{"id":4974,"date":"2023-08-17T14:57:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4974"},"modified":"2023-08-17T14:57:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T19:57:51","slug":"israel-says-arrow-3-missile-killer-sale-to-germany-approved-by-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4974","title":{"rendered":"Israel Says Arrow-3 Missile-Killer Sale to Germany Approved by US"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-87.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-4975\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-87.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-87.png 720w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-87-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-87-585x293.png 585w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-87-293x147.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-87-390x195.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An \u201cArrow 3\u201d ballistic missile interceptor is seen during its test launch near Ashdod, December 10, 2015. REUTERS\/Amir Cohen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The United States approved a $3.5 billion sale of&nbsp;Israel\u2018s Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany on Thursday, clearing the way for delivery in 2025 and full operational deployment by 2030,&nbsp;Israeli officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US is a partner in the Arrow project, which was developed jointly by the\u00a0Israel\u00a0Missile Defense Organization and the United States Missile Defense Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Germany deal, which would be&nbsp;Israel\u2018s biggest ever defense sale, follows a European arms build-up in response to Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel\u00a0and Germany will sign a Letter of Commitment, with a $600 million initial payment, to commence work on the project, a statement by\u00a0Israel\u2018s Defense Ministry said, adding that the full contract will be ready to sign by the end of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a detachable warhead that collides with the target, it is designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth\u2019s atmosphere, an altitude allowing for the safe dispersal of any non-conventional warheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany has said it expects its air force to take delivery of Arrow-3 by the fourth quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moshe Patel, head of the&nbsp;Israeli Missile Defense Organization, told reporters that would be the first \u201cmilestone\u201d with another coming when the German Arrow-3 achieves \u201cfull capability, around 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional German spending on Arrow-3 could raise the deal\u2019s value to $4 billion, Patel said, adding that other countries \u2014 which he declined to name \u2014 have voiced interest in the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked if the Arrow-3 procured by Germany is intended to protect its east \u2014 an allusion to Russia \u2014 Patel said: \u201cThey are buying a full architecture that can protect each part of Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boaz Levy, CEO of main contractor&nbsp;Israel&nbsp;Aerospace Industries, added: \u201cThe system is a mobile system and you can shift it according to threats.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ukraine war has laid bare a shortage of ground-based air defense systems such as Raytheon\u2019s Patriot units or the more recently developed IRIS-T in many Western nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Patriot and IRIS-T cover the medium layer of air defense, Arrow-3 \u2014 in whose production Boeing Co is also involved \u2014 offers protection for the higher layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel\u2018s Army Radio said the signing ceremony with Germany on the Arrow-3 sale was expected to take place in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2023\/08\/17\/israel-says-arrow-3-missile-killer-sale-germany-approved-us\/\">https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2023\/08\/17\/israel-says-arrow-3-missile-killer-sale-germany-approved-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States approved a $3.5 billion sale of&nbsp;Israel\u2018s Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany on Thursday, clearing the way for delivery in 2025 and full operational deployment by 2030,&nbsp;Israeli officials said. The US is a partner in the Arrow project, which was developed jointly by the\u00a0Israel\u00a0Missile Defense Organization and the United States Missile Defense Agency. The Germany deal, which would be&nbsp;Israel\u2018s biggest ever defense sale, follows a European arms build-up in response to Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. 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