US EditionGermany to Increase Arrow 3 Interceptor and Launcher Deal with Israel
Germany’s $3.1 billion Arrow 3 expansion boosts missile defense amid rising tensions with Russia, marking Israel’s largest-ever defense export, officials said.
- Yesterday, Germany’s Bundestag approved an expansion of its Arrow 3 procurement by $3.1 billion, raising total spending to more than $6.7 billion.
- Security concerns drove Germany’s approval amid the Russia-Ukraine war and recent cyberattack accusations, while the Arrow 3 system’s record intercepting missiles from Iran and Yemen supports expansion.
- Israel and Germany agreed to boost production rates of Arrow 3 interceptors and launchers, and deliveries include launch systems, ammunition and radar following the Dec. 3 delivery.
- The move is described as Israel’s largest defense export and one of Germany’s first major procurement contracts since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, with 103 new defense projects approved within a $98 billion package.
- More systems are expected in the coming months after the first Arrow 3 system became operational weeks ago, marking Germany’s independent access to exoatmospheric interception.
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Israel, through Israel’s Aerospace Industries (IAI), signed on Thursday a new sale to Germany of the Arrow 3 long-range missile defense system; expanding an agreement that amounts to about $6.7 billion and constitutes the largest defence export in the history of the country. “After the approval of the German Bundestag (Lower House), the Israeli Ministry of Defense and the German Federal Ministry of Defence signed the extension of the contract fo…
Germany continues its purchase of Israeli weapons with a direct extension of €2.7 billion over the largest contract in the history of Israel’s military industry. The government of Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, has signed this extension over a contract that began at €3 billion – and now stands at €5.7 billion – to supply itself with the Israeli missile defense system Arrow 3, one of the most advanced and most effective in the world. With the…
Israel, Germany Sign $3.1 Billion Contract Expansion for Arrow Air Defense System
Flags flutter in front of a radom of the “Arrow Weapon System for Germany” pictured in Annaburg, Germany, Dec. 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Axel Schmidt Israel and Germany signed a contract worth around $3.1 billion to expand the Arrow-3 air and missile defense system manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries, Israel‘s defense ministry said on Thursday. Germany first purchased the Arrow system in 2023, as it sees Russia’s intermediate-range missile…
Expanded $6.5B Arrow agreement with Germany now largest Israeli defense export deal
“IAI’s pivotal role in Germany’s air defense array and the trust established with the German government were recently demonstrated during the delivery of the Arrow 3 system, just two years from contract signing,” CEO of IAI Boaz Levy said.
Israel, Germany sign $3.1b contract expansion for Arrow air defence system
Dec 18 - Israel and Germany signed a contract worth around $3.1 billion to expand the Arrow-3 air and missile defence system manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries, Israel's defence ministry said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Israel, Germany sign $3.1 billion contract to expand Arrow air defence system
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Israel and Germany signed a contract worth around $3.1 billion to expand the Arrow-3 air and missile defence system manufactured by Israeli aerospace industries, Israel's defence ministry said on Thursday. The contract expansion complements the initial purchase agreement signed two years ago. Combined, the two agreements total approximately $6.7 billion, the ministry added. (Reporting by Yomna Ehab and Enas Alas…
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