[Reuters] Jim Wolf - The U.S. House of Representatives has adopted a measure aimed at weaving closer U.S. and Israeli defenses against ballistic missiles of the type that could be fired by Iran. Part of a defense spending bill passed Thursday would redirect $205 million in Defense Department funds toward projects already underway in Israel. It would provide $25 million more for Arrow missile co-production and integration, $45 million for a U.S.-Israeli short-range missile defense system dubbed "David's Sling," and $135 million to buy a Theater High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, fire unit. The move was spearheaded by Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, the senior Republican on the House Armed Services Committee.
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