(Jerusalem Post) Udi Ezion - Israeli weapons systems are now protecting Canadian pilots, fighters, and naval combatants around the world. They are deployed to protect Canada's borders and NATO countries bordering Russia. In the last decade, the Canadian Defense Ministry purchased Israeli weapon systems worth more than $1 billion after examining their performance, price, and delivery time compared to those of other Western companies. In those years, Israel purchased components and subsystems worth only tens of millions of dollars from the Canadians. In December 2023, Canada announced the purchase of advanced anti-tank Spike missiles from Rafael, worth $32 million, to help protect Canadian forces stationed in Latvia. General Dynamics Canada last year sold dozens of armored personnel carriers to the Colombian military for $418 million. They are equipped with remote-controlled 30 mm cannon turrets manufactured by Rafael. In 2015, the Canadians purchased 10 Iron Dome radars produced by Israel Aerospace Industries to detect air threats to their forces.
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