Israel's famous Arrow-3 missile defense system is about to fall into Germany's hands.

An agreement involving Israel's sale of the Arrow-3 missile defense system to Germany could be signed within the next few months, the head of the project's main contractor said on May 22.

“We are well on our way to a contract for Arrow-3,” Boaz Levy, CEO of state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), said at a conference organized by Reichman University near Tel Aviv.

“And if I could make a prediction, I would guess this contract will be signed within the next few months,” Mr. Levy revealed.

Arrow-3 is currently Israel's most advanced long-range missile defense system, designed to intercept ballistic missiles while they are still outside the Earth's atmosphere.

This is the top layer of Israel's missile defense system, ranging from the Iron Dome to intercept short-range missiles to the long-range Arrow-3 missile, destroying all types of warheads, from conventional to nuclear, biological, and chemical, right near their launch locations.

Germany is eyeing the Arrow-3 as the Western European nation looks to upgrade its military and work to improve Europe's air defenses. The country has been looking to buy the Arrow-3 system from Israel for at least a year.

Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict erupted on the old continent, Berlin has allocated 100 billion euros ($108.2 billion) to refurbish the Bundeswehr (Germany's armed forces), which has been in decline since the Cold War.

A 17-member alliance led by Germany established the European Sky Shield Initiative last year to bolster the continent's air defenses. Since US aircraft manufacturer Boeing developed the Arrow-3 in collaboration with Israel's IAI, Washington also played a role in negotiating the deal .

Minh Duc (According to The National News, Times of Israel)

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