JERUSALEM: Israel mentioned on Thursday (Sep 26) it had secured an US$8.7 billion help package deal from the US to help its ongoing navy efforts and to take care of a qualitative navy edge within the area.
The package deal contains US$3.5 billion for important wartime procurement, which has already been acquired and earmarked for vital navy purchases, and US$5.2 billion designated for air defence techniques together with the Iron Dome anti-missile system, David’s Sling and a complicated laser system.
Israel is presently preventing on two fronts, towards the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza and the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement in Lebanon.
The help announcement got here after negotiations on the Pentagon between Eyal Zamir, the director normal of Israel’s defence ministry, and US defence officers, together with performing Underneath Secretary of Protection for Coverage Amanda Dory, Israel’s Protection Ministry mentioned in a press release.
“This substantial funding will considerably strengthen vital techniques resembling Iron Dome and David’s Sling whereas supporting the continued growth of a complicated high-powered laser defence system presently in its later levels of growth,” it mentioned.
The ministry mentioned the deal underscores the “robust and enduring strategic partnership between Israel and the US and the ironclad dedication to Israel’s safety”, notably in addressing regional safety threats from Iran and Iranian-backed militias.
