Posts Tagged: US Israel defense
Israel Signs $5.2 Billion Deal to Acquire 25 F-15 Fighter Jets From Boeing
The Israeli defense ministry said on Thursday it had signed an agreement to acquire 25 next generation F-15 fighter jets from Boeing Co. It said the $5.2...
There Is a ‘Critical Shortfall’ of US Weapons in Israel
JNS.org - A new paper released by the Jewish Institute for the National Security of America (JINSA) has called on the United States to fill...
US-Israel Military Aid Agreement to Be Signed This Week
The head of Israel's National Security Council, Yaakov Nagel, left early Monday morning for Washington DC in an attempt to wrap up negotiations over the...
US Approves Sale of 8 Seahawk Helicopters, Related Defense Equipment to Israel
JNS.org - The United States has approved the sale of eight SH-60F Seahawk helicopters and related defense equipment to Israel. The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced...
Israel’s Avigdor Lieberman Set for First Visit to US as Defense Minister
JNS.org - Recently appointed Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will depart Israel on Saturday night for his first visit to the United States as the head of...
13 Democrats Among 17 Senators Not on Letter for Increased Israel Defense Aid
JNS.org - Among 100 members of the US Senate, 17 lawmakers — 13 Democrats, three Republicans, and one independent — decided not to join the strong...
Overwhelming Majority of US Senators Urge Obama to Increase Defense Aid to Israel
JNS.org - Eighty-three out of 100 U.S. senators have signed a letter asking President Barack Obama to approve a larger defense aid package for Israel. The letter—led...
Israeli, US Defense Chiefs Discuss Security Aid Package
JNS.org - Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon met at the Pentagon on Monday with US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. Among other matters, Ya'alon and Carter discussed...
US Defense Aid to Israel to Push Past $3.5 Billion, Sources Say
JNS.org - United States defense aid to Israel is likely to increase to more than $3.5 billion per year after 2017, sources say. An anonymous...
Hagel Announces Massive New Arms Deal with Israel and Arab Nations
U.S. Secretary of State Chuck Hagel has announced a massive new arms deal with Israel and two Arab nations, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab...
