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Source: https://www.jpost.com/defense-and-tech/article-902103
In a Dangerous Region, Israel Remains America's Most Reliable Partner
(Jerusalem Post) Pinchas Cohen and Avner Golov - Is Israel a strategic asset or a liability? As America recalibrates its global posture to prioritize partners rather than friends who required U.S. protection, Israel serves as the ultimate "model ally," in the words of the Pentagon's National Defense Strategy. In fact, Israel is the only partner that delivers a huge return on investment with no American "boots on the ground." Israeli innovations and battle-proven technologies are force multipliers for the U.S. military, allowing the Pentagon to skip costly R&D cycles and adapt to modern warfare in real-time. Joint developments - most notably in multi-layered air defense - serve as the blueprint for protecting U.S. forces globally. Every time Israeli forces deploy battle-proven technologies - be it F-35 fighter jets or an Arrow missile defense system - the feedback loop to the Pentagon is immediate. Since 90% of U.S. security assistance to Israel is immediately reinvested into the American defense industrial base, supporting hi-tech jobs from California to Alabama, this assistance acts as a massive stimulus for the American defense industry, returning some $15 billion annually to the U.S. economy. Pinchas (Pini) Cohen is Chairman of the Israeli defense organization MIND Israel, where Dr. Avner Golov is Vice President of Research and Alliances.