Weapons sales

Investigation exposes X, WhatsApp as hotbeds for arms trade involving Houthis, US weapons

TTP identified 130 Yemen-based X accounts that were advertising a range of weapons, including high-powered rifles, grenade launchers, and other military-grade arms.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, mark the annual al-Quds Day on the last Friday of Ramadan, in Sana'a, Yemen, March 28, 2025
A member of the Afghan air force marshals in an A-29 Super Tucano at Hamid Karzai International Airport near Kabul, Afghanistan, January 15, 2016.

US approves potential sale of multimission aircraft sustainment to Lebanon

The Super Tucano is a multimission aircraft that can be used for training and light attack.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF, LIRAN AHARONI
An F-35 plane stands on the tarmac at Nevatim Air Force Base.

UK to buy fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons

The purchase of the Lockheed Martin jets would allow Britain's air force to carry nuclear weapons for the first time since the end of the Cold War, Downing Street said.

|ByREUTERS
A display of Elbit weaponry is seen

France blocks off Israel display at weapons conference

The Defense Ministry also accused France of specifically blocking off weapons which compete with French weapons as a sort of dirty competition trick.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Advanced drones in Lebanon, Syria: Turkey's drone sales could pose a threat to Israel - interview

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently declared that “Turkey ranks among the top three countries in the world in drone technology.”

MAY 4, 2025ByPELED ARBELI
A drone view shows a Turkish flag flying over Sarayburnu with the Golden Horn in the background, in Istanbul, Turkey, June 21, 2024.

US Senate rejects Bernie Sanders-led effort to block arms sales to Israel

The Senate voted 82-15 and 83-15 to reject two resolutions of disapproval over sales of massive bombs and other offensive military equipment.

APRIL 3, 2025ByREUTERS
US Senate floor

US State Department approves $2 billion arms sale to Qatar

The arms include eight MQ-9B Predator drones, which cost around $30 million each, can fly at altitudes above 40,000 feet for over 30 hours.

MARCH 27, 2025ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, February 26, 2025.

Amid truce concerns, US plans emergency $3 billion Israel arms deals

This marks the second time this month the Trump administration has declared an emergency to quickly approve weapons sales to Israel.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025ByREUTERS
Rows of 500 pound, 1000 pound and 2000 pound bombs on the hangar deck of a ship.

Can Israel divorce from its weapons dependency on the US? - interview

Ex-deputy IDF chief Dayan, deputy NSC chief Freilich weigh in on the future of Israel's weapons supply and sales.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A battle tank with the Israeli flag on a background of US dollar banknotes (illustrative)

Trump administration asks congressional leaders to approve new $1b. arms sales to Israel - WSJ

President Trump also said that he wouldn't withhold any future weapons shipments to Israel.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Aviation ordonancemen stand next to JSOW (Joint Standoff Weapon) (left) and JDAM satellite guided bombs (right) aboard the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf April 9, 2003

Israel's defense industry set to reach historic record in weapon sales - WSJ

The collective backlog for Elbit Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and IAI has risen by over 25%, compared with a 23% surge for all of 2023.

JANUARY 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Arrow 3 air defense system, used for the first time on November 9, 2023, to intercept a missile fired at Eilat by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Dutch court rejects bid to stop arms exports to Israel

"The interim relief court finds that there is no reason to impose a total ban on the export of military and dual-use goods on the state," it said in a statement.

DECEMBER 13, 2024ByREUTERS
Presiding judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua, Judge Tomoko Akane, and Judge Kimberly Prost prepare to deliver the verdict in the case of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, June 26, 2024.

One year later, how did Ben-Gvir's gun reform impact Israel? - analysis

In 2022, there were 154,458 people in Israel without a licensed firearm, but by 2024, this number has more than doubled.

DECEMBER 7, 2024ByEFRAT FORSHER
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir asks the District Court in Jerusalem to bar the showing of an expose against him, November 10, 2024

A global arms race: Israel's air force seeks post-ceasefire weapons supplies - analysis

Military officials reveal severe strain on Israel's helicopter fleets and fighter jets, while the global arms race complicates procurement efforts.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024ByMAARIV
THE PILOTS – who put their lives on the line so we, the majority, can sleep safely at night – feel that the country to which they have committed their lives is changing.

Senate defeats legislation to block sale of some offensive weapons to Israel

Fissure persists among Senate Democrats over supplying Israel with offensive weapons.

NOVEMBER 21, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a press conference regarding legislation that would block offensive U.S. weapons sales to Israel, with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2024.