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U.S. State Department Approves More Than $20 Billion In Military Sales to Israel

U.S. State Department Approves More Than $20 Billion In Military Sales to Israel
Three U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned the to 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, fly with an Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-15I Ra'am ("Thunder") on Nov. 5, 2019 over the Dead Sea during Exercise Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel (IAF Photo)

In a reflection of the Biden administration's steadfast military support for Israel's defense against Hamas and other regional threats in the Middle East, the U.S. State Department has approved five Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Israel that are worth more than $20 billion. The sales include nearly $19 billion for 50 Boeing [BA] F-15IA new multi-role fighter aircraft and upgrades to Israel's 25 F-15Is, more than $774 million for 32,739 General Dynamics [GD] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] 120 mm tank…

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