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This file photo taken on July 12, 2016 shows the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II taking part in a flying display at the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London. (AFP Photo/Adrian Dennis)
December 12, 2016, 5:04 pm
Cost of F-35 program ‘out of control,‘ says Trump
With first of Israel’s jets en route, president-elect vows to save ‘billions‘ on military, other purchases after January 20
By Agencies and TOI staff
US President Barack Obama (right) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 9, 2015. (AFP/Saul Loeb)
September 18, 2016, 6:07 am
US official: It’s possible Iran deal animus affected military aid agreement
10-year aid package leads to domestic Israeli political infighting as opposition charges Netanyahu could have gotten more
By TOI staff
Israel's Acting National Security Adviser Yaakov Nagel in Washington to sign the aid deal with the US on September 14, 2016 (screen capture: State Department livestream)
September 18, 2016, 2:43 am
Top official slams politicians’ criticism of US aid deal
Acting National Security Adviser Yaakov Nagel, who led Israel’s negotiating team, lashes Netanyahu critics as ‘detached from reality’
By TOI staff
A Tamir missile fired from an Iron Dome missile defense battery during a trial in the United States in April 2016. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)
July 28, 2016, 1:25 am
Tim Kaine among 36 senators seeking $320m more for Israeli missile defense
Bipartisan group calls for upping investment in Iron Dome, Arrow, David’s Sling, despite opposition from White House
By JTA and TOI staff
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford speaks with Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon in his office at the ministry's Tel Aviv headquarters on March 3, 2016. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
March 3, 2016, 6:09 pm
US, Israeli military chiefs stress cooperation to tackle challenges
Dunford’s second visit to the Jewish state in six months demonstrates the importance the relationship, he says
By Judah Ari Gross
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford meets with IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot in his office in army headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 3, 2016. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
March 3, 2016, 1:09 pm
US military chief back in Israel amid aid talks
Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Joseph Dunford to meet with defense minister, IDF head, reaffirms Washington’s ‘unparalleled military cooperation with Israel’
By Judah Ari Gross
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon attends the joint US-Israeli Juniper Cobra drill in Haifa on February 22, 2016. (Ariel Harmoni/Defense Ministry)
February 22, 2016, 7:02 pm
Defense minister: American aid package to be finalized in ‘weeks’
Kicking off joint US-Israeli drill, Ya’alon says US and Russia understand Israel will only intervene in Syria to protect its interests
By Joshua Davidovich and Judah Ari Gross
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and demonstrators who are protesting against Trump's campaign appearance aboard the USS Iowa battleship meet across the street from the event site in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
September 16, 2015, 6:24 am
Trump talks military buildup, but no foreign policy details
In campaign stop aboard WWII battleship, Republican presidential hopeful keeps focus on illegal immigration
By Steve Peoples
A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria on Sept. 23, 2014. (US Air Force/Senior Airman Matthew Bruch)
June 12, 2015, 10:46 am
Pentagon: Cost of war on Islamic State tops $2.7b
Two-thirds spent on Air Force strikes against jihadists; over $200m on special forces ops
By Lolita C. Baldor
Israeli soldiers patrol near an Iron Dome defense system, designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells, in the Golan Heights, on January 20, 2015. (AFP/Jack Guez)
May 26, 2015, 10:22 pm
Israel asking US for 50% increase in next defense package
Raise would bring annual military funding to $4.5 billion; US, Israeli officials in talks for 10-year deal
By JTA
The Senate side of the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC (Wikimedia Commons/File)
March 27, 2015, 11:41 am
US Senate passes budget, with 2016 jockeying on display
Resolution balances budget in ten years, repeals Obamacare, as candidates take stands on defense, taxes
By AFP
US President Barack Obama (left) and Vice President Joseph Biden (right) with Ashton Carter (center) after nominating him for secretary of defense at the White House on December 5, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
December 5, 2014, 5:55 pm
Obama names Ashton Carter as next defense secretary
Hagel’s nominated successor seen as loud proponent of a tougher stance on Iran, quiet supporter of Israel
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil, AP and AFP
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inspect an Iron Dome missile defense battery at Ben Gurion Airport on March 20, 2013. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
March 10, 2014, 5:25 pm
US allocates $429 million to Iron Dome program
Defense Department says agreement signed last week brings ‘meaningful co-production opportunities’ for US industry
By TOI staff
An illustrative image of a joint session of US Congress in May 2012 (photo credit: Lawrence Jackson/White House)
July 23, 2013, 11:20 am
Syrian aid, US surveillance at issue on defense bill
Congress begins debate on the nearly $600 billion proposal for upcoming fiscal year
By Donna Cassata
Former defense minister Ehud Barak, center, speaks to US soldiers during a joint Israeli-hosted military exercise, October 23, 2012 (photo credit: Lior Mizrahi/Flash90/File)
June 21, 2013, 1:56 pm
US cuts military aid to Israel by five percent
Measure is part of across-the-board spending cuts; reduction expected to affect F-35 purchases, joint exercises
By TOI staff
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