The United States has approved an emergency foreign military sale to Israel of 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rounds at an estimated total cost of USD 992.4 million, bypassing the standard congressional review process on national security grounds, according to a State Department notification published on 1 May 2026.
The Secretary of State determined that an emergency existed requiring the immediate sale, invoking the emergency waiver provision under Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act to bypass the standard congressional review period.
The notification states the Secretary “has determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale to Israel of the above defense articles and defense services is in the national security interests of the United States.”
The sale covers 10,000 APKWS-II All Up Rounds, a laser-guided rocket system that converts standard unguided 70mm Hydra rockets into precision-guided weapons. Also included are test support equipment, spare and repair parts, technical documentation, personnel training and contractor support services. The principal contractor is BAE Systems, based in Nashua, New Hampshire.
The U.S. State Department said the sale would “improve Israel’s capability to meet current and future threats, strengthen its homeland defense, and serve as a deterrent to regional threats” and would contribute to US foreign policy and national security by helping to improve the security of “a strategic regional partner that has been, and continues to be, an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.”
The use of the emergency waiver provision means Congress was not given the standard 30-day review period before the sale could proceed, a mechanism that has been used on several occasions for Israel-related arms sales since October 2023.
Anything for the UK?
UK has bought $31.2 million for the Apache.
I should had added that’s 768 APKWS-II
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I was thinking more about for Typhoon and F35Bs?
I still don’t understand why they don’t give the 25mm gun pod a look in for the F35B especially if they get the same ammo for the F35A. That’s got to have some use against drones doesn’t it?
Either money, wright or clearance on the ski ramp.
I honestly don’t know why they use the word ‘sale’ here. The Americans are paying for them
Probably not correct, US annual defence aid to Israel is 3.8 billion dollars, this was already used up for much bigger things, like new F35I jets orders
I think they’re giving more ATM. It’s all to cock lol ‘sales’ to Israel are given and stuff ‘given’ to Ukraine is all lend lease and will be paid back.
BAe are working to integrate them onto the typhoon at the moment.
The sooner they do that the better. Spending £200,000 for a ASRAAM to shoot down a £20k shahed drone isn’t sustainable.
You wonder why this was not done a whole lot sooner and for the F35A&B too?
The issue with the apkws on the f35 is that a) it would have to be carried externally ruining the stealth of the plane
And b) if you’re defending the fleet, you’re better off using a wildcat because of the code per flight hour.
Point b applies to the typhoon too. Ideally we’d have a light plane (like a trainer jet) so it can get where it’s needed quickly but at a low cost.
The hawk couldn’t do it because they don’t have a radar, but hopefully whatever replaces it could be used.
That should read “cost per flight hour”
need that steady flow of precise weaponry to indiscriminately kill thousands of civilians
Only in the imagination of antisemitic loons. They are fighting like saints compared to us in WW2.
Who indiscriminate target thousands of civilians are the Palestinians(Hamas, Jihad etc), Iran(with even clusters over Israeli cities).
But not only Jews, their own too, their whole strategy is precisely made on targetting enemy civilians and not protecting their own. A tactic only possible with today western journalism, a profession taken over by activists.
More than 80000 rockets and drones were fired on Israel most of them indiscriminately against cities including from Iran, Houths and Hezbollah , you don’t see mass causalities because Israelis care for their own civilians.
So in fact Tullzter what you are saying is that countries should not protect their own civilians. Those that don’t protect their own civilians and target ones of the enemy have the support of Tullzter and most western journalists.
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At $90000 if no integration and control assets in the deal it is still too expensive.