Trump and Netanyahu to massively expand intelligence sharing between USA and Israel

June 11, 2026

The expansion is expected to include joint AI‑driven analysis programs, allowing Israeli units to process U.S. satellite and drone imagery using machine‑learning models developed by Unit 8200 and the IDF Directorate of Military Intelligence, potentially reducing target‑identification time from hours to minutes.

By Hezy Laing

The Trump administration is preparing a major expansion of United States intelligence sharing with Israel, a move that senior officials in Washington and Jerusalem say could reshape bilateral security cooperation for the next decade.

According to U.S. national‑security officials, the plan involves widening access for Israeli intelligence units—including Aman, Mossad, and Shin Bet—to American real‑time satellite imagery, signals‑intelligence streams from NSA platforms, and select battlefield‑awareness feeds from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

The proposal builds on the 2017 U.S.–Israel Intelligence‑Sharing Memorandum, which already allowed Israel limited access to high‑resolution imagery from KH‑11 reconnaissance satellites and encrypted communications channels used by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

Officials familiar with the new framework say it would increase the volume of shared data by as much as 40 percent, including expanded access to missile‑launch detection from the Space‑Based Infrared System (SBIRS) and maritime‑tracking information from the U.S. Fifth Fleet stationed in Bahrain.

Israeli defense sources note that the shift follows a series of regional escalations, including Iran’s ballistic‑missile launches in April 2024, the deployment of Shahid‑136 drones by IRGC units in Syria and Iraq, and rising Hezbollah activity along the Lebanon border, all of which prompted Jerusalem to request deeper integration with U.S. intelligence systems.

Former CIA Director Mike Pompeo and former National Security Advisor John Bolton have both publicly argued that closer intelligence fusion with Israel strengthens deterrence against Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, particularly at sites such as Natanz, Fordow, and the Parchin military complex.

Critics in Washington, including several members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, have raised concerns about safeguarding U.S. sources and methods, noting that previous intelligence leaks in the Middle East have forced the NSA and CIA to recalibrate collection protocols.

Israeli officials counter that the two countries already maintain one of the closest intelligence partnerships in the world, citing decades of cooperation on missile defense, including the Arrow‑3, David’s Sling, and Iron Dome programs jointly funded by the Pentagon and Israel’s Ministry of Defense.

If implemented, the new framework would represent the most significant upgrade to U.S.–Israel intelligence cooperation since the early 2000s, further binding the two countries’ security infrastructures at a time of accelerating regional instability.