Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system (Source: Israel Ministry of Defense)
According to Israeli media sources on June 10, Germany is promoting a plan to buy Israel's Arrow 6 anti-ballistic missile system worth $ 3 billion.
The German Finance Ministry has sent a request to the Federal Parliament to approve an advance of up to 600 million USD to secure the agreement between Berlin and the Israeli Government by the end of 2023.
For more than a year, Germany has been trying to buy the Arrow 3 medium-range missile defense system from Israel.
In April, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his German counterpart Olaf Scholz agreed to conduct intense negotiations to accelerate this deal and are waiting for a deposit to move to an official contract. .
Arrow 3 is a joint project between the Missile Defense Agency of the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the US Missile Defense Agency.
This system allows intercepting ballistic missiles right outside the Earth's atmosphere or actively intercepting nuclear, biological, chemical, or conventional warheads near the launch site of other weapons. this gas.
To be allowed to export to Germany, the Israeli side needs to ask the US for approval.
Since last year, Germany has significantly increased its air defense capabilities.
According to Berlin officials, Israel's Arrow 3 system is a good solution to help complete the European country's multi-layered air defense system.
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