The Trump administration has notified Congress of a proposed roughly $6 billion arms package for Israel that would include 30 AH‑64 Apache attack helicopters ($3.8 billion) and about 3,200 infantry assault vehicles ($1.9 billion), plus associated support equipment, entering the required congressional review.
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Package scale: the notification specifies $3.8 billion for 30 AH‑64 Apaches and roughly $1.9 billion for about 3,200 infantry assault vehicles, and formally begins the required congressional review period.
Continues a series of recent U.S. approvals and activity supporting Israeli capabilities, following State Department notifications such as the cleared $510M sale of bomb guidance kits (https://hype.aero/?story=345baf2a-daa3-4c4a-8544-7be2e04aac88) and U.S.-backed assembly of CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for Israel (https://hype.aero/?story=e509724b-3cdf-407f-b20c-ebad5342662c).
At roughly $6 billion, the notification is a sizeable FMS package that will factor into near-term planning for attack-helicopter and ground-vehicle production, sustainment and logistics demand.
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