Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a sweeping defense spending bill that outlines military priorities for fiscal year 2027, which begins later this year on October 1.
The bill includes $750 million in funding for Israel-related military programs, an increase of $65 million from the previous year, as debate continues in the United States over Washington’s continued military support for Israel during the Gaza war.
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However, the NDAA is not yet law. The bill now heads to the Senate, but its future remains uncertain. Earlier this month, Senate Democrats blocked the Senate version of the bill. The bill must pass both houses of Congress before reaching the president’s desk for signature.
The House bill provoked an entirely different reaction. Pro-Israel advocacy groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) welcomed the funding, but others, such as the Council on American-Islamic Relations, criticized continued U.S. military aid, arguing that it risks contributing to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
If passed without changes, the House version would direct $500 million to Israel’s missile defense program, including systems such as Iron Dome.
U.S. aid to Israel has so far included both defense systems designed to thwart looming threats and military equipment that Israel has used during military operations.
Iron Dome became fully operational in 2011 and is designed to intercept short-range rockets. A 2020 Congressional Research Service report said the system intercepted nearly 90 percent of rockets identified as threatening populated areas during the conflict.
The remaining $250 million in the NDAA will support other military capabilities. That includes $100 million for counter-unmanned systems, technology designed to detect and defend against drones. Another $100 million will support underground activities, including technology used to map tunnels and underground facilities.
The final $50 million will support emerging defense technologies, including artificial intelligence-driven systems and autonomous capabilities.
Past government funding
For fiscal year 2026, the United States has approved $500 million in funding for Israel’s military program. This included support for missile defense systems such as Iron Dome, David Sling, and Arrow, as well as funding for drone technology, emerging technologies, and anti-tunnel cooperation.
A 2025 analysis by Brown University’s War Costs Project estimates that the United States provided approximately $21 billion in military aid to Israel from October 2023 to September 2025.
U.S. military assistance to Israel has expanded over the decades. In 2016, the two countries signed a 10-year memorandum of understanding from fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2028. The agreement promised $33 billion for foreign military financing programs and an additional $5 billion for missile defense programs.
private sector profits
In addition to direct government funding, many companies are involved in supplying and supporting military systems used by Israel. A tracking study prepared by the Quaker organization American Friends Service Committee identified 57 companies with financial ties to Israel’s military supply chain and defense spending.
The companies range from major defense contractors such as RTX and Boeing to technology companies such as Palantir and companies in other industries such as automakers Toyota and General Motors and e-commerce giant Amazon.
The specific financial relationship between Palantir and the Israeli military has not been made public. But its extensive military contracts do. In 2025, Palantir could win a $10 billion 10-year contract with the U.S. military, while its Maven smart systems collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense has reportedly grown to $1.3 billion.
Palantir has also provided artificial intelligence and data analysis technology to the Israeli Ministry of Defense since October 7, 2023, when Palestinian fighters attacked southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people, and more than 73,300 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since then.
Palantir did not disclose the value of these contracts or provide details about how the technology was specifically used.
Palantir’s stock price rose from $16.61 per share at market close on October 6, 2023 (US markets closed on October 7) to $119.61 per share on Tuesday, an increase of 618%. However, the biggest increase came after the return of US President Donald Trump, with the stock price rising from $51.15 per share.
A Brown University analysis found that Israel’s combat-capable air fleet relies heavily on U.S.-supplied aircraft, including Boeing’s F-15 as well as Lockheed Martin’s F-16 and F-35.
Regarding helicopters, Apache helicopters are manufactured by Boeing, and Blackhawk helicopters are manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
Between 2023 and 2025, Boeing sold $18.8 billion worth of F-15 aircraft and another $2.4 billion worth of KC-46A tanker aircraft, according to a Congressional report. Then, in December 2025, Boeing received another $8.6 billion order for F-15 aircraft.
Boeing stock hasn’t been doing very well since October 7th. The stock price rose from $187.38 on October 6 to $219.42 on Tuesday, a 17% increase. But the company’s recent challenges, including a shakeup at the executive level, production delays, whistleblower concerns about safety standards and the Alaska Airlines flight door-plug scandal, have been driven more by its commercial aviation business than its defense sector.
Lockheed Martin sold $3.4 billion worth of helicopters and another $660 million worth of Hellfire missiles, according to a congressional report. In July 2023, a few months before October 7, Israel purchased a new fleet of F-35 aircraft for $3 billion.
RTX (formerly Raytheon) manufactures missile systems and components used in platforms such as Iron Dome. By 2025, sales will reach $102.5 million, according to a U.S. Congressional report.
RTX stock has increased 214.3% to $69.77 per share as of October 6, 2023, and $219.31 as of midday trading on Tuesday, and the stock has shown steady growth since then.
