Congress Proposes Major Funding Boost for US-Israel Defense Tech Cooperation

February 12, 2025 – February 12, 2026

Where Things Stand

Lawmakers are currently reconciling competing versions of the United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act and the FUTURES Act to finalize over $1 billion in joint military spending through 2030. These active measures aim to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence and advanced sensors, while older counter-drone funding proposals remain stalled in committee.

How We Got Here

Feb 11, 2026The United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act was introduced in the Senate to establish a new framework for testing high-tech military equipment like AI and advanced sensors. [S. 3855]

Feb 11, 2026The FUTURES Act was introduced in the House to speed up the joint development and deployment of advanced defense technologies between the two nations. [H.R. 7540]

Feb 11, 2025A House bill was introduced to authorize $150 million annually through 2030 for a joint Pentagon-Israel program focused on counter-drone systems. [H.R. 1229]

Policies

H.R. 1229 and S. 554 are companion bills introduced in the House and Senate to launch the defense partnership in 2025. The FUTURES Act and S. 3855 are related proposals from 2026 that focus on different funding amounts for AI and missile defense through 2029.

S. 3855

Military Technology: US-Israel Defense Partnership

Feb 12

H.R. 7540

U.S.-Israel Military Technology Partnership

Feb 12

H.R. 1229

Congress backs expanded US-Israel defense tech programs, funding counter-drone work through 2030

Feb 12

S. 554

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

Feb 12

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