Israel ranks 15th among the largest arms importers

2024-03-27T21:00:38.768Z

Highlights: Israel ranks 15th among the largest arms importers. 69% of arms imports to Israel come from the United States. 30% of Israeli arms imports come from Germany, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Israel also ranks third among German arms importer, and imports 15% of F-35 aircraft components from Britain. The U.S. is Israel's largest arms supplier, followed by Germany and then Britain, the institute says. The United States is Israel’s largest arms exporter, with 69% imports.

Israel ranks 15th among the largest arms importers, accounting for 2.1% of total global arms imports.