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Israel Seeks DoD Alliance On New Anti-Missile System
2005-05-16
DefenseNews.com
Israel's top two government-owned aerospace firms are competing to design and demonstrate a new missile to intercept heavy rockets and short-range ballistic missiles, which officials here call a growing threat to Israeli and even U.S. forces deployed in the region.
Israel Aircraft Industries and Rafael both received 18-month study grants earlier this year from the Israel Missile Defense Office (IMDO). Ministry of Defense officials hope their efforts will evolve into the first phase of a $300 million, four- to five-year full-scale joint development program with the United States.
If the Pentagon accepts Israeli proposals to cooperate, one firm would be picked to work with the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and possibly U.S. industry.
