Israel Beats out US for $525 Million Arms Sale to India

[JI7]

Source: jewish press

India has chosen to purchase Israel’s Spike anti-tank missiles, made by Rafael, after rejecting a competing offer for US Lockheed Martin’s Javelin missiles, according to a Reuters report.

India will buy 8000 missiles and 300 launchers from Israel.

Faced with attacks from Pakistan and tension with China, India wants to the weapon’s procurement deal to go through fast.

India is currently the world’s largest arms buyer, so hopefully, Israel will see many more deals in the future.



Read more: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/india-to-buy-525-million-in-israeli-anti-tank-missiles/2014/10/25/

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how would this affect the boycott ?

[davidpdx]

1. What boycott is that?

I must be out of the loop.

[JI7]

2. some are boycotting israel over their occupation of palestinian areas

[davidpdx]

3. Is the boycott specific or just a general boycott?

I am so bad in keeping up with this stuff.

My first thought when reading the article was, "yeah, now they have more money to build settlements".

[JI7]

4. i can't say for sure but i think it's mostly about the treatment of palestinians

once palestinians have their own state and israel no longer has control over them the boycott will end.

[Hoppy]

22. --- treatment of the Palestinians?

Why, some of their best friends are Palistinians.

[former9thward]

5. The only people boycotting Israel are those with no economic ability to boycott.

[lofty1]

7. This one

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boycott,_Divestment_and_Sanctions

[MFM008]

6. Most of it is from us anyway

and I'm sure they have plenty left from their latest misadventures.

[blur256]

8. Exactly what I was going to say...

We basically just paid Israel to give weapons to India.

[JI7]

9. i think these are weapons israel made themselves that india is buying from israel

[blur256]

10. Maybe so,

but how much money have we given them if that is the case?

[Plucketeer]

27. Exactly

We pour billions into Israel, and they use it to develop weapons to sell. Facts like that just SEETHE of why "We're # 1!"

[bananas]

11. Rafael?

[Delver Rootnose]

12. I have to wonder....

...if this is somehow subsidized by US taxpayers money. In development, R&d or manufacturing so they can beat US manufactures out of an opportunity to hire US workers. Or if this is based on stolen or given tech.

[hack89]

13. Israel does not need to steal technology

They have a cutting edge technology sector.

[gordianot]

14. No need to steal technology when it is freely given.

[hack89]

15. Weapons technology is not complex

Israel has good reasons to be self sufficient in military weapons. First off, there is no guarantee that technology transfers will continue - alliances change. Secondly, using US technology means that the US has a veto over who Israel can sell the weapons to. Purely Israeli designed weapons are much more profitable on the international market.

[tabasco]

24. "Weapons technology is not complex"

LOL!

[hack89]

25. In the sense that it is not beyond the reach of many small countries

Not every military innovation or technology comes from one of the superpowers.

[Scootaloo]

19. As in they cut the edges off so they have somewhere to stamp "Made in Israel"

Really, the bulk of Israel's technology is based on tech they are given basically for free, that they then tweak around and alter here and there. And that's fine, technological progress is technological progress. But this is presented as if Israel were some infinite wellspring of ultra-bleeding edge technology.

Which is a lot like claiming the guy who wrote the programming for "Flappy Bird" invented the iphone.

[hack89]

21. Ok. Nt

[hack89]

16. Using transferred US technology gives the US a veto on who Israel can sell to

That is how the US protects their market share in the global arms arena.

[GoneFishin]

17. Probably all of the above. Migration of arms and technology from the U.S.

to Israel is not scrutinized like other countries. Industrial espionage is rampant with little accountability.

[flt rsk]

31. I remembered this. It took a while to find it.

http://www.newsweek.com/israel-flagged-top-spy-threat-us-new-snowdennsa-document-262991

[Mister Nightowl]

18. How many times does $525 million go into $3 billion?

What a fucking joke!

[Sunlei]

20. Rafael competes for this kind of global business

http://www.rafael.co.il/Marketing/203-en/Marketing.aspx

[tabasco]

23. Looks like Israel's doing pretty good for themselves.

Maybe it's time to cut off the billions in military aid and spend it on America.

[groundloop]

26. That's exactly what I was going to say......

Since they have the ability to develop weapon systems, and are making significant profits from selling those weapons, why do they need billion$ from us? Especially when our infrastructure is crumbling, our schools are falling further behind, and the cost of college is skyrocketing.

[PCIntern]

28. This should get a few people's undies in a twist here...

the fact that Israel has refined and ultimately perfected several of our key weapons systems gives them some advantages in the free market.

Of course, it enrages some that Israel has the temerity to have weapons at all...some nerve, acting like a sovereign nation and all. just in case...can't be too careful these days.

[vkkv]

29. The world is sick

- and it has a fever.

[EX500rider]

30. At what point in history did states not buy or build weapons to defend themselves?

[PCIntern]

32. Somehow when, say, Brazil buys weapons from a US arms maker,

that is not comment-worthy here. Interesting...

[cosmicone]

33. Not surprising

Israel is a reliable arms supplier unlike the USA. The US congress or executive branch can pull the plug on spare parts/service any time if the buyer doesn't dance to America's tune.

India just recently also purchased missile defense systems from Israel worth $980 million for India's navy.

Two years ago, India purchased two AWAC systems from Israel (with US permission) for $2.2 billion.

India has also purchased several Israeli fast-light warships worth about $3 billion.

A lot of arms sales will happen under Narendra Modi's government and Israel stands to benefit the most.