The USA has given its approval for Germany to install the air and missile defense system in Israel arrow 3 can buy. The government in Washington would probably not have been unhappy if the federal government had used US armaments technology here too. Blocking the deal would have been an affront to two allies. French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea of developing such capabilities in Europe itself is desirable in terms of industrial policy. However, this would make it somewhat uncertain when and if one of the glaring capability gaps in national and alliance defense can be closed at all. At arrow 3 full operational readiness is announced for 2030 – and this system only has to be produced.
Why buying the “Arrow 3” missiles from Israel is right – opinion
