The U.S. Army’s latest Foreign Military Sales action for Israel quietly signals something bigger than a spare-parts purchase. On February 17, 2026, a notice released by the U.S. Department of War showed Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc. awarded a $73,528,916 firm-fixed-price contract for Merkava Power Pack Less Transmission full and lite kits, metal containers, and contractor engineering technical services, with work centered in Graniteville, South Carolina, and scheduled through December 31, 2032. Framed inside a broader cumulative program value of $462,947,478 and managed by Army Contracting Command at Detroit Arsenal under contract W912CH-26-C-0019, the award points to a long-horizon sustainment pipeline designed to keep Israel’s heavy armor fleet moving, not a one-time replenishment.
