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| Barak to Rafael: Produce 4 additional Iron Dome batteries |
| 2011-04-12 |
| [jpost] - Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered Rafael to immediately begin producing another four Iron Dome batteries on Monday, Israel Radio reported. Barak informed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he authorized the order following the US government's announcement that it would transfer $205 million for the acquisition, according to the report. US President Barack Obama was expected to sign the necessary documents authorizing the transfer in the coming days. The funding was to fall outside of the existing security package. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Meanwhile, C-RAM systems, with radar, are still available for the bargain basement price of $15m a system. And while they can't handle the more advanced stuff that Iron Dome can take out, they are just the cat's pajamas for the low tech mortars and home rockets that are far more common. And it's a mystery why Israel hasn't adopted both. Iron Dome missiles are about $30k a pop, which is a tad pricey for taking out Hamas bottle rockets. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-04-12 10:13 |