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Germany Deploys Israeli Arrow 3 Missile Defense System
(Defense News) Linus Holler - Germany's first long-range missile shield entered service on Wednesday, Tagesspiegel reported. The government in 2023 decided to buy three batteries of the Israeli-American Arrow 3 system following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Berlin's subsequent rearmament. Every battery contains four launchers, each loaded with six fire-ready missiles. The contract is worth $4 billion. The activation marks the first deployment of Arrow 3 outside of Israel. Arrow 3's missiles intercept incoming ballistic missiles during their travel time through space. Israel's Arrow 3 has intercepted missiles launched from Yemen and Iran.