The State Department has approved Israel’s two foreign military sales, or FMS, requests worth about $7.41 billion combined for AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, munitions, guidance kits and related equipment and support services.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it has already informed Congress of the proposed FMS deals.
Munitions, Guidance Kits & Fuzes
Israel requested to procure $6.75 billion worth of GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs Increment 1; MK 82 General Purpose, 500-pound bomb bodies; joint direct attack munition guidance kits; FMU-152A/B fuzes; bomb components; munitions support; logistics; and program support.
The Middle Eastern country will use the weapons systems and related services to strengthen its homeland defense, deter regional threats and meet current and future threats.
The proposed sale will be from the U.S. inventory and prime contractors, including Boeing, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris Technologies.
Deliveries for this proposed deal are expected to start in 2025.
AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles
Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractor in the proposed $660 million sale of AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, support and test equipment, software delivery and support and spare and repair parts to Israel.
The government of Israel also requested personnel training and training equipment, publications and documentation, logistics, technical, storage, program support and U.S. government and contractor engineering services to improve the capability of its air force to protect population centers, borders and vital infrastructure and counter existing and future threats.
The proposed FMS transaction covers technical assistance field team visits during the training phase.
DSCA said deliveries are expected to kick off in 2028.
