[News] US army building new air bases, ammo depots for Israel

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 US army building new air bases, ammo depots for Israel

Part of tens of billions in US aid to Israel, the projects include
multi-year tenders for hangars, fuel stations, and ammunition sites

News Desk <https://thecradle.co/authors/news-desk-9>

JUL 9, 2025 -
https://thecradle.co/articles/us-army-building-new-air-bases-ammo-depots-for-israel
(Photo credit: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)

The US Army Corps of Engineers is constructing new military infrastructure
for Israel across several bases, including airfields, hangars, and
ammunition depots, according to public records reported by *Haaretz* on 8
July.

The current projects total more than $250 million, with future ones
expected to exceed $1 billion, based on a call for interested contractors
originally scheduled for June but postponed due to Israel's war against
Iran.

The Israeli news site *Haaretz* reported on the public documents on Monday.

The US Army Corps of Engineers is using contractors to build ammunition
depots, refuelling stations, and concrete structures for Israeli military
bases. The documents also show that the US is seeking contractors for
building maintenance and repairs, including work on airfields.

One project for hangars, maintenance rooms, and storage facilities for new
Boeing KC-46 tankers that Israel is expected to receive in the coming years
is projected to cost over $100 million. Another facility to house CH-53K
helicopters is expected to cost up to $250 million.

The US is also soliciting bids for ammunition storage buildings, estimated
at up to $100 million. A separate seven-year tender, capped at $900
million, covers maintenance, repairs, construction, demolition, and
infrastructure upgrades at unspecified sites for the Israeli Ministry of
Defence.

These projects are funded through foreign military financing. Israel
receives $3.8 billion annually in military aid, under a system that allows
the US and Israel to determine how to spend the funds, which are routed to
US defense contractors.

Since the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Washington has
also provided supplemental military aid totalling around $18 billion.

The US has previously used military aid for Israeli infrastructure. In
2012, public tender documents showed large-scale US-funded works at Nevatim
air base. At the time, the *Washington Post* reported that the US had
constructed a secret facility there, known as site “911.”

The construction projects detailed on Monday were planned before the June
2025 Israeli attack on Iran. On 2 July, *Reuters* cited an Israeli official
confirming that Iranian ballistic missiles struck several Israeli military
sites during the 12-day exchange.

Earlier in June, Washington approved a $510 million arms deal
<https://thecradle.co/articles/washington-approves-510m-weapons-deal-for-israel>
for Israel, adding over 7,000 JDAM kits and support services to the growing
list of weapons transfers in 2025.

That package formed part of a broader escalation in US military support,
which by mid-year had surpassed $9 billion. Tel Aviv reported receiving
more than 90,000 tons of US weapons in 600 days – deliveries Netanyahu
credited to Trump as “the greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the
White House.”

Around the same time, the Pentagon halted multiple arms shipments to
Ukraine, despite internal reviews showing no critical shortage.

The decision followed concerns over stockpile depletion after the US
assisted Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles. Senior officials have
since pushed for a shift in US military focus toward the Pacific.
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