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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 562

Israeli arms sales

Handout picture released by Colombian Air Force showing Kfir combat airplane from the Colombian Air Force and a F15 jet (L) of the US Air Force during a military exercise in Puerto Salgar, Colombia, on September 8, 2023. (Handout / Colombian Air Force / AFP)
April 4, 2025, 7:51 pm
Colombia, which cut ties with Israel, to replace aging Israeli fighter jets with Swedish
Bogota says maintaining Kfir aircraft too complicated after severing relations with Jerusalem last year, though previous governments had also planned to replace them
By AP and ToI Staff
US-supplied military equipment arriving in Israel, December 2023. (Ministry of Defense Spokesperson's Office)
February 8, 2025, 12:58 am
US State Department informs Congress of $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel
Package includes billions in munitions, related equipment that will start being delivered this year; senior Democrat says administration defied his request for sale to be paused
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Israel Navy launches its new 'Barak 8' missile defense system on November 26, 2015. (screen capture: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
December 5, 2024, 4:16 pm
Cyprus takes delivery of air defense system from Israel, report says
Nicosia said installing Barak MX anti-aircraft system as it scrambles to find replacements for its Russian-made weapons amid embargo on Moscow
By Michele Kambas
Then-defense minister Yoav Gallant (center) inaugurates Israel's national pavilion at the 2023 Paris Air Show, June 19, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
November 17, 2024, 3:57 pm
France to challenge ruling allowing Israeli firms to exhibit at defense shows
Appeal filed after Paris court rules in favor of Israeli firms; Israel Manufacturers’ Association vows to fight attempt to bar defense firms ahead of Paris Air Show in June 2025
By Sharon Wrobel
Visitors walk past a model of Rafael's C-Dome presented at the Euronaval show, in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
October 23, 2024, 10:43 pm
Israeli manufacturers petition French court to overturn naval expo ban on firms
French decision to prohibit 7 Israeli companies from exhibiting at defense fair in November in Paris will be discussed at an urgent hearing on Friday
By Sharon Wrobel
French President Emmanuel Macron (C) visits a stand at the Euronaval naval defense exhibition in Le Bourget near Paris, France, on October 23, 2018. (Benoit Tessier/ Pool/ AFP/ File)
October 20, 2024, 9:38 pm
FM vows legal action against Macron for banning Israeli firms from Paris arms fair
Katz slams ‘anti-democratic’ decision to bar 7 companies from presenting at Euronaval show in November; official says Israel will take discrimination suit to French court
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
The Arrow air defense system is seen in a video published by the Defense Ministry on November 13, 2023. (Defense Ministry)
June 17, 2024, 12:00 pm
Israeli arms sales break record for 3rd year in row, reaching $13 billion in 2023
Defense Ministry says massive exports come as industries remain committed to Israeli war effort; air defense systems account for more than a third of sales
By Emanuel Fabian
A delivery of armored vehicles from the US arrives in Israel, December 6, 2023. (Defense Ministry)
March 24, 2024, 8:40 pm
Amid arms embargo calls, data shows 99% of Israeli weapon imports are from US, Germany
Swedish institute’s research finds American arms make up 69%, another 30% come from Berlin; all IAF manned aircraft are US-made, aside from one French-built helicopter
By Tal Schneider
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (right) walks with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Minister of Defense Col. Gen. Zakir Hasanov in Baku, Azerbaijan, July 13, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
October 5, 2023, 9:41 am
Israeli weapons quietly helped Azerbaijan retake Nagorno-Karabakh — sources, data
Flight tracker info shows many visits to Ovda airport in southern Israel by Azerbaijani planes before offensive, amid strategic partnership against Iran; region’s Armenians dismayed
By Isabel Debre
An image of Israel and the US's test launch of the Arrow 3 missile defense system on July 28, 2019. (Defense Ministry)
August 17, 2023, 8:37 am
In its biggest defense deal, Israel gets US okay for $3.5b sale of Arrow 3 to Germany
Sale of anti-missile system will the largest in Israeli history, with Berlin expecting delivery of long-range interceptor in Q4 2025
By Emanuel Fabian
Then-defense minister Yoav Gallant (center) inaugurates Israel's national pavilion at the 2023 Paris Air Show, June 19, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
June 19, 2023, 9:17 pm
With record-breaking arms sales, Israeli defense firms put tech on display in Paris
Inaugurating pavilion at Paris Air Show, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel constantly developing new military technologies to counter Iran
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: MK Tally Gotliv attends a conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2022 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 18, 2023, 1:24 pm
Daily Briefing June 18: What are PM’s next moves after rogue Likud MK derailed vote?
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur on how PM and opposition jostle to be seen as forces of stability; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on hypersonic weaponry, sharp rise of arms sales
By ToI Staff
Israeli soldiers take part in an army drill with Merkava Mark 3 tanks, January 22, 2013. (Ofer Zidon/FLASH90, file)
June 15, 2023, 7:50 pm
In first, Israel plans to sell vaunted Merkava tank to 2 countries, one in Europe
Potential sale comes as European nations seek to replenish stockpiles after supplying Ukraine with billions of dollars in arms to fight Russian invasion
By Emanuel Fabian
A Spike anti-tank missile is seen launched, in a handout photo published April 9, 2023. (Rafael Advanced Systems)
June 14, 2023, 3:07 pm
Israeli arms sales doubled in a decade, hit new record of $12.5 billion in 2022
Defense Ministry officials note surge in demand for Israeli-made weapons due to Russia’s war on Ukraine, uptick in interest from Arab allies; nearly quarter of exports are drones
By Emanuel Fabian
Israel and the United States carry out a successful test of their advanced Arrow 3 missile defense system on January 22, 2019. (Missile Defense Organization/Defense Ministry)
June 10, 2023, 4:24 pm
Germany advancing planned purchase of Israel’s Arrow 3 for $4.3 billion — report
German lawmakers asked to release advance payments to secure deal with Israel for long-range missile defense system
By Emanuel Fabian
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