Germany to purchase Arrow 3 missile protection system - report

Bloomberg reviews that the German authorities has determined in favor of teh Israeli-US system at an preliminary value of some some €2 billion.

The German authorities has determined to purchase the Arrow 3 missile protection system, collectively produced by the US and Israel, information company Bloomberg reviews. The information comes towards the background of the assembly between Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz in Berlin this afternoon. Based on the report, the German authorities determined in favor of the Israeli system and towards he US THAAD system produced by Lockheed Martin. Based on earlier reviews, the preliminary value of the system might be some €2 billion.

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The request from Israel and the US to grow to be the primary buyer for the ballistic missile interception system is a part of a complete shift in German international and protection coverage introduced by Scholz within the days following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since then, German army and political delegations have visited Israel to debate buy of the Arrow system, in accordance with reviews.

Israel and Germany already cooperate on protection, together with in UAVs. Israel Aerospace Industries and the Israel Air Power lease seven Heron-TP drones to the German military in a deal price some €1 billion. It was not too long ago determined to arm the drones with Israeli missiles, after years of debate of the ethics of such a step.

Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on September 12, 2022.