REUTERS/Amir Cohen/FILE PHOTO Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The United States approved a $3.5 billion sale of Israel's Arrow-3 missile defence system to Germany on Thursday, clearing the way for delivery in 2025 and full operational deployment by 2030, Israeli officials said.
The U.S. is a partner in the Arrow project, which was developed jointly by the Israel Missile Defence Organisation and the United States Missile Defense Agency.
The Germany deal, which would be Israel's biggest ever defence sale, follows a European arms build-up in response to Russia's war in Ukraine.
While Patriot and IRIS-T cover the medium layer of air defence, Arrow-3 - in whose production Boeing Co (BA.N) is also involved - offers protection for the higher layer.
Israel's Army Radio said the signing ceremony with Germany on the Arrow-3 sale was expected to take place in November.
Persons:
Amir Cohen, Moshe Patel, Patel, Boaz Levy, Dan Williams, Tom Hogue, Raju Gopalakrishnan
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, United, Israel Missile Defence Organisation, United States Missile Defense Agency, Israel's Defence Ministry, Israeli Missile Defence Organisation, Israel Aerospace Industries, IRIS, Boeing Co, Israel's Army Radio, Thomson
Locations:
Ashdod, United States, Germany, U.S, Ukraine, Israel, Russia