Germany wants to unlock four billion euros to equip itself with an Israeli missile defense system as part of its rearmament following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a government source told AFP on Tuesday.
This anti-missile system has Arrow 3 radars, launchers and guided missiles capable of destroying targets outside the atmosphere.
The Budget Committee of the German Chamber of Deputies is to first allocate 560 million euros on Wednesday under a pre-contractual agreement with Israel, a French news agency reported.
The German government “intends to implement a national capability for territorial defense against missiles as soon as possible with the planned acquisition of the Arrow military system,” the finance ministry said in a document sent to the German budget committee, to which AFP had access. .
The Israeli military system should “contribute to the protection of Germany, the population and critical infrastructure from ballistic missiles,” the same document justifies.
It is expected that the government agreement with Israel will be implemented by the end of 2023, he also points out, recalling that the American construction company Boeing participated in the creation of this weapon system together with Israel Aerospace Industries.
The total cost of the system, which will be delivered by the end of 2025, is 3.9 billion euros at current prices.
After decades of defense underfunding, Germany, through its Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz, announced a change of stance, promising to unlock a €100 billion investment for the German army.
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