
Brussels, 16 May 2021 – Israel is the world’s 8th largest arms exporter, but it also import weaponry mainly from US and UK such as high tech weapons mainly from the US (64 million dollars in 2020 see chart)
Though the United States is the largest single supplier of military equipment to Israel, since 2015 the UK has licensed it with over £376 million worth of arms, source CAAT.
Licences include:
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£183 million worth of ML22 licences (military technology)
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£98 million worth of ML10 licences (Aircraft, helicopters, drones)
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£16 million worth of ML4 licences (Grenades, bombs, missiles, countermeasures)
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£4.6 million worth of ML6 licences (Armoured vehicles, tanks)
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£1.8 million worth of ML3 licences (ammunition)
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£1 million worth of ML1 licences (small arms)