page_title: Israel–United States military relations
section_title: Foreign military sales
hierarchical_section_title: Israel–United States military relations / Military aid and procurement / Foreign military sales
caption_attribution_description: An Israeli Air Force F-15I (Ra'am) from the IDF/AF No 69 Hammers Squadron maneuvers away after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Nevada's test and training ranges during Red Flag 04-3 Aug 25.
context_page_description: Military relations between Israel and the United States have been consistently close, reflecting shared security interests in the Middle East. A major purchaser and user of U.S. military equipment, Israel is also involved in the joint development of military technology and regularly engages in joint military exercises involving United States and other forces. The relationship has deepened gradually over time, though, as Alan Dowty puts it, it was "not a simple linear process of growing cooperation, but rather a series of tendentious bargaining situations with different strategic and political components in each."
  U.S. President Obama's former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates categorized the relationship between U.S. and Israel with the following: "I cannot recall a time during my public life when our two countries have had a closer defense relationship.
context_section_description: FMS – Foreign Military Sales
  DCS – Direct Commercial Sales
  Source: "Facts Book: Department of Defense, Security Assistance Agency," September 30, 2005.
caption: Israeli Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15I Ra'am
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