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\u201cThe launch of advanced negotiations for the delivery of the strategic Arrow-3 system to Germany is an important milestone, which further strengthens the ties between our countries. We look forward to a fruitful negotiation process in the weeks ahead of us,\u201d Patel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An export of this kind would be contingent on U.S. approval, the Israeli statement noted, given the Arrow system was jointly developed with the American government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Israel Aerospace Industries, which is the prime contractor of the system, praised the development. \u201cThe cutting-edge Arrow-3 system plays a central role in Israel\u2019s multi-tier air defense array. We value the opportunity to share our capabilities with the partners and allies of the State of Israel. Within the framework of this agreement, we further deepen our security ties between Israel and Germany,\u201d CEO Boaz Levy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Arrow 3 is part of Israel\u2019s multilayered air defense architecture. Along with the Iron Dome and David\u2019s Sling, the Arrow weapon provides the upper tier, which is responsible for intercepting and countering exo-atmospheric ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Israel Missile Defense Organization \u2014 part of the Defense Ministry\u2019s Directorate for Defense Research and Development \u2014 and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency jointly developed the system. In 2015, Israel said the technology successfully engaged a ballistic missile target for the first time. Other successful tests followed, including as recently as 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last year, the German Air Force acknowledged it was considering the Arrow 3 as an option to counter threats such as the Russian Iskander missile. The news came in the wake of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The announcement of advanced negotiations follows the sale of David\u2019s Sling to Finland. The U.S. also helped develop that air defense system. Israel has also recently sold Spike missiles to Greece, and other countries in Europe have developed Israeli radars made by Elta, a subsidiary of IAI, that are used with the Iron Dome interceptor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Israeli Defense Ministry and IAI did not mention the possible value of a contract with Germany or a timeline for negotiations and potential delivery. Neither responded to Defense News\u2019 requests for further details by press time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An export of this kind would be contingent on U.S. approval, given the Arrow system was jointly developed with the American government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":26396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":13,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[7,29,13],"tags":[8496,8499,8513],"coauthors":[3340],"class_list":["post-36163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-battlefield-tech","category-home","category-industry","tag-europe","tag-germany","tag-ukraine"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"UM5YMBFRHRELXP7MTVJ3JFRUUY","arc_canonical_url":"\/global\/europe\/2023\/04\/20\/israel-in-advanced-negotiations-to-sell-arrow-3-to-germany\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Arrrow-Germany2.png.png\")