Germany, Israel sign historic missile shield deal

Germany on Thursday signed a deal to acquire the Israeli-made Arrow 3 hypersonic missile shield system that will become a key part of Europe’s Defence against air attack, National Daily Newspaper gathered.

The signing of the deal was a “historic day” for both count.

The signing of the deal was a “moving event for every Jew”, looking back at the events of the Holocaust, Gallant said, German Defence Minister ,Boris Pistorius said at a press conference alongside his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant.

Worth around $3.5 billion (3.3 billion euros), the sale is the biggest ever deal for Israel’s military industry.

The Arrow missile shield 3 system would make “German air defence ready for the future”, Pistorius said.

Germany has led a push to bolster NATO’s air defenses in Europe after the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, urging allies to buy deterrence systems together.

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Only 80 years since the end of the Second World War yet Israel and Germany join hands today in building a safer future,” he said.

The long-range Arrow 3 system, designed to shoot down missiles above the Earth’s atmosphere, is powerful enough to offer protective cover for neighboring European Union states, National Daily Newspaper gathered.

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