1.08.2009

U.S. arms sales to Israel


Direct sales in 2007 by U.S. manufacturers (doesn't include U.S. government military funding; $2.3 billion):
  • Firearms, Close Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns $6,052,997
  • Guns and armament $1,896,864
  • Ammunition/ordnance $76,676,737
  • Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, $81,530,388
  • Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs and Mines, Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents and Their Constituents$15,804,875
  • Vessels of War and Special Naval Equipment $33,582,587
  • Tanks and Military Vehicles $39,289,393
  • Aircraft and Associated Equipment $244,901,028
  • Military Training Equipment and Training $2,319,174
  • Protective Personnel Equipment and Shelters $6,636,510
  • Military Electronics $136,327,215
  • Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment $38,438,167
  • Auxiliary Military Equipment $66,596,820
  • Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents and Associated Equipment $9,616,317
  • Spacecraft Systems and Associated Equipment $39,410,948
  • Classified Articles, Technical Data and Defense Services Not Otherwise Enumerated $500
  • Directed Energy Weapons $3000
  • Miscellaneous Articles $2,890,660
  • TOTAL ARTICLES $801,974,180
  • Defence Services $1,835,523,029
  • OVERALL TOTAL $2,637,497,209
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This total 2007 figure of $5.1 billion does not include other forms of military assistance and training.
Photo: From Boston.com's always excellent Big Picture. "An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell towards Gaza from its position outside the central Gaza Strip January 6, 2009."

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