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U.S. Aid to Israel Helps American Defense Firms
(Defense News) Barbara Opall-Rome - U.S. military aid to Israel means Jerusalem will remain a hot market for American defense firms for years to come. Under U.S. law, Israel must spend 73.7% of congressionally appropriated foreign military financing (FMF) funding in the U.S. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter leads the big-ticket programs funded by annual FMF, followed by ongoing purchases of the firm's C-130J and a $735 million contract for Honeywell engines used to power Israel's new fleet of Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer jets. General Dynamics will produce hulls and materiel kit sets for up to 600 Israeli Namer troop carriers over the next eight years at its Lima, Ohio, facility.