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India.com
5 hours ago
- Business
- India.com
Meet JDAM weapon which US will give to Israel, deal is worth Rs 43000000000, weapon is capable of…
Meet JDAM weapon which US will give to Israel, deal is worth Rs 43000000000, weapon is capable of… The United States has approved a weapons deal worth USD 510 million to Israel. The deal also includes Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits. Lets know more about it. By Joy Pillai Edited by Joy Pillai Advertisement Meet JDAM weapon which US will give to Israel, deal is worth Rs 43000000000, weapon is capable of... In a major defence deal, the United States has showed a green light to a weapon deal worth USD 510 million (approx Rs 4300 crore) to Israel. This deal also included providing Tel Aviv with Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits. The deal is confirmed days after Israel-Iran ceasefire announcement. Let's know more about the lethal JDAM weapon and why is this deal so important? What is JDAM weapon? In simple words, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that has the capability to turn the conventional bombs into smart ones that can hit the target with precision. Developed by US's aerospace company Boeing, the JDAM is considered revolutionary in the world of weapons. Advertisement ===
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Trump pushes Netanyahu for Gaza ceasefire deal as US plans $500M arms boost to Israel
Ahead of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's US visit, the Trump administration announced on Monday, June 30, 2025, its plans to sell $510 million worth of Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits for the Israeli Air Force's air-to-ground bombs. As a part of the deal, the State Department and the Pentagon approved the sale of more than 7,000 JDAM guidance kits designed to be affixed to the Israeli Air Force's unguided BLU-109 2,000-pound bombs and Mk-82 500-pound bombs, according to the news portal Al-Monitor. This comes after Israel requested 3,845 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits for the BLU-109 bomb and 3,280 KMU-572 F/B JDAM guidance kits for the MK 82 bomb, Middle East Eye reported. The arms boost from Washington for Israel comes at a time when the US President is pushing hard for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the conflict. He has also recently signaled his interest in achieving another hostage release deal in Gaza. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas In Dubai | Search Ads Get Quote Undo Trump on Sunday, June 29, 2025, posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, urging Netanyahu to 'make the deal in Gaza' in order to secure the return of the remaining hostages. Speaking about the weapons deal, the DSCA said in a statement that Washington is committed to the security of Israel. 'The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability,' the DSCA said in a statement. Live Events 'The proposed sale will enhance Israel's capability to meet current and future threats by improving its ability to defend Israel's borders, vital infrastructure, and population centers,' the statement further stated. Netanyahu's US visit Trump will host Israeli Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday (July 7, 2025), according to two US administration officials. The officials were not authorized to comment publicly on the visit that hasn't been formally announced and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Netanyahu's visit comes after Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer's visit to Washington this week for talks with senior administration officials on a Gaza ceasefire, Iran, and other matters. The US President in public comments has signaled he's turning his attention to bringing a close to the fighting between Israel and Hamas, since the ceasefire to end 12 days of fighting between Israel and Iran took hold a week ago. Earlier, Trump told reporters, 'We think within the next week we're going to get a ceasefire' in Gaza but didn't offer any further explanation for his optimism. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt earlier on Monday said Trump and administration officials were in constant communication with Israeli leadership, and bringing about an end to the Gaza conflict is a priority for Trump. 'It's heartbreaking to see the images that have come out from both Israel and Gaza throughout this war, and the president wants to see it end. He wants to save lives," Leavitt added. An eight-week ceasefire was reached as Trump took office earlier in 2025, but Israel resumed the war in March after trying to get Hamas to accept new terms on next steps. Talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly faltered over a major sticking point—whether the war should end as part of any ceasefire agreement. About 50 hostages remain captive in Gaza, with less than half believed to be alive.
Middle East Eye
18 hours ago
- Business
- Middle East Eye
US considering approval of $510m worth of arms sale to Israel
The US is considering a potential $510m arms sale to Israel, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Monday. It follows a request by Israel to buy 3,845 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance kits for the BLU-109 bomb and 3,280 KMU-572 F/B JDAM guidance kits for the MK 82 bomb. 'The United States is committed to the security of Israel and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability,' the DSCA said in a statement. 'The proposed sale will enhance Israel's capability to meet current and future threats by improving its ability to defend Israel's borders, vital infrastructure, and population centres,' the statement went on to say. The principal contractor will be Boeing, based in St Charles, Missouri.
