Post by Daniel on Dec 8, 2016 19:02:19 GMT -5
Senate approves missile defense aid for Israel
Elad Benari, 08/12/16
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted in favor of a defense policy bill which includes more than $600 million for missile defense cooperation with Israel.
The defense legislation was approved by a majority of 92-7. The House overwhelmingly approved the measure last week, 375-34.
The bill will now be sent to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
The legislation includes $600.7 million for U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation for the 2017 fiscal year, including $268.7 million in research and development funding for U.S.-Israel cooperative missile and rocket defense programs; $62 million for procurement of the Iron Dome rocket defense system; $150 million for procurement of the David’s Sling medium-range missile defense system; and $120 million for procurement of the Arrow-3 long-range missile defense system.
An additional $10 million are earmarked for anti-tunnel cooperation between the two countries.
more
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/221470
Elad Benari, 08/12/16
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted in favor of a defense policy bill which includes more than $600 million for missile defense cooperation with Israel.
The defense legislation was approved by a majority of 92-7. The House overwhelmingly approved the measure last week, 375-34.
The bill will now be sent to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
The legislation includes $600.7 million for U.S.-Israel missile defense cooperation for the 2017 fiscal year, including $268.7 million in research and development funding for U.S.-Israel cooperative missile and rocket defense programs; $62 million for procurement of the Iron Dome rocket defense system; $150 million for procurement of the David’s Sling medium-range missile defense system; and $120 million for procurement of the Arrow-3 long-range missile defense system.
An additional $10 million are earmarked for anti-tunnel cooperation between the two countries.
more
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/221470
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