US House Passes Missile-defense Budget For Israel Valued At $500m

By Staff Reporter
Posted on 08/01/20 | News Source: JPost

The financial aid will mostly go towards the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow missile defense systems.

US House of Representatives passed on Friday an aid package to Israel valued at $500 million designated for assistance to Israel in missile-defense, JNS reported.The financial aid will mostly go towards the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow missile defense systems.

$500,000,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs...for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats...for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program... for co-production activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United States and in Israel," the bill specified. Read more at JPost