Germany is expected to receive a top Israeli missile-defense system that helped protect the Middle Eastern country from two massive Iranian attacks earlier this year.
Israel is set to deploy the Arrow 3, a highly advanced system designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the Earth’s atmosphere, on German soil in 2025 as part of a $3.5 billion deal announced last fall in what officials said was the country’s largest-ever defense export.
The transfer comes as Europe and NATO allies like Germany face a rising Russian missile threat to its eastern flank. Just last week, Moscow used a new intermediate-range ballistic missile to strike Ukraine.
Arrow 3 made its combat debut just a year ago in the early days of Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas. But the system’s chief engineer told Business Insider that it had proved its worth against two massive Iranian missile barrages in April and October of this year.
“Arrow 3 is the right answer for Germany, and, also, it’ll be a part of an even greater system to German allies in Europe,” Boaz Levy, the CEO of the state-run Israel Aerospace Industries, said in a recent interview.
An Arrow 3 interceptor being tested.US Missile Defense Agency
The Arrow systems are a product of IAI and the US manufacturer Boeing. They were developed because Israel needed a way to defend itself from longer-range ballistic missiles. Together, they make up the upper echelon of the country’s air-defense network.
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