US preparing for $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel, including over 40,000 bombs - report
The package will reportedly consist of 40,000 of the 2,000-pound bombs, including 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s.
The United States is set to make its largest ever arms sale to Israel, a transaction valued at around $2.8 billion, according to a recent Washington Post report. This package comprises approximately 40,000 2,000-pound bombs, including 20,000 MK-84 munitions and 20,000 BLU-117 warheads, reported the outlet. The official disclosed to the newspaper that the deal also encompasses 20,000 I-2000 Penetrator warheads.
The MK-84 is recognized as one of the most potent weapons in Western arsenals, capable of penetrating metal and thick concrete, said the source. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee have reportedly been briefed on the impending sale, with pressure reportedly exerted by the Trump administration on these lawmakers to sanction the transaction.
The funds for this arms delivery will be sourced from the US Foreign Military Financing program, with Israel purchasing the equipment using grants from this mechanism. This sale surpasses previous US deliveries of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, including a 2025 transaction valued at $2.04 billion.
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