Own Israel One of the largest armies in the world, especially in terms of military equipment. It relies on its huge military power to maintain its influence in the region, benefiting from significant American material and military support.
Information provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies indicates that Israel possesses, in addition to its human forces, huge and modern military equipment.
The number of regular Israeli soldiers in the army, navy and paramilitary forces is 169,500, in addition to 465,000 reserves.
Military service is compulsory in Israel for those who reach the age of 18: men serve 36 months, women serve 24 months.
Israel possesses huge and modern military equipment. It has: more than 2,200 tanks, 530 artillery of various types and capabilities, and 339 fighters, including 309 combat ground attack aircraft distributed between the F-16 and F-15. “F35” and helicopters, including Apache attack helicopters, and it has 5 submarines, and 49 combat and maritime patrol ships.
Israel has the Iron Dome system to intercept and destroy short-range missiles. This system was established with the help of the United States and developed in 2006 after the war on Lebanon and the launch of… Hizb allah Lebanese launched thousands of missiles towards Israel, deployed in 2011.
Nuclear weapons: Although it does not admit to possessing nuclear weapons, Israel has Jericho missiles and aircraft capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, in 2022, Israel spent more than 23 billion and 400 million dollars on the army and armaments, meaning that it spent 4.5% of the gross domestic product on the army, which is the tenth highest percentage of military spending in the world.
In the past ten years, Israeli military exports began to exceed the volume of imports, and they were exported to more than 35 countries, led by India, Azerbaijan, the Philippines, the United States, and Vietnam, with a value of 3 billion and 200 million dollars.
Between 2018 and 2022, it imported weapons worth two billion and 700 million dollars, three-quarters of which were from the United States and the rest from Germany.
American aid
Israel is the largest recipient of US military aid, having received US aid worth $263 billion from 1946 to date.
The American and Israeli armies also cooperate in joint exercises, technology development programs, and defense projects.
In 2023, US military funding for Israel exceeded $3.8 billion as part of a record deal worth $38 billion over 10 years, signed during the era of the former US President. Barack Obama2016.
