Direct arms sales to Israel by US manufacturers in 2007.

  • Firearms, Close Assault Weapons and Combat Shotguns $6,052,997
  • Guns and armament $1,896,864
  • Ammunition/ordnance $76,676,737
  • Launch Vehicles, Guided Missiles, Ballistic Missiles, $81,530,388
  • Rockets, Torpedoes, Bombs and Mines, Explosives and Energetic Materials, Propellants, Incendiary Agents and Their Constituents $15,804,875
  • Vessels of War and Special Naval Equipment $33,582,587
  • Tanks and Military Vehicles $39,289,393
  • Aircraft and Associated Equipment $244,901,028
  • Military Training Equipment and Training $2,319,174
  • Protective Personnel Equipment and Shelters $6,636,510
  • Military Electronics $136,327,215
  • Fire Control, Range Finder, Optical and Guidance and Control Equipment $38,438,167
  • Auxiliary Military Equipment $66,596,820
  • Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents and Associated Equipment $9,616,317
  • Spacecraft Systems and Associated Equipment $39,410,948
  • Classified Articles, Technical Data and Defense Services Not Otherwise Enumerated $500
  • Directed Energy Weapons $3000
  • Miscellaneous Articles $2,890,660
  • TOTAL ARTICLES $801,974,180
  • Defence Services $1,835,523,029
  • OVERALL TOTAL $2,637,497,209

This figure does not reflect any military aid provided by the US government.  The only winners in the Middle East it seems are the arms dealer and states with an exporting military industrial complex.

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