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The arms sales to Argentina included Douglas A-4 Skyhawk jets which would later be used in the war with the United Kingdom. [4] Carlos Menem was the first head of state of Argentina to make a diplomatic visit to Israel, in 1991. He proposed to mediate between Israel and Syria in their negotiations over the Golan Heights. [5]
In 2022, UK-approved arms export licenses to Israel were worth $52.5 million, but 10 "open" licenses were also issued with an unlimited value, the actual value of the export is unclear. Between the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel and May 31, according to government statistics, Britain issued more than 108 arms export licenses to Israel. [11]
The State Department has informally notified Congress that it intends to sell $8 billion in arms to Israel, a US official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN.
Sixty-nine percent of Israel's total arms purchases come from US firms, with 30 percent coming from Germany and 0.9 percent coming from Italy. Defense imports from other countries make up 0.1% of the country's total. [10] Israel has been supplied with most of its defense equipment that includes bombs that weigh 2,000 pounds by the United States ...
That amounts to $3.3 billion in foreign military financing — generally a credit for Israel to purchase weapons systems in the U.S., and $500 million for missile defense programs annually.
The US State Department approved potential weapons sales to Israel totaling roughly $20 billion on Tuesday, including an anticipated sale of up to 50 F-15 fighter jets valued at more than $18 billion.
During the Six-Day War, the military cooperation with France ceased (the French Weapons Embargo of 1967) and Israel began to rely on American weaponry and on local research and development. During the 1980s and 1990s, the IDF increased its supplies of American arms , armor and aircraft , aiming for technological superiority over Arab countries ...
The Trump administration announced a $7 billion arms sale to Israel, including munitions and missiles, just days after Congress blocked an initial deal. The State Department said Friday that it ...