[Globes] Ran Dagoni - Sources in Washington say Israeli Ministry of Defense official Aryeh Herzog has asked the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to approve the bolstering of Israel's Arrow anti-ballistic missile system with terminal high-altitude area (THAAD) interceptor missiles manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The sources stressed that the initiative was designed to diversify and strengthen Israel's array of anti-ballistic weaponry, which consists at present of the Arrow and Patriot missiles. It does not aim to replace the Arrow missile system.
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