DefenceTalkUS lawmakers green-lit $1 billion Thursday to resupply Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system after funding was controversially stripped from a separate bill following a revolt from the Democrats’ left flank. The money had originally been included in legislation addressing a looming government shutdown and a potential October debt crisis. But a group of progressives […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe US Defense Department announced Thursday it was resuming military assistance to Ukraine after a freeze forced by the scandal at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment. The Pentagon said $250 million will be released to assist with Ukraine’s defensive capabilities, air and sea surveillance, communication and cyberdefense, the latter “to counter Russian cyber […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-resumes-military-aid-to-ukraine-75734/

DefenceTalkPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Washington has added tens of millions of dollars in extra defence aid for Israel, a day after US President Donald Trump wound up a visit. He did not say over what timeframe the money would be disbursed. The addition comes on the heels of a weekend announcement of a massive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-grants-israel-extra-defence-aid-netanyahu-70018/

DefenceTalkThe United States and Israel signed a landmark 10-year military assistance agreement Wednesday, as U.S. lawmakers of both political parties stressed that Congress will determine actual aid levels to the Jewish state. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) promises to provide Israel with a record $38 billion from 2019 through 2028, boosting the yearly commitment from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-israel-sign-record-military-aid-agreement-68159/

DefenceTalkPresident Obama has approved sending twelve [F-16] fighter jets, 20 Harpoon missiles and 125 [M-1] tank [modernization] kits to Egypt, the White House has said. The military aid had been suspended after the army seized power in Cairo in 2013. Washington decided to release the military equipment in an effort to help Egyptian forces in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/obama-unblocks-military-aid-for-egypt-63701/

DefenceTalkWashington is once again considering military aid to Ukraine after fierce offensive by Kremlin-backed rebels, but defense experts fear it will only justify Russian conspiracy theories and drive East and West closer to full-blown war. The recent rebel assaults across crucial parts of the frontline in eastern Ukraine may have been timed precisely out of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-military-aid-to-ukraine-would-be-dangerous-move-62550/

DefenceTalkThe United States has lifted restrictions on a small portion of its military assistance to the Philippines that was withheld over human rights concerns, the foreign minister said Thursday. The gesture affects about $15 million dollars that have been withheld over the last five years, a fraction of Washington’s total military assistance to the South […]https://www.defencetalk.com/philippines-says-us-has-lifted-restrictions-on-military-aid-funds-62089/

DefenceTalkThe US Congress approved $225 million for Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile defense system, credited with destroying missiles fired by Hamas before they could reach their targets. House of Representatives approved the funding by 395-8 in a late Friday vote. The Senate earlier approved the measure unanimously before the start of its five week summer recess. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/congress-approves-aid-funding-for-israels-iron-dome-60300/

DefenceTalkThe United States will send helmets, medical supplies and other non-lethal military aid to Ukraine amid fears of another Russian incursion there, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. Hagel said he had informed Kiev that President Barack Obama “has approved additional non-lethal military assistance for health and welfare items and other supplies.” The aid includes […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-send-non-lethal-military-aid-to-ukraine-hagel-59364/

DefenceTalkThe United States is suspending the delivery of major weapons to Egypt over delays in progress toward an inclusive government. The decision follows the ouster of the country’s first democratically-elected leader. The Obama administration says it is holding back the delivery of hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of jets, tanks, missiles, and attack helicopters, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-suspends-large-part-of-military-assistance-to-egypt-49346/