Posted on 08/14/2019 10:54:59 AM PDT by robowombat
US inks deal to purchase Iron Dome missile systems from Israel
Tue Aug 13, 2019 09:55PM
The US army has formally signed a contract to purchase two Iron Dome missile systems from Israel, according to a report.
America's military magazine, Defense News, said in a report on Tuesday that the US Defense Department had finalized a deal to buy two batteries of the Israeli-made Iron Dome missile system for its interim cruise missile defense capability.
The report said the contract was signed in the last few weeks and that Israel and the US are currently in talks on transferring the systems to America.
"Now that the contract is set in stone, the Army will be able to figure out delivery schedules and details in terms of taking receipt of the systems," the military magazine said.
Defense News added that the Israeli-made Iron Dome is meant as an interim missile defense solution for the US but it could turn into a permanent one depending on its performance in the field.
The purchase deal, initially announced earlier in the year, has been hailed as historic, marking the first time Israel has sold a standalone weapons system to Washington.
"A great achievement for Israel, this is yet another expression of the strengthening of our strong alliance with the US," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in February.
The Iron Dome has been co-developed by American company Raytheon and Israeli defense firm Rafael. It is partly manufactured in the United States.
The Iron Dome is claimed to be capable of detecting, assessing and intercepting a variety of shorter-range targets such as rockets, artillery and mortars.
The system was originally developed to counter small rockets that Hamas and other Palestinian resistance groups fired into Israeli occupied territories in retaliation for the regime's crimes against Palestinians.
The Iron Dome has proven largely ineffective in serving that purpose.
We bought two?
Can we afford them?
Seriously, if this system works why not purchase a train load?
Raytheon helped develop this technology and yet we are buying systems from Israel.
crimes against Palestinians—no bias noted in this crap
I think the basic article is from INNA and GS edited it litely.
Last sentence of report says system is ‘ineffective’!?
Hope that is a typo or written by a fake-news person.
Interesting insertion of gratuitous propaganda.
America is everyone’s bitch.
They were referring to the small mortar type rockets, I think..........
Has this been cleared with the federal judiciary?
I thought we paid for that in the first place. And now we have to buy It?
What a world.
Because where you and I live are as important as DC and (fill in the blank).
[only half joking.]
Are NOT as important...
That’s what I was wondering. What is the second city?
The article did not say.
I was thinking maybe deployed overseas.
The iron dome and the Patriots have been melded into a dual missile system. Extensive field testing in Israel has been accomplished. Iron dome missiles are much cheaper,but do not have the range of the Patriots.
If you are truly interested in Israel defense systems in the missile sector check out the popeye. Quite a tactical breakthrough. I wish we would buy the tech on those... if they would sell it to us.
Would love to see the joint tech results of that project.
The Israelis are very innovative, we are tech physics masters. We make a great team.
We taxpayers are paying for two systems.
Where will they be placed? The article doesn’t say.
How much will they cost? The article doesn’t say.
What does the ongoing maintenance cost? The article doesn’t say.
I assumed they only bought two for evaluation. But then again we know what assuming can do.
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