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<div class="gmail-inner-article-top"><h1 class="gmail-">US army building new air bases, ammo depots for Israel</h1><p class="gmail-">Part
of tens of billions in US aid to Israel, the projects include
multi-year tenders for hangars, fuel stations, and ammunition sites</p><div class="gmail-another-name"><p><a href="https://thecradle.co/authors/news-desk-9" style="color:rgb(164,4,4)">News Desk</a></p></div><div class="gmail-another-name" style="margin-top:16px"><p><span style="color:rgb(84,88,94)">JUL 9, 2025 - </span><font size="1"><a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/us-army-building-new-air-bases-ammo-depots-for-israel">https://thecradle.co/articles/us-army-building-new-air-bases-ammo-depots-for-israel</a></font></p></div></div><div class="gmail-inner-article-img"><img src="https://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/28e51cc0-5cc1-11f0-9375-00163e02c055.webp" alt="" width="467" height="263" style="margin-right: 0px;"><span>(Photo credit: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)</span></div><div class="gmail-inner-article-content"><div class="gmail-row"><div class="gmail-col-md-8 gmail-col-sm-7"><div class="gmail-article-content"><span class="gmail-article-body"><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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 <i>Haaretz</i> on 8 July.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">The Israeli news site <i>Haaretz</i> reported on the public documents on Monday.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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. </span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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. </span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">Since
the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Washington has
also provided supplemental military aid totalling around $18 billion.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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 <i>Washington Post</i> reported that the US had constructed a secret facility there, known as site \u201c911.\u201d</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">The construction projects detailed on Monday were planned before the June 2025 Israeli attack on Iran. On 2 July, <i>Reuters</i>
cited an Israeli official confirming that Iranian ballistic missiles
struck several Israeli military sites during the 12-day exchange.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">Earlier in June, Washington approved a </span><a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/washington-approves-510m-weapons-deal-for-israel"><span style="background-color:transparent">$510 million arms deal</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent"> for Israel, adding over 7,000 JDAM kits and support services to the growing list of weapons transfers in 2025. </span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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 \u2013 deliveries Netanyahu
credited to Trump as \u201cthe greatest friend that Israel has ever had in
the White House.\u201d</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">Around
the same time, the Pentagon halted multiple arms shipments to Ukraine,
despite internal reviews showing no critical shortage. </span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent">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.</span></p></span></div></div></div></div>
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