Germany Choosing Arrow 3 Missile Defense System Would Be A Big Deal

Summary

This article by Thomas Newdick, writing for The Drive/The Warzone, makes the following points:

• During a recent visit to Berlin, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid confirmed that Germany was in talks to buy the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Arrow 3.
• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany was looking to bolster its ground-based air defences and was ‘very keen to work with Israel on that’.
• The primary intended targets of the Arrow 3 are various kinds of ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) flying at high altitudes and speeds.

References

References from the Web:

• SEP 2022 Germany’s interest in Arrow 3 could presage European defense bonanza for Israel—Breaking Defense
• SEP 2022 Germany to buy Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system - report—Times of Israel 

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