(Globes) Danny Zaken - The emerging decision of the German government to buy Arrow 3 systems for defense against ballistic missiles can be expected to lead to additional deals in Europe, in view of the war in Ukraine and Europe's stance against Russia, a senior source involved in Israeli defense exports told Globes. The Arrow 3 system is considered to be one of the most advanced systems in the world for intercepting ballistic missiles outside the earth's atmosphere. In addition, the German army currently leases seven Heron TP drones from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in a deal worth about 1 billion euros. The leasing deal is expected to turn into an outright purchase, and to be expanded to various types of armed drones.
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