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Source: https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2023/10/24/us-agrees-to-send-two-iron-dome-batteries-to-israel/
U.S. to Send Two Iron Dome Batteries to Israel
(Defense News) Noah Robertson - "The U.S. Department of Defense is currently engaged in planning to support the provision of U.S. Iron Dome batteries to Israel," a U.S. Defense Department official said. The U.S. Army bought the two Iron Dome systems at the request of Congress several years ago. Other U.S. security aid entering Israel includes air defense supplies and munitions, artillery rounds, armored vehicles, and precision-guided munitions. With more than 2,000 rockets intercepted, Iron Dome is among the most successful air defense systems in the world, said Tom Karako, director of the missile defense project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Should the current war widen beyond Gaza, Hizbullah has tens of thousands of rockets it could fire, he said.