Germany Weighing Missile-Defense Shield Made in U.S. or Israel
- Israel’s Arrow 3, U.S.-made THAAD system among options
- Government to tap special defense fund to purchase technology
The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system, left, intercepts rockets fired from Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021.
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany is considering buying anti-missile defenses as part of a military modernization in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Options in play include the U.S.-manufactured THAAD missile shield and the Israeli-made Arrow 3 system, Marcus Faber, spokesman on defense for the Free Democratic Party caucus in the German parliament, said in an interview. No decision has been made, he said.