Axios
31-05-2025
- Business
- Axios
The rare minerals battle behind Rubio's ban on Chinese students
When Secretary of State Marco Rubio abruptly announced plans Wednesday to cancel the visas of all Chinese students in the U.S., the Trump administration was quick to cast it as a way to root out spies from the communist nation. But behind the scenes, what really set off Rubio was the administration's realization that China was withholding precious rare-earth minerals and magnets as a tariff negotiating tool, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The decision to target as many as 280,000 Chinese students — and throw another complication into the ongoing trade talks with China — reflects how crucial rare minerals are to the U.S. tech industry. It also signaled how angry President Trump was after deciding China was operating in bad faith. Zoom in: That's what inspired Trump's Truth Social post on Friday: "China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US." "So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!" Zoom in: The materials at issue are crucial for computing and telecom equipment, F-35 fighter jets, drones, submarines and the Joint Direct Attack Munition series of smart bombs. The seven minerals include samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium-related items. Zoom out: Under President Xi Jinping 's "Made in China 2025" initiative launched a decade ago, China has come to dominate the mining and processing of these minerals and other precious materials, such as lithium used in batteries. The U.S. is the world's second-largest producer of rare-earth minerals but is dwarfed by China, which controls about 70% of mining and roughly 90% of the processing of such minerals globally, according to a Reuters report citing International Energy Agency estimates. The big picture: Many of China's ruling party elite, including Xi, have sent their children to study in the United States. Targeting those students sends a message to leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. Rubio has long been a China hawk. As a senator in 2024, he issued a report, "The World China Made," that warned it could soon have "effective control over strategic supply chains" of the materials. He also sounded an alarm about China spying through U.S. educational opportunities. "If you're a Chinese spy trying to get into America, you don't really have to cross the border," he told Fox News' Maria Bartiromo in June 2024. "You can just become a graduate student at one of our universities or become a visa employee at one of our tech companies." As secretary of state, Rubio has launched several initiatives to monitor and revoke the visas of foreign students. What they're saying: Education groups criticized Rubio's move. Asian Americans Advancing Justice said that "national security should undeniably be a top priority — but resorting to fearmongering, racial profiling, and xenophobia is never the answer." Trump's administration unapologetically sees Chinese students as leverage. "This is about national security, trade, our economy," a senior administration official said. "Everything is a negotiation." The timeline: Trump launched his latest trade and tariff war on April 2, calling it "Liberation Day. Two days later, China required that companies receive export licenses for the seven minerals. The licenses restrict the flow of the minerals out of the country. On May 11, the U.S. and China announced a preliminary trade deal. The two sides paused their retaliatory tariffs. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer negotiated for the U.S. On May 12, when asked by Fox News' Laura Ingraham whether rare-earth export restrictions had been lifted, Greer said: "Yep. The Chinese have agreed to remove those countermeasures." But on May 20, CNN confirmed reporting from other publications that China wasn't "getting rid of its controls over rare earths," despite the trade truce. The reports confirmed what administration officials had encountered in private talks with China: It was playing rare-earth hardball. "China cheats. It's what they do," Trump said, according to a White House official briefed on the president's comments in a subsequent meeting with his trade team. "The president wasn't happy," the official said. "He was looking for ideas, and Rubio had this idea of Chinese students." In a statement to Axios, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Rubio "made this decision in the administration's ongoing effort to protect our homeland from espionage and other hostile actions." Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Rubio announced on X that the "U.S. will begin revoking visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields." About that time, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick informed several U.S. companies they needed to limit or stop exporting certain types of software, semiconductor chemicals, machine tools, aviation equipment, butane and ethane, according to Reuters. On Thursday, Bessent acknowledged on Fox News that trade negotiations "are a bit stalled." On Friday, Trump followed up with his statement blasting China. Hours later Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller was on CNN, linking Rubio's announcement to the China trade talks.
Washington Post
05-05-2025
- Science
- Washington Post
How the trade war endangers national security
Each F-35 Lightning II aircraft contains more than 900 pounds of rare earth elements. Each Virginia-class submarine has 9,200 pounds. Permanent magnets made from these materials are used to make Tomahawk missiles, Predator drones and the Joint Direct Attack Munition series of smart bombs. Almost all of this material comes from China. The country accounts for nearly all of the world's processing of heavy rare earths — whose critical magnetic and optical properties are vital for defense systems. It also produces about 90 percent of rare earth magnets, used in everything from electric motors to turbines and electronics, for civilian and military use.
