Noin puolet Israelin saamista taloudellisista ja sotilaallisista lainatakauksista ja muusta avusta tulee Yhdysvalloilta ja loput enimmäkseen Euroopan unionilta. Noin puolet Israelin ulkomaan velasta on peräisin Yhdysvalloista, ja huomattava osa kokonaisvelasta on peräisin yksityishenkilöiltä Israelin velkakirjaohjelman kautta.
Saksa on antanut Israelille tuntuvia avustuksia ja solminut yhteistyösopimuksia teollisuuden ja asevoimien kehittämiseksi hyvityksenä
natsi-Saksan rikoksista juutalaisia kohtaan.
The nation's military relies heavily on high-tech
weapons systems
designed and manufactured in Israel as well as some foreign imports. The
Arrow missile is one of the world's few operational
anti-ballistic missile systems.
[467] The
Python air-to-air missile series is often considered one of the most crucial weapons in its military history.
[468] Israel's
Spike missile is one of the most widely exported
ATGMs in the world.
[469] Israel's
Iron Dome anti-missile air defense system gained worldwide acclaim after intercepting hundreds of
Qassam,
122 mm Grad and
Fajr-5 artillery
rockets fire by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip.
[470][471] Since the
Yom Kippur War, Israel has developed a network of
reconnaissance satellites.
[472] The success of the
Ofeq program has made Israel
one of seven countries capable of launching such satellites.
[473]
Israel is widely believed to
possess nuclear weapons[474] as well as chemical and biological
weapons of mass destruction.
[475] Israel has not signed the
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons[476] and maintains a
policy of deliberate ambiguity toward its nuclear capabilities.
[477] The Israeli Navy's
Dolphin submarines are believed to be armed with nuclear
Popeye Turbo missiles, offering
second-strike capability.
[478] Since the
Gulf War in 1991, when Israel was attacked by
Iraqi Scud missiles, all homes in Israel are required to have a reinforced security room,
Merkhav Mugan, impermeable to chemical and biological substances.
[479]
Since Israel's establishment, military expenditure constituted a significant portion of the country's
gross domestic product, with peak of 30.3% of GDP spent on defense in 1975.
[480] In 2016, Israel ranked 5th in the world by defense spending as a percentage of GDP, with 5.6%,
[481] and 15th
by total military expenditure, with $18 billion.
[482] Since 1974, the United States has been a particularly notable contributor of
military aid to Israel.
[483] Under a
memorandum of understanding signed in 2016, the U.S. is expected to provide the country with $3.8 billion per year, or around 20% of Israel's defense budget, from 2018 to 2028.
[484] Israel ranked 7th globally for
arms exports in 2016.
[485] The majority of Israel's arms exports are unreported for security reasons.
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