Congress·In Committee·about 1 year ago

Trump backs deeper U.S.-Israel defense ties, funding drone defenses and joint new-tech research

Also known as: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed

Review

Senate

House

President

Impacts

Mixed Impacts(2)

Military Active

Neutral

Federal Employee

Neutral

Key Points

Creates a new U.S.-Israel joint program to detect and stop drones, with $150 million a year from 2026–2030 (up to $750 million total).
Extends and boosts funding for working together on stopping underground tunnels (up to $80 million) and stopping drones (up to $75 million), and keeps both going through 2028.
Backs joint work on newer military tech like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, and quantum tech, with $50 million a year from 2026–2030 (up to $250 million total).
Pushes the Pentagon to open a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel to work with Israeli leaders and companies, including on countering Iran’s dual-use tech.
Orders an assessment on regional air and missile defenses (including lessons from Iran’s 2024 strikes on Israel) and asks for reports to Congress on progress and spending.

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityArtificial IntelligenceCybersecurityTechnology

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Feb 12, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

Soon after the bill becomes law; ramp-up likely takes months.

Defense Department starts the new U.S.-Israel joint anti-drone program and sets up a program office to run it.

Over time, this can lead to new testing, training, and buying of equipment meant to stop drones that could threaten U.S. forces and partners.

Within 180 days after the bill becomes law.

Defense Department opens a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel.

This creates a staffed point of contact to work with Israeli defense leaders and private companies, which can speed up joint projects and purchases.

Within 90 days after the bill becomes law, talks begin; any real changes would likely take longer.

Defense Department begins talks with Israel about joining the national defense production group mentioned in the bill.

If it moves forward, some U.S. and Israeli defense firms may find it easier to collaborate, but details would depend on later decisions.

About 1 year after the bill becomes law, then every year after that.

First yearly public-facing report on the joint anti-drone program is delivered to Congress.

This report can affect whether Congress keeps funding the program and what direction it takes, which can shape future contracts and deployments.

Likely months after the bill becomes law, depending on how fast the two countries agree on cost sharing and ownership.

Emerging technology joint projects can begin after the Defense Department sends Congress the required cost-sharing and rights plan.

This is the gate that must happen before work starts, so delays here could delay any real-world tech results and contract opportunities.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 554

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(32)

D: 12R: 20

Data Sources

Congress.gov

Official legislative information

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