Prime Minister Yair Lapid is expected to travel to Germany in the coming weeks to discuss, among other things, the country's request to procure a missile defense system from Israel or the United States, Israel Hayom has learned.
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Germany is looking to acquire Arrow 3 – built by Israel Aerospace Industries – and the US THAAD system – produced by Lockheed Martin – to defend against threats, including Russian Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad.
The country first made the request at the beginning of 2022, when Naftali Bennett was prime minister, and talks are expected to continue for some time.
The Israeli political-defense echelon has expressed great support for the move.
"Germany is one of Israel's biggest friends in the world, and every such request should be granted," one official said.
Lapid is expected to travel to Germany on Sept. 12, a week before flying to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
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