Israel Approves Urgent Budget Allocation for Apache Helicopters

The Israeli government approved an urgent billion-shekel allocation for defense procurement following a telephone vote on Wednesday. The funds will finance the acquisition of Apache attack helicopters and general supplies for the Ministry of Defense.

The budget will be sourced from the 2026 state budget, a 2-3 billion shekel cross-departmental cut, and allocations for 2027-2029. Funds are expected to be drawn from budgets previously designated for the five-year plan for the Arab sector.

Defense officials stated that the funds had already been approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but had not yet been transferred. Israel recently missed the final deadline to order 12 combat helicopters after two previous extensions granted by the U.S. Department of Defense.