US and Israel would team up more closely on new defense technology.
This bill would create a new program called the "United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative." It aims to speed up how the US and Israel work together on defense technology, from research to getting it into military use. This means faster access to advanced tools for both countries' defense, with $150 million authorized each year for three years to pay for it.
Today, the United States and Israel have an existing defense partnership with a 2016 agreement for military assistance and missile defense programs. If this bill passes, the Secretary of Defense would establish a formal "United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative." This new initiative would accelerate joint efforts in defense technology, leading to faster integration of jointly developed or Israeli-origin technologies into U.S. military systems, and would authorize $150 million for each of budget years 2027 through 2029.
S 3855 · 119th Congress · February 12, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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