After decades of U.S. military aid and defense cooperation, the...

After decades of U.S. military aid and defense cooperation, the U.S. military is permeated by technology developed in Israel - from the army's Hunter drones and the targeting systems on the U.S. Marines' Harrier jets, to the fuel tanks on its F-15 fighters.

It would be hard to find a modern military that manages without technology developed by Israeli industry. Israel emerged last year as the world's number three arms and military services exporter - ahead of even Russia's massive arms industry, according to Jane's Defense Weekly.