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U.S. to Fund Anti-Missile Systems for Israel


[Ynet News] Yitzhak Benhorin - On Thursday the House Appropriations Committee voted to give Israel $150 million in defense aid, $70 million beyond the $80 million requested by the administration, to either independently develop or purchase existing defense systems to counter possible ballistic rocket attacks. The new systems would be in addition to Israel's existing Arrow system, a project the U.S. continues to fund. These funds are not part of the regular U.S. defense aid budget for Israel, which stands at $2.4 billion. The funding will support Arrow missile co-production and integration, the purchase of a Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) fire unit, and a U.S.-Israeli short-range missile defense system dubbed "David's Sling."
2007-07-27 01:00:00
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