Bill Summary

The United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

February 1, 2025

Israel today confronts the most diverse and dangerous set of threats it has faced since the nation’s founding — threats that also jeopardize American interests.

Iranian drones
America and Israel must work together to counter ongoing and emerging threats.

As these threats facing Israel and the United States continue to grow, both countries will need to innovate and scale defense technologies to meet the challenges on the battlefield.

The United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act (S. 554/H.R. 1229) expands and deepens the bilateral defense partnership, leveraging the unique capabilities offered by each country’s defense industrial base to enhance mutual security.

The legislation is authored by Sens. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Gary Peters (D-MI) in the Senate and by Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ) in the House.

Key Provisions:

  • Establishes a U.S.-Israel cooperative program authorized at $150 million annually through Fiscal Year (FY) 2030 to jointly research, develop and deploy advanced technologies for countering unmanned systems that threaten the United States and Israel.
  • Extends authorization for the U.S.-Israel “Future of Warfare” emerging technologies cooperative program through FY30 at $50 million annually to further cooperation on technologies like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum and automation.
  • Reauthorizes U.S.-Israel cooperative programs in countering unmanned aerial systems and anti-tunneling through FY28 and increases the authorization for both programs by a total of $50 million.
  • Extends the War Reserve Stock Allies-Israel (WRSA-I) authority, which prepositions equipment and munitions in Israel that the United States can use or transfer to allies, through January 1, 2029.
  • Directs the Department of Defense to establish a Defense Innovation Unit office in Israel.
  • Directs the Department of Defense to engage with Israel regarding the process of adding Israel to the National Technology Industrial Base (NTIB) — a special status for select allies (currently Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand) to enhance collaboration in developing and producing cutting edge defense technologies and systems.

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