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As multiple wars in the Middle East
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appear unabated, Israel, the main
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defender and attacker on multiple
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waterfronts in the city of Gaza,
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Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, and now Syria, has
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ordered the Israel Aerospace Industries.
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IA to mass-produce arrow missiles
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interceptors in a very large numbers
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with the Israel Ministry of Defense
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saying that the state of Israel has
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increased its defense spending for 2025
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and 2026 to 42 billion new Israeli
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shekels, which is approximately 12.5
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During the 12-day war with Iran, there
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were multiple reports that Israel was
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running low on arrow missiles
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interceptors defense system. As Iran
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longrange missiles were seen hitting
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targets in Israel, aerospace observers
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said the advanced arrow highaltitude
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defense systems are critical to
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countering long range ballistic missile
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threats like those launched from Iran
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during the 12-day war in June 2025.
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According to the Israel Ministry of
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Defense in a press statement on
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Thursday, the director general of the
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Israel Ministry of Defense IMOD Major
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General Reserveist Amir Baram signed a
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production contract to significantly
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accelerate the serial production of
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arrow interceptors at IIrael Aerospace
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Industries. As part of the deal, II will
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supply the IMOD with a significant
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additional amount of arrow interceptors.
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The deal was led by Moshe Patel,
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director of the Israel Missile Defense
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Organization, IMDO, within the
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Ministry's Directorate of Defense
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Research and Development, DDRD.
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The ARO system developed and
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manufactured in cooperation with the US
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Missile Defense Agency, MDA,
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demonstrated significant interception
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capabilities during the Swords of Iron
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War, especially during Operation Rising
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Lion. The system provides
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exoathmospheric and endoatmospheric
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interception capabilities against
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ballistic missile threats, protecting
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the state of Israel from strategic long
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range threats. The Arrow system
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integrates cuttingedge technologies and
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is considered one of the world's most
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advanced air and missile defense
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systems. IA is the prime contractor for
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developing the arrow system and its
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interceptors through its MLM facility in
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partnership with the US company Stark
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Other partners include IAL and TAM
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divisions, Elbert Systems, TOA and
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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The US
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Missile Defense Agency, MDA, is a major
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partner of the IMDO at the ministry's
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DDRD in the development and production
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of Israel's multi-layered defense
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systems, including the Arrow and David's
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Sling weapon systems and the production
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of Iron Dome defense system components.
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The strategic cooperation between the
