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Military Aid and Arms Transfers to Israel, October 2023-September 2025

Brown University Costs of War

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  1. documented

    Trump's administration kept a large aid-and-sales pipeline running. The cited two-year total spans two administrations and mixes assistance with delivery schedules, and the Hellfire notice names a possible sale recipient and principal contractor without establishing a signed contract or realized contractor receipts.

    Two-year $21.7 billion estimate; $17.9 billion first year and $3.8 billion second year; delivery timing caveat

    The Israel Aid and Arms Ledger — Audit finding · Cited analysis

  2. estimate

    Linda Bilmes estimates US regional military activity from October 7, 2023 through September 2025 at $9.65–12.07 billion, including Yemen operations and Operation Midnight Hammer against Iran. This is separate from the $21.7 billion Israel military aid estimate.

    Opening findings and operations description

    Brown estimates $9.65–12.07 billion for Yemen and wider Middle East operations in 2023–2025 · Attributed estimate; period and accounting scope stated in each measure

  3. reported

    An open-source academic accounting estimated at least $21.7 billion in U.S. military assistance to Israel from October 2023 through September 2025 across two administrations; some was delivered and some scheduled for later.

    Two-year $21.7 billion estimate; $17.9 billion first year and $3.8 billion second year; delivery timing caveat

    The Israel Aid and Arms Ledger — Outcome · Outcome