The German government is seriously considering the acquisition of a missile protection system, similar to that used in Israel. The project, estimated at 2 billion euros, could be operational in 2025.
The conflict in Ukraine continues to convince Berlin to invest heavily in defence. The German government is considering the acquisition of an Israeli missile protection system, the chairman of the Defence Committee in the Bundestag confirmed on Sunday 27 March. The decision has not yet been formally taken, but Chancellor OLAF Scholz's Social Democratic Party, the main party of the ruling coalition, is in favour of it, according to the daily Bild on Sunday.
"the Israeli Arrow 3 system is a good solution," he added, referring to this Israeli anti-missile device designed to counter long-range missiles.
According to Bild, the system, inspired by the Israeli "Iron Dome", would cost around 2 billion euros and could be operational as early as 2025 from three sites in Germany. The chairman of the Defence Committee in the Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP, Liberal), told the daily Welt that "given the threat and the different weapons systems at Russia's disposal, we must of course take an interest in it." "all this needs to go very fast, but it also needs to be discussed very seriously," she points out.
The shield would even be strong enough to cover Poland, Romania and the Baltic States as well. "we can stretch the Iron Dome over our neighbouring countries, thus playing a key role in Europe's security," Schwarz says.
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