congress (2006-01-05). "U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel - Report to Congress January 5, 2006" (PDF). Congress.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "More than 50 Lockheed Martin F-16s planned for Israel, more than $2 billion value". Lockheed Martin press release. June 19, 2001.
- "Lockheed Martin, Israel mark F-16I first flight". Lockheed Martin press release. December 23, 2003.
- Jewish Virtual Library (2005-04-19). "Reports: Israel Frozen out of F-35 Development". Jewish Virtual Library.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Congress (2006-01-05). "U.S. Foreign Aid to Israel - Report to Congress January 5, 2006" (PDF). Congress.
